Entering Farmer 20232
Married couple with kids looking to expand our regenerative, Indigenous teaching and food aid garden out of west philly. I am a trained forester and landscaper, my partner is a chef and barista, both of us have lifelong growing (gardening/farming) experience we use to support our community both with fresh, culturally relevant food and educational opportunities, healing kids and adults through reconnecting with land. We’ve worked the past 3 years to develop a sustainable urban homestead built around no waste, regenerative polyculture gardening (called Casa Sabera, part of a larger community housing organization ) , and . We are grant and donor supported and have a 501(c)(3) in education, and are looking to purchase 1-5 acres either with housing or able to be built on, can be partially wooded.
Entering Farmer 20234
My wife and I have a goat dairy and are currently Licensed to sell cheese and milk. I grew up around dairy cows and have a lot of experience with them also. I am open to expanding into bring cows into the dairy operation.
Entering Farmer 20225
I want to start a lavender farm in PA for two reasons: honey production with bees (I am a beekeeper already) and selling lavender flowers. I also want to make and sell soaps and natural oils I can extract from the raw products I harvest. I am also a hobbyist cheese maker and plan to include a small dairy farm to make and sell homemade cheeses.
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 20192
Couple w/ 2 kids ~10 years organic produce experience. Hoping to find a creative land share or several families to team up to caretake and/or develop a homestead type situation. Open to discussing many different possilble arrangements.
Entering Farmer 20176
I am an avid food gardener of 8 years experience who’s passion has outgrown the space currently available to me. I am looking to enter the commercial food production business but am severely limited in my capacity for production. Living in conjoined housing has forced me to negotiate the use of several of the yards of my neighbors. While this approach has proven useful for research and small scale production it poses several logistical challenges which could be mitigated through the use of a larger centralized plot of land. I am in search of a plot up to 10 acres preferably organic but not necessarily certified. My method of farming includes 100% organic fertilization and IPM .
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.