Entering Farmer #20756
I grew up on a farm out west, dealing with permaculture, market gardens, chickens, and working cattle. My family and I are looking to assist a farmer find a successor
Entering Farmer #20754
I have a small herd of dairy cows looking to grow my herd and possibly look for a new dairy facility. To rent
Entering Farmer #20752
I am looking to establish and operate a live-animal livestock farm in Central Pennsylvania, ideally within approximately 50–75 miles of the Harrisburg area. My goal is to acquire an existing working farm with approximately 25 or more acres, preferably with a residence suitable for my family, along with barns, fenced pasture, reliable water sources, and infrastructure that can support livestock. I plan to focus primarily on raising and supplying cattle, goats, and sheep to wholesale buyers, meat processors, and distributors serving the halal, kosher, and broader regional meat markets. I have a strong business and entrepreneurial background, with experience developing and managing businesses in the United States and internationally, and I am approaching this farm as a long-term agricultural business rather than simply a real-estate investment. I am also working with an experienced veterinarian who will be involved in the project, which will help us maintain strong standards for animal health, welfare, biosecurity, and responsible livestock management. I am particularly interested in connecting with retiring farmers or farm owners who would like to see their property continue operating as a productive agricultural and livestock farm. My long-term goal is to build a sustainable, professionally managed Pennsylvania farming operation that supports local agriculture, creates economic opportunities, and develops lasting relationships with farmers, processors, distributors, and communities throughout the region.
Entering Farmer #20750
I own a 120 acre grass finishing beef farm in south west Pennsylvania. We basically run an organic farm as we do not use pesticides , herbicides or any type of chemical on our grasses or with any of our cattle. I am looking for a similar type farm south of us that I can take approximately 10 -20 18 month old hefers and steers for 4-6 months
Entering Farmer #20748
11 years in mixed vegetable production, the last 4 at a commercial csa, wholesale operation. Currently at a smaller usda organic mixed vegetable operation. Looking to apprentice under a commodity or grain production farmer.
Entering Farmer #20745
I’m currently a Project Manager with 18 years experience in IT, business improvement and workforce development. I have a great desire to become a farmer. For the past 6 years I’ve been preparing in various ways: helping my mom with her 19 bed garden and small 10 tree orchard, taking classes on permaculture with people like Andrew Millison and Joel Salatin and others. I’ve had an indoor garden and even tried hydroponics (not so easy in an apartment lol). I’ve learned a lot about preservation, succession and perennial planting, earth works, building soil, no till systems, composting, mulching, silvopasture, multispecie rotational grazing, and managing water. ive studied a lot about micro farms and market gardens from people like Richard Perkins, Heifer USA, and the Sheperdess. I also did a week long “farm school” with the Climate Farm School in upstate NY where we visited a number of farms to learn from them and their business models and also get some hands on experience moving and milking cows using machines. I’ve also helped a friend farmer in west virginia with his sheep, goats and chickens.
My long term goal is to have a farm business that more than just takes care of me, that also helps other people. I would love to have a farm to table retreat or recovery program where people incorporate farming into their therapy.
I would like to become a farmer practicing regenerative and permaculture principles that can offer diverse products. I would like to do this with and for my family and be part of a community of people who prioritize land, animals, family and community stewardship.
I’m open to different land partnership arrangements but eventually I would like a farm of my own so ideally in the least, I would prefer a work to own relationship. I think one of the benefits of this program is the opportunity to come alongside people who have more experience and learn from their successes and mistakes. I recognize that some of the practices are new to traditional farming and would like the opportunity to also share some new methods. I wouldn’t mind buying a farm and the previous owners retire on the land, as long as there’s room for me to also live there and grow.
Entering Farmer #20739
My name is Mikaela Martinez and for the past year I have been working at Licking Creek Bend Farm. I began as a farm hand and now work as farm organizer. We feed over 100 people per week by participating in a CSA program with over 40 members, 2 farmer’s markets and delivering food to the Takoma Park Co-op and Goucher College. I hope to continue farming professionally until my body can’t. In the future, I plan to invest into getting a farm of my own where I can practice sustainable agriculture and continue to feed my community.
Entering Farmer #20737
I worked on a dairy farm as a child and want to return to that life. I have 22 years of business and product entrepreneurship and marketing experience.
Entering Farmer #20731
Our farming experience has grown from years of hands-on production and from a shared belief that farming is the kind of work and life we want to continue building together. We started Bright Thread Farm in 2021 as a diversified vegetable farm and have grown vegetables for farmers markets, CSA, and local wholesale customers. Kelsey has spent much of her career working directly in crop production and farm management, including managing certified organic vegetable production and now overseeing crop production at Carnation Farms. Her experience includes everything from crop and seeding plans to field preparation, planting, irrigation, harvest, crew coordination, and getting crops to market. Trevor has farmed alongside Kelsey while also building a career working directly with farmers as an agricultural conservation planner, helping farms think through soil health, water management, irrigation, infrastructure, nutrient management, and the long-term viability of their operations.
Over the years, we have learned that what we want most is not simply more acreage, but a farm that we can really know and care for over a long period of time. We enjoy the process of figuring out what a particular piece of ground does well, improving soil year after year, working through the practical challenges of water and infrastructure, and building production systems that make sense for both the land and the people farming it. We hope to build a diversified and financially sustainable farm where annual crops remain an important part of the operation but where we can also explore perennial crops, livestock, or other enterprises depending on what is best suited to the property. Having farmed primarily on leased land, we understand how difficult it can be to make the long-term investments that good stewardship often requires. We are looking for a place where we can put down roots as a family, make thoughtful improvements, care for the soil and water, and build a farm that we expect to be part of for decades. A farm transfer is especially meaningful to us because we recognize that a farm is more than land and buildings—it represents years of work, knowledge, decisions, and relationships. We would hope to learn from that history, respect what previous farmers have built, and carry the farm forward in a way that keeps it productive, cared for, and connected to its agricultural community.
Entering Farmer #20730
Mainly handled poultry and horses and hayfields but my end goal is to have goats and possible some cattle as well as a surplus in the fields I would also like to start a small orchard