Ida VanDamme

Farming full-time for income

Updated Aug 7, 2025

Workers Noemi & Magnolia processing kohlrabi

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Desired locations

Looking to start my own farm, be your farm manager, or partner with like minded individuals.

Plan

Organic fruit and vegetables for CSA, Farm Stand, and Upick. Home deliveries offered once income allows for hiring a driver or time allows.

Marketing through social media, email, networking

Preferably plastic mulch free.

Starting on 1/2 acre with desires to scale up and up if demand is present

Desired infrastructure

Farmer housing
Cold storage (cooler/freezer)
Well / Pond / Other water source

Equipment and infrastructure details

Would be nice: a packing shed and cold storage appropriate to size of farm

Preferred type of opportunity

Sale (Cash or Mortgage)
Sale (Owner Financed)
Lease (1 to 5 Years)
Lease (5+ Years)
Lease w/Option to Buy
Lease w/Mentoring
Incubator Program
Employment / Internship / Mentorship
Employment with Transfer

Desired farming practices

Biodynamic
Regenerative
Certified organic
Transitioning to organic
Ecological production but not certified

Production goals

Flowers / Herbs
Hay or pasture
Orchard / Vineyard
Sheep/Goat (Dairy / Meat)
Vegetables

Farm experience

Years of experience

6 total years of experience

1 years employed as a worker (non-manager)

5 years as a manager

Education, training, and employment experience

Formal agricultural education (AA, BS, MS, PhD)
Farm internship / apprenticeship
Full time farm employee
Farm manager
Other

Experience details

Bachelors degree in plant science, UF

Farm manager of an organic farm for 5 years

Extension agent for UF for 6 months

Home gardener from age 14-17

multiple agriculture and horticulture internships

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