Entering Farmer: #20329

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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Additional Information:

Veteran or Active Military: Yes
Formulated Business Plan: Yes
Marketing Plan: Yes
Will use land for crop production: Yes
Will use land for dairy operation: Yes
Years of Experience: 10

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