Entering Farmer #20329 | PA Farm Link

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Regions: Region 1, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6

Counties: Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Perry, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland, York

Entering Farmer: #20329

Years of Farming Experience: 10

Looking for Acreage: 51 to 100
Seeking To: Any Arrangement

Wants To Farm: Dairy, Fruit, Vegetable

Will Be Using: CSA, Farmers Market, Indirect Sales, On Farm Store/Stand
& B2B

Farmer Information:

I am a US army veteran, but I am a lot of other things as well. I am a former Peace Corps volunteer (agriculture in Mali), I am a proud father of two young children, and I am a former 4-H kid. I want to return to the rural life and give my kids the life I had growing up.

Experience:
– I grew up in a rural area and worked on a (small) farm doing intensive vegetable farming
– I was trained and successfully ran animal husbandry operations in Africa (goats and rabbits)
– I am business and computer savvy and have been working in the corporate world for 10 years
– I am trained in and skilled in basic animal medicine (vaccines, basic medical care, etc). While I would not perform surgery, I do feel comfortable with day-to-day care and standard practice.
– My wife is no slouch either, she was a former water sanitation Peace Corps volunteer (how we met) and has been working in the business world doing marketing (online and real world) since 2010.

What I am looking for:
– A small plot of land for regenerative agriculture (40-100 acres)
– I intend to primarily focus on small food crop production and dairy production- note, due to the large number of dairy cattle producers in the area, we will focus on goat milk, goat milk soap, and goat cheese products.

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