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Farming Status and Plans
Years actively farming:
Less than 2Description of marketing method:
Instagram, email, personal visits to florists, stand at a green market.
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In progressFarm Characteristics
Preferred location:
- 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:
1-5Infrastructure required:
Water accessDescription of infrastructure:
I'd like an empty lot to buy or lease with water access. Electrical access also good, but not necessary.
Crops and Livestock
Primary crops:
OrnamentalsDescription of livestock/crops:
I am farming cut flowers and other ornamentals. I'd like to expand into potted plant production in a greenhouse, and compost production.
Farmland Tenure
Tenure options desired:
Farm Management, For Lease, For Sale, Other Tenure AgreementDescription of tenure options desired:
I would love to take over a city lot that's derelict in some way. I'm happy to buy the lot, lease (if terms make sense), or have an arrangement where I'd improve the land and perform security and garbage control while the land is being sold. Would need at least one full year to make the above worth it.
Additional Information
Will this farmer's operation qualify an eligible landowner for an Agricultural Assessment?
UnsureExperience & education:
Farm owner, Farmer training or workshopExperience description:
Many years of informal gardening education. Two sessions of high intensity flower farming training. On second year of owning a small flower farm.