Updated Aug 20, 2024
Seeking
- 0-5 Total acres
Desired locations
Plan
I have a number of years of experience in backyard gardening. Recently, I've developed an interest in regenerative agriculture and native plants and I am seeking to explore how to grow native and less-known edible plants to diversify the produce that we consume on a daily basis. Some plants may also be sold for gardeners as companion or nursery plants. I am also seeking an opportunity to test out different polyculture approaches to maximize production yields on small plots. My current list of potential crops are:
Yaupon holly, Jerusalem artichokes, sorghum, sweetfern, horseradish, strawberries, goji berries. If trees can be planted: chinquapin, black willow.
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
Produce drying equipment
Composting facilities
Preferred type of opportunity
Opportunity details
Beginner farmer looking to lease a small plot to experiment with regenerative intercropping agriculture
Production goals
Goals details
My personal goal is to be able to get an understanding of how to generate agricultural produce efficiently at a larger scale than the standard backyard garden. While I aim to have some core products I intend to grow - largely perennial and drought-tolerant - I recognize that these plants may not grow as I intend due to site condition constraints, so production goals are not my priority.
Farm experience
Experience details
Masters in Climate Change & Society from NCSU's Earth Sciences Dept. Avid gardener