Updated Aug 20, 2024
Seeking
- 6-10 Total acres
- 0-5 Acres of cropland or tillable land
Desired locations
Plan
I've worked full time and as a traveling farmhand on organic and regenerative farms for nearly 3 years. I owned and operated an heirloom seed farm for two years, while also trained and worked as a hands-on conservationists during that time, working to grow and sell native plants, and land restoration projects in the Southeast woodland. I am currently working as a regenerative farmer and conservationist in TX, producing 3 acres vegetables and herbs, and assisting in ranching sheep and chicken on 120 acres of Blackland prairie in active restoration.
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
Anything is helpful for costs of course. I would like to eventually live on the land, But greenhouse, cool storage, and a tractor or BCS would be handy to start out.
Preferred type of opportunity
Desired farming practices
Practices details
Not so worried about organic status, or if the land is being farmed at all, but would need to know what, if any, pesticides and herbicides were/are being used on the land.
Production goals
Goals details
I am a farmer with a specialty in conservation and native plants. I would be interested in working with land and owners that are interested in land restoration, as well as conservation focused farming. Interested in farmers that want to keep their forested, meadow/prairie land healthy. I do want to keep 2-3 acres in regenerative food production for market and local restaurant sale. But long term work on the land would to grow and sell native food crops, and ecoregional native plant conservation. Using the land as an educational space and model for native food production and conservation focused farming practices that focus on the regional production and distribution of goods.
Farm experience
Years of experience
4 total years of experience