Preferred counties/regions
- Finger Lakes
- Western
Desired acreage
- 21-50
- 51-100
- >100
Farming Status
Beginning farmer: 10 years or less of experience managing a farm business
Currently farming part-time
Primary reason for farming
Farm will generate a portion of my income
Farming status, plans, and practices
I'd like to start a livestock farm, that raises beef, poultry, & swine. I'd like to sell the meat in 10-30lbs boxes at farmers markets and online. I'd like to raise high quality well cared for pasture animals. I think that one of the most important things in our world is land & it needs to be safeguarded and cared for, the way our grandparents taught us when they were still farming. It's my goal to produce everything that my livestock eat and ensure that my customers have the best available meat possible.
Farm Experience & Education
- Farm owner
- On farm work experience
I grew up helping my friends on their farms in Eden, NY, primarily dairy farming. My wife and I bought our own small farm in Springwater new york and have raised Pigs and dairy goats for 2 years. But we are separated and I really want to keep farming for my children, they love it more than anything. When I take my son for a ride on the tractor or have him carry nails for me when I'm building the barn it lights up his face and that's all you can ask for as a parent. Farming is my identity and honestly I don't know who I'd be without it. I'm an operating engineer in the IUOE, so I have a lot of experience running equipment and fixing diesel engines, which will only help me in running a farm.
Farming Plans and Practices
Farming method or practice
- Conventional
- Regenerative/Sustainable
Primary crops
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Grains
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Hay
Primary livestock
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Cattle - Beef
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Pigs
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Poultry
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Bees
I'd like to start a pasture raised herd of beef, swine, & poultry to sell the meat as cuts at farmers markets and an online store.
Marketing Method
Paid ads on social media like Facebook and Instagram.
Farmers markets with email sign ups to sustain customers.
Word of mouth, I'm in construction so I work with hundreds of people in different trades every year.
Farm business plan or farm resume
Farmland Needs
Infrastructure required
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Barns - Livestock
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Electrical access
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Equipment
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Farmer housing
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Water access
I'd like to take over a farm from someone who either can do it alone or is retiring. I'd love to have an older sharper mind to help mentor me in all the farming they've done and help me gain that experience.
Desired Tenure
I'd love a mentorship, I want to lease a farm preferably with a house to live, with the option to buy a few years down the road.
