Entering Farmer #20286
My wife and I have been discussing our eventual business for many years. We’ve considered restaurants and franchise purchases, but we have declined these opportunities as none fully fulfilled our entrepreneurial desires. She has an especial passion for mushrooms — her first job was in a farmer’s market mushroom stand at the age of 13. Our shared vision has crystallized around growing and foraging mushrooms, producing at least one agronomic crop, and producing surplus solar power.
In terms of agronomic crops, I am especially interested in Western Pennsylvania’s history of rye production. Organic wheat has been suggested to us.
As a systems engineer, I am especially interested in developing utilities and technical automations to facilitate agricultural processes and the conduct of agricultural business. One of my dreams is to furnish open-source solutions for entrepreneurs which facilitate the expansion of national and global food production. In the pursuit of this vision, I emphasized the study of enterprise systems and machine learning while obtaining my Master’s degree at Carnegie Mellon University.
Entering Farmer #20284
Hello, my name is Daron, Homeowner, 35 years young
with wife and 5 month old son. I am currently looking to lease or lease-to-own a piece of land 20-100 acres. Would like to run a small herd of cattle, chickens, a few hogs and around 10 cash crops. My focus would be land management. I am knowledgeable in many trades and resourceful. I usually do everything myself if I can help it.
Entering Farmer #20280
Established 10 acre vegetable farm looking for additional acreage to expand our vegetable growing. We grow using natural methods. We are interested in parcels over 2 acres in size, ideally in Eastern Allegheny county. We currently lease all our land and can provide references. We have been farming for over ten years. We have our own equipment.
Entering Farmer #20279
I am seeking land to lease or rent for an organic farm. I have been farming for 6 years on small scale organic farms and find it time for me to begin my own venture.
Entering Farmer #20276
Family of deaf father, wife, and 5 children looking for family farm to lease. Experienced organic farmer, sheep farming, produce farming. Loves wildlife. Loves privacy.
Entering Farmer #20270
Individual that have gone through college.
Started fishing at a young age catching fish from boats weighing them. Catching marine ocean fish was not that easy pulling with reels knowing the number lbs, oz calculation. Reading sonar equipment to see the depth while the boat is at float at sea. Also knowing the way to skin these sea creature with the correct tools. .Came from South Carolina and have been into insects, catching while animals, From the city there are: creeks, marshes beaches and wildlife. Creek: hermit crabs, crocodiles, alligators, fiddler crab, blue crab. More into capturing them than letting them go with fish tanks. Having a carriage ride there are four or two horses Galineers Cob the name. Always went to the universal Soul Circus being at front row seat looking at: Elephants , Lions, White (Albino)Tigers, Lions, Bengal Tires. Adventures seeing Flamingos, Doves, Kangaroos, Parakeets, Angola Monkeys, African Tigers,Bali Mynah , Binturong etc. Went to plenty of Aquariums to study facts about the deepest ocean: Hump back whales, Blue Whales, Shark Whale, Sharks, Penguins, Bears etc. Have done bull ride and horse back rides settles could be better. Keeping pets that were sold at stores also known as test sea creatures; or caged birds and rats fiddler crabs.
I have 8 years in growing plants their up-keep, and studied Biology/Physical science in High School. The way Bees make there honey, crop picking, fruit picking, vine yard picking purchasing.
Experience I’ve done plenty years in food service. Tag cattle to keep the tracking number 0yr. Keeping temperature for products such as: Beef, vegetables, Corn (yield), Onion, Sunflower, Grapes, Okra.
Process: Seeding Tillers, plowing, chemical spraying ,watering, harvesting plants for produce to make income. Knowledge in Welding Metal and Fabrication. I worked in factories, to see the way that food is made in the United States of America. Resolving problems as a Farmer and looking for a Farm. looking for 3 to 200 acres to manage.
Looking for farms to start to manage, livestock not an issue or planting. maintain and budget.
