SustainAbility Farm

Accord, NY, Ulster County

For Lease Business Partnership Farm Management Other Tenure Agreement
Updated Mar 3, 2023

Acres Available

45

Open Tillable Acres

13

Wooded (or other) Acres

32

Infrastructure

  • Black outline of a water drop Water access
  • black outline house icon Farmer housing
  • black outline electrical icon Electrical access
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Crops Permitted

  • black outline of a carrot Vegetables
  • black outline apple icon Fruits
  • black outline of a flower Flowers or Ornamentals
  • black outline of a wheat germ Grains
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Livestock Permitted

  • black outline dairy icon Cattle - Dairy
  • black outline horse icon Equine
  • Black outline of a sheep Goats/Sheep
  • Black outline of a chicken Poultry
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Condition & Current Use

Our farm is beautifully sited in view of the Mohonk Ridge. The cleared acres have been dairy pasture in the past, but are now fallow, save for our 3 acre vegetable operation which we use to grow organically and sell a variety of produce to restaurants and CSA. There has ot been any chemical use on this land for more than 20 years, which clears the way for immediate application for organic certification.

Soil Types

Hoosic gravelly loam, sand, clay.

Farm History & Past Use

This land was part of a large dairy farm until the 1980s or so. Some pasture grases were grown on the fields. All of our land is ready for organic certification.

Tenure Options

Tenure Options

For Lease Business Partnership Farm Management Other Tenure Agreement

At present, a non-profit, SustainAbility Services, (www.sustainabilityfarm.org) operates our vegetable farm. We would be willing to give a long term lease as well as an option to buy land to the right farmer.

Do you require a farmer who qualifies for agricultural assessment?

Negotiable

Production Preferences

Livestock / Crops Description

We presently farm a diversified vegetable operation, but are looking to expand and would welcome other ideas for land usage-we have considered many possibilities and would be open to new ones. 

Crops Permitted

  • black outline of a carrot Vegetables
  • black outline apple icon Fruits
  • black outline of a flower Flowers or Ornamentals
  • black outline of a wheat germ Grains
  • black outline hay icon Hay
  • black outline other crops icon Other Crops

Livestock Permitted

  • black outline dairy icon Cattle - Dairy
  • black outline horse icon Equine
  • Black outline of a sheep Goats/Sheep
  • Black outline of a chicken Poultry
  • black outline llama icon Other Livestock

Farm Infrastructure

  • Black outline of a water drop Water access
  • black outline house icon Farmer housing
  • black outline electrical icon Electrical access

Water Access

we have a gravity fed system from a cistern uphill from the farm which supplies our greenhouse, drip irrigation to the field and hand watering. There is also a lower cistern that we have not tapped and could be an alternate water supply.

Farmer Housing

We have a completely independent apartment in our beautiful home up on a hill overlooking the Mohonk Ridge. The house is large and accomodating. 

Additional Property Information

We would not like to have any animals on the farm that are raised for meat.  We are also pursuing organic certification and would not want any chemical application that would run counter to that. 

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

Yes

Additional Information About This Property

SustainAbility Farm- www.sustainabilityfarm.org

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