Ithaca Maple Works

Ithaca, NY, Tompkins County

For Lease Business Partnership Cooperative Model
Updated

Acres Available

30

Open Tillable Acres

12

Wooded (or other) Acres

18

Infrastructure

  • black outline tractor icon Equipment
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Crops Permitted

  • black outline of a carrot Vegetables
  • black outline apple icon Fruits
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Livestock Permitted

  • black outline cow icon Cattle - Beef
  • Black outline of a sheep Goats/Sheep
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Condition & Current Use

I have a 65 acre plot of land on the border of Ithaca and Dryden. We operate Ithaca Maple Works which is on the property. The Sugarbush takes up approximately 20 acres. We have an additional 12 acres of mostly fenced pasture. The remainder is wooded forest. I have an 85 hp tractor and various implements that are available with this land. Although we will continue the Maple operation, we’re looking for farmers that are interested in the other portion of the property. We would welcome vegetable farmers, orchard or berry farmers, and possibly sheep. Mushrooms would also work. We're especially interested in establishing a mutually beneficial business relationship with a farmer who wants to partner with us on this land. No current farmer housing, but we're open to ideas. Agricultores hispanohablantes bienvenidos.

Soil Types

Mardin channery silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes (Farmland of Statewide Importance), and Volusia channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes (Farmland of Statewide Importance)

Tenure Options

Tenure Options

For Lease Business Partnership Cooperative Model

Open to various land tenure options, but property is not for sale.

Price for Lease Per Acre

negotiable

Are you willing to mentor a new or beginning farmer?

Negotiable

Do you require a farmer who qualifies for agricultural assessment?

Negotiable

Production Preferences

Livestock / Crops Description

Open to different livestock/crops, but hoping for something that will work well in some form of partnership with our current maple operation. Berries and honey both seem like a good match, but open to ideas!

Crops Permitted

  • black outline of a carrot Vegetables
  • black outline apple icon Fruits

Livestock Permitted

  • black outline cow icon Cattle - Beef
  • Black outline of a sheep Goats/Sheep
  • Black outline of a bee Bees

Farm Infrastructure

  • black outline tractor icon Equipment

Equipment

85 hp tractor and various implements for shared use.

Additional Property Information

Is the property located in a NY Agricultural District?

No

Can the public be on the property as a part of the farm business?

Negotiable

Related Files

20260911_10072810011_37_Soil_Report_1.pdf

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