Landowner Listing 30142
Just retired after 50 successful years of growing and marketing organic veggies and fruit. Just 45 min. from downtown Pittsburgh! Certified organic since 1990.Farm is in a trust which will allow lessee to lease farm, buildings, equipment, and eventually house on a permanent basis as long as farmed organically and for profit/production. 27 kW solar array.About 25 acres is woods. Farm pond set up with buried irrigation lines and electric pump. 4 acres orchard, most of which family member will continue as hard cider operation (co-lessee). Remainder of table apples available to new farmer. Barns, sheds in great shape. Heated greenhouse, 2 unheated hi-tunnels. Coolers, full line of veggie production equipment. Rolling hills. Currently, production fields are in alfalfa/timothy. Another adjoining 6 acres is leased from neighbor and accessible for irrigation. Until owners vacate farm house, very small house is immediately available in small town 15 min. away, or new farmers can rent housing nearby in Zelienople, Cranberry, or Rochester/Beaver Falls.
Landowner Listing 30141
All Natural Black Angus ranch in Southern Chester County since 2010. Retail sales from farm, farm to food truck. Seeking to expand operations, become a food/agritourism destination. Looking for people with livestock experience and farm operations who are also interested in talking to the public about farming in the 21st Century. Clean driving record. On farm housing possible for the right situation. Run by a husband and wife.
Landowner Listing 30139
We have a 55 acre farm in southern Mercer County, PA (near Lawrence County line). For the past 10 years or so, many of the fields (20-25 acres) have been leased out for conventional commodity crop production. Today, there are 10-15 acres that are not under cultivation and we are exploring alternative agrobusiness uses for this land with a longer-term view of expanding these alternative uses to other parts of the farm. Broadly speaking, initial aspirations are using the land to: About the land55 relatively flat acres set in southern Mercer County near the Lawrence County line. Originally a small dairy farm no livestock or other animals have been raised or used on the farm in the past 20 years.Other features:• About 10 acres of woodland.• 1 acre pond – was previously stocked but not recently.• Frequented by deer, wild turkeys, rabbits, racoons, muskrats, and a variety of birds. No bears have been seen on the property.• Wild blackberry and raspberry bushes• A few apple trees.• Bank barn presently used as a workshop and for equipment storage, but could potentially be used for additional purposes. About the locationLocated in a rural/ agricultural area of Mercer County near the village of Volant, it has easy access to Routh 19 and I-79 and is exactly 1 hour to downtown Pittsburgh (non-rush hour) and PIT airport. The local area is a mixture of well-kept Amish and non-Amish farms and other sizable land plots.Driving distances:Downtown Pittsburgh: 58 mi (1 hr – non-rush hour)Cranberry Twp 40 mi (40 min)Grove City Premium Outlet 6mi (10 min)New Wilmington 5 mi (10 min) Other points for clarity:
Landowner Listing 30023
We borrow land from future generations. I became caretaker of these 80 acres, previously hay, beef cattle grazing, woods and wetland, when my in-laws passed away. I want to leave the land better than I found it, so am seeking a like minded person/persons with commitment, but no land base of their own to caretake this land and grow your dream. I want to help new farmers get started and gain experience without having the land investment. Prefer organic farming methods used. http://usebccinstead.info/FARM/
Landowner Listing 30121
The property’s 89 acres span both sides of a state-maintained, paved road. A bank barn is located directly across from the house and is surrounded by approximately 10 acres of pasture with a cow pond. The 2 BR, 1 BA 2-story house has newer metal roof/siding/windows and is in very good condition. There is propane heat with a newer hot air furnace, as well as electric radiator panels in the kitchen and living room as an alternative. A wood stove could be added in the basement or living room. Off the entry is a bonus room that could be made into an extra bedroom with a bath. A neighbor makes hay from the pasture and has monitored and amended the soil as needed. Behind the house is 40 acres of pasture and woodland. Additional acreage includes conservable meadow, fen/wetland and bog. The pasture was planted with hedgerow trees and warm season grasses while enrolled in a USDA conservation program from 2011-2022. Approximately 15 acres of woodland is located at the far back of the parcel, which has been logged sustainable using a consulting forester, most recently in 2020. The valley is a mix of legacy family farms and farmettes with cattle, goats, horses, corn and soybean crops. Some Plain Sect families own properties in the immediate area, but most do not farm. It would be great to make this a working farm again. Sale–prefer conventional bank loan or cash. The right buyer will have a plan and money lined up.