Entering Farmer 20214

Looking to transition from a career in the military to regenerative, organic agriculture.

Entering Farmer 20213

I am currently leasing space at a small farm in CT, I used to live in PA and looking to move back. I am currently building a herd of Registered Jerseys and some beef cross cows. I am looking for a farm to build on what I have started, I am currently at a horse farm and would like facilities designed better for cows and I am willing to put up some of the infrastructure if needed. The business would grow to offer dairy products to the local community as well as beef. I am a healthcare worker and have a second income to facilitate growth and an impeccable rental history at current farm where I live as well. I can either purchase a home close to farm that I would lease or rent space on farm to be rented.

Entering Farmer 20184

Looking to carry on the dairy farming in our family; Iam 4th generation.With the goal to be the first to own a farm(We have only ever rented farms). I want to own a farm to carry on to my own generations or to someone that wants to continue the legacy of farming. Iam very passionate about Ag and farming. I just need that helping hand up in finding a farm. (I would of course find ways to” pay it forward “). This farmgirl isn’t afraid to work hard and get her hands dirty. I have been raised on a dairy farm my whole life. Currently milking 125 dairy cows with my dad.

Entering Farmer 20178

My name is Jacqueline and I’m a first generation farmer interested in livestock production as a means to improve land and mitigate climate change. I dived headfirst into farming in 2020 when I took an internship in the Adirondacks of New York on a goat dairy and diversified livestock farm. At the peak of the pandemic, I moved to live and work as an intern at Asgaard Farm & Dairy in upstate NY. My responsibilities there varied widely and I improved my skills in many areas: animal husbandry rotational grazing and pasture management, making and packaging hundreds of pounds of cheese daily, operating farmers’ markets and managing online sales and marketing, record keeping from animal chores to inventory upkeep, and more. It was during this season that I discovered my love of farming and committed to a lifelong career of producing and promoting food made well.

The next season, I was accepted into the Rodale Institute’s Farmer Training Program and relocated to the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania to work on this highly respected and well-known organic research farm. With a team, we grew a variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers and served a 100 member CSA and a couple of markets in underserved communities in surrounding cities. This work was supplemented with educational experiences: classes on topics from soil health to financial management and drawing up a business plan, as well as visits to surrounding farms, retailers, and food system operations. My first year here was an absolutely incredible experience but I especially gravitated towards the livestock component of the program. I helped raise pastured pigs, broilers and laying hens, Thanksgiving turkeys, and a small herd of steers under the guidance of my mentors.

For this upcoming season, I am planning on following through on the second year track of the RIFT program. The second year will hone in on team management and tractor skills and further develop my business plan and strategy for my own operation. With all the connections I have made at the Rodale Institute, I intend to find the right opportunity to develop a profitable and sustainable business. While the specific details of the future remain open-ended, I have a very clear idea of my values and goals and trust that my previous experiences will guide me along to the right situation.

Entering Farmer 20177

I am Enthusiastic student of small scale organic agriculture, self sustaining
homesteading and wildcraft practices.

skills:
*only organic growing experience, focus on soil health
*orchard management
*greenhouse/high tunnel
*planting times /rotation
*seeding: direct/flats
*seedling care and transplant
*harvest/clean/sort/pack/preserve
*electric fencing /staking
*low impact land usage
*physical labor/hand tools
*farm and excavation equipment usage & maintenance
*construction of ponds and irrigation systems
*building maintenance/repairs

Proposal for Use of Land:
We are going on our third year as market farmers participating in our county’s local farmer’s
markets. We intend to spend the rest of our professional careers operating a market garden /
small farm in order to provide quality products to the consumer that are responsibly produced.
We would like to find land to facilitate this. As we have no mechanical equipment at this time, we can only care for small acreage.
We would prefer a land opportunity with housing. We are open to lease or trade.

Allowing the opportunity for consumers to
buy directly from the farm on which it is grown is high priority. In the future we envision
sharing our passion of working with the earth, especially with youth.

Entering Farmer 20172

I am a 34 year old man who is looking to begin pursuing vegetable production as a means of income. Providing quality organic produce to those who need it most has been a long term goal of mine for many years, and I feel I am ready to begin my farming journey! I have over 10 years of experience in the garden, and have produced many quality veggies from beans and carrots, to tomato’s, cucumbers and peppers. I spent 5 years in my early 20s after graduation from college working at the Whole Foods Cooperative in Erie, PA as a means of immersing myself in the world of organics. Following my time there I have spent the last 4 years developing myself as a cultivator by working as a grower at Potratz greenhouses.. I want to heal people through food, and by combining my passion for growing with vegetable production, I feel I can create the purposeful expression of my talents that I’ve been working towards all these years. I have been in contact with the produce manager at the Erie Food Coop, as well as representation from the Sisters of Saint Josephs farmers market as a means of getting any production to market, but I am in need of a site to grow on.