Preferred counties/regions
- Hudson Valley
- Dutchess County
Desired acreage
- 5 or fewer
- 6-10
- 11-20
- 21-50
- 51-100
- >100
Farming Status
Aspiring farmer: 1 year or less of farming experience
Not currently farming
Primary reason for farming
Farm will generate the majority of my income
Farming status, plans, and practices
Grower of ball and burlap shrubs using traditional pesticides as necessary such as glyphosate and imidacloprid. I am in the propagation stage of a plant which I plan to patent. I would need one acre to start but then expand as propagation allows.
Farm Experience & Education
30 years in the professional horticultural landscape industry
Farming Plans and Practices
Farming method or practice
- Conventional
Primary crops
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Flowers or Ornamentals
Primary livestock
Buxus sempervirens
Marketing Method
In several years when I begin to develop enough inventory I would direct market to ornamental horticulture wholesale suppliers and brokers while introducing my variety to the trade through direct contact with prominent architectural firms in the major markets.
Farm business plan or farm resume
Farmland Needs
Infrastructure required
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Water access
I might need water during severe drought.
Desired Tenure
To be determined