Entering Farmer #20269
We are a family of 6 living in Allegheny County. Emily is a recent graduate of the Bidwell Training Center Horticulture Program and has completed a 1 month internship at Quiet Creek Herb Farm and School of County Living where she harvested a variety of medicinal herbs (not Cannabis ) and prepared them for sale in the farm shop. The farm practiced permaculture style growing including vermiculture, composting, humanure, huglecultre, mushroom logs, high tunnels, and raised beds. She has some previous work experience in non-profit bookkeeping and is interested in natural textiles and home sewing. Karl manages the photo department for a professional sports team but is looking for a career change that would allow him to work from home. We are interested in a permaculture land stewardship partnership. possibly with Karl helping to market a CSA or farm business and Emily gardening and potentially homeschooling. We have been working to make this a financial possibility and have been debt free (expect for a small mortgage) for about 7 years. We could possibly have an extra income stream if we rent out our current home. We do not want to start completely from scratch, so a mentorship leading to secession would be ideal.
Entering Farmer #20268
Hello, my names Victoria. I am a mother of an 18-month-old boy and wife of 8 years. Our family owns a business called Make It Slow where we sell homesteading goods like cut flowers, fruit, herbs, household products, wood-turned products, hand built chicken coops and more. We are committed to leaving the rat race of corporate society and helping the next generation connect with their ancestry through family recipes, folk medicine, ancient arts/hobbies, and the connection to the earth from growing our own food. We aim to help people slow down and savor what matters most in this life.
Practically, we raise chickens, grow cut flowers, herbs and vegetables. And my husband is a carpenter using his woodworking skills to create livestock cages, chicken coops, raised garden beds, etc. He also makes everyday household heirlooms on our wood lathe such as rolling pins, wooden vases, candle sticks, kitchen utensils, and more.
We are passionate and hopeful that we can one day own a farm of our own that would provide a sanctuary space for people to access healing in the dirt and among the flowers. That we would be able to connect our resources to a destination for people to come and experience what a slower paced life can offer. We are looking for a minimum of 5-10 acres of usable land for growing and building/renovating a home for this purpose.
We are currently working where we are with what we have. Which is in Lower Burrell on an acre of land. We sell our products on our website, social media and farmers markets. We have a community following and are excited to watch this dream blossom.
Entering Farmer #20267
I am interested in becoming a farmer in Pennsylvania. I am soon to be 35 years old. I have an associates degree in business from CCAC and have had. some additional classes at Penn State University. Since 2009 I have been employed in the title insurance/mortgage world to date. Although I have worked in an office for the majority of my professional life, I am a healthy, able bodied individual. I have been researching and educating myself on farming for quite some time. Although I have been exposed to farming at various levels, I have zero experience in farming but I am intelligent and enjoy learning new things. I would like to make the best of whatever land I am able to obtain for farming. I would like to be multidimensional in the products produced by my farm all while carefully controlling costs. I think my education in business/accounting/marketing could be beneficial in the overall running of a farm from an accounting perspective.
I have read about the problem facing modern farmers and having no one to pass the farm off to. Although my parents were not farmers (although my fathers side has farmers on their side), I could see myself being someone they could pass their farm on to. I would be extremely interested in how to capitalize on the recent energy grant programs and how to upgrade and maximize whatever farm I do end up purchasing. however up until this point it has been solely me researching, step one seems to be filling this out and hopefully obtaining more infomation. That is solely my interest here at this time. I am prepared for the process to take however long it needs to take as long as I am able to maximize whatever opportunites that may be presented to me. I am not interested in rushing into anything without proper planning however that being said, I do not have anything restricting me from making whatever moves are required during the process.
Entering Farmer #20265
I’m Yussuf Ramadhan Muya, I’m 34yrs old, I’m currently looking for a job as a farmer, I have some experience on farming if I get trained,I Will be able to more on farming. I have school diploma and some colleges.I did my I Agriculture study for four years in Africa high school, I’m familiar with crops, soil types, crop pest, the uses of manures and fertilizers. I’m really want improve my skills and knowledge towards agriculture. For more information I would like to include my phone number as 4122585416. Thanks