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Farming Status and Plans
Years actively farming:
2-5Description of farming status, plans, and practices:
I am currently apprenticing at Sisters Hill Farm in Stanfordville, NY, building a strong, solid base in order to be practically prepared to start my own farm next year. Prior to this apprenticeship, I was urban farming in New York City, where I also took the Grow NYC Farm Roots beginning farmers course. My vision is for a small scale (1-5 acre) diversified vegetable, herb, and flower farm collective. I hope to collaborate with other worker-owners with an anti-capitalist, food sovereignty mission. I also hope, as a secondary endeavor, to diversify income streams and be holistically fullfilled by using the farm space as an arts venue as well.
Description of marketing method:
On site farm stand, CSA, PYO, wholesale to grocery co-ops or food hubs
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In progressFarm Characteristics
Preferred location:
- Capital Area
- Albany
- Fulton
- Montgomery
- Rensselaer
- Saratoga
- Schenectady
- Schoharie
- Washington
- Hudson Valley
- Columbia
- Delaware
- Dutchess
- Greene
- Orange
- Putnam
- Rockland
- Sullivan
- Ulster
- Westchester
- Long Island
- Nassau
- Queens
- Suffolk
- New York City
- Bronx
- Kings (Brooklyn)
- New York (Manhattan)
- Richmond (Staten Island)
Desired acreage:
1-5, 6-10Infrastructure required:
Barns or other facilities for storage of equipment, livestock, and crops, Water accessCrops and Livestock
Primary crops:
Vegetables, OrnamentalsDescription of livestock/crops:
Diversified vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Mostly annuals, some perennials.
Farmland Tenure
Tenure options desired:
For Lease, Partnership, For Sale, Other Tenure AgreementDescription of tenure options desired:
Ideally, I would like a 99 year ground lease on land part of a community land trust / agrarian trust. I am also open to exploring leasing, owning, or other partnerships.
Additional Information
Will this farmer's operation qualify an eligible landowner for an Agricultural Assessment?
YesExperience & education:
On farm work experience, Farm internship/apprenticeship, Farmer training or workshopExperience description:
I have a B.S. in environmental science and hispanic studies. For 2.5 years after university I worked on urban farms in NYC, operating at a one acre scale and conducting farm education for school children and the general public. During this time I attended many conferences, workshops, and trainings on sustainable agriculture and food justice. I also completed the Grow NYC Farm Roots course. This season, I am a farm apprentice at Sisters Hill Farm in the Hudson Valley.