Farming full-time for income
Updated Jan 27, 2026
Seeking
- 6-10 Total acres
- 0-5 Acres of cropland or tillable land
- 0-5 Acres of pasture
Desired locations
I’m a landscape architect building a farm business that blends sound land design with regenerative livestock practices.
Plan
I am currently in the planning and build-out phase of my farm business near the Triangle area of North Carolina. I am not yet operating at full production; my focus right now is to set up the farm correctly so it can become profitable, compliant, and repeatable once animals are on-site. while raising pasture pigs.
Desired infrastructure
Preferred type of opportunity
Desired farming practices
Practices details
My farm will be built around pasture-based livestock management and land stewardship. I want a system that is profitable, but also improves the property over time through better ground cover, healthier soils, and well-managed nutrient cycling. Practically, that means I will prioritize rotational management, controlled disturbance, and consistent infrastructure so the land is protected while the animals perform well.
Production goals
Goals details
My goal is to build a profitable, pasture-based farm near the Triangle area of North Carolina with pasture-raised pigs as the primary enterprise and a small vegetable garden as a supportive component. I am designing the operation to be efficient, compliant, and scalable starting at a manageable size and expanding only as infrastructure, land capacity, and sales demand allow. My guiding principle is to run a farm that is both a business and a stewardship project: animals are raised humanely, the land is protected from avoidable damage, and the system improves soil and ground cover over time.
Farm experience
Years of experience
6 total years of experience
2 years employed as a worker (non-manager)
3 years as a manager
Education, training, and employment experience
Experience details
Overall, my education and employment history reflect a strong alignment with agriculture through land-based training, practical experience supporting a working farm environment, and years of field operations that parallel the demands of farm labor and farm management. This combined background supports my goal of building a profitable pasture-based livestock operation with sound infrastructure, efficient workflows, and responsible land stewardship.Professionally, I have extensive experience working in the field as part of landscape construction and maintenance operations, including service delivery under tight schedules and changing site conditions. In these roles, I advanced into crew lea