- Veteran/Active Military
- Formulated Business Plan
Looking For Land In:
- Regions: Region 2, Region 3, Region 7
- Counties: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill
Entering Farmer: 20417
- Looking for Acreage: 5-30
- Seeking To: Buy
- Wants To Farm: Fruit, Livestock, Vegetable
Farmer Information:
I am currently active duty in the Navy as a nuclear trained machinist mate and stationed in Charleston, SC. I will be getting out in May of 2026 after 10 years and I am interested in moving back to my home state of Pennsylvania. I would like to be close to family in Monroe County if possible.
I am studying Sustainable Food and Farming through the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Big picture I would like to raise chickens on pasture for both meat and eggs, as well as cattle and pigs for meat.
I plan on having a market garden also and hope to sell all of this to the local community through a farmers market or on-farm stand.
I would like to purchase property where I can live and farm, 10-15 acres would be ideal and with or without any buildings currently on them are options.
Agricultural Degrees / Certifications:
I am currently pursuing a bachelors degree in sustainable food and farming through UMass Amherst, I have completed classes for Ruminants, farm planning managing and marketing, permaculture, herbalism, and currently taking a class on botany. I have 86 credits total and plan on finishing my degree when I get out of the Navy using the GI bill.
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