Description of the property’s current condition and current use(s):

Land is fallow except for a few tree and berry bush plantings. See below for further detail.

Farm history / past uses of the property:

160-year-old former dairy farm. It’s 200 acres, about 47 acres pasture / meadow, most of the rest forest, in East Meredith, NY (Delaware County, near Delhi / Oneonta).

Infrastructure and equipment:

• Water access
• Farmer housing
• Electrical Access

Water access description:

Planning to recap the spring that fed the farm for 150 years.

Farmer housing description:

Old frame farmhouse, ~2,400 sq ft

Types of crops permitted to be produced on the property:

Types of livestock permitted on the property:

Tenure options:

Description of tenure options:

Would like to develop a relationship beginning with rent or lease, leading to some kind of cooperative arrangement.

Conservation status:

No

Current land zoning:

Agricultural

Is the property located in a NY Agricultural District?:

Yes

Preferred farming method:

Preferences and restrictions on agricultural activities:

Permaculture (+ biodynamics?)

Do you require a farmer who qualifies for agricultural assessment?:

Are you willing to have the public on the property as a part of the farm business?:

Any additional information about this property:

Looking for a farm couple / farmer with experience in any of vegetables, berries, fruit, mushrooms, medicinal herbs and livestock to re-create a farm, preferably using permaculture (+ biodynamics?). 

There’s plenty of water, sun and worms. The barn burned down. The land is organic (unofficially). This is a unique opportunity for the right people to establish an operation from scratch.