Preferred counties/regions
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Hudson Valley
- Dutchess County
- Ulster County
- Sullivan County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Westchester County
- Rockland County
- Delaware County
Desired acreage
- 5 or fewer
- 6-10
Farming Status
Established farmer: Over 10 years of farm management experience or ownership
Currently farming full-time
Primary reason for farming
Farm will generate the majority of my income
Farming status, plans, and practices
Because I have not gotten my own farmland, now I am a Lead-farmer working with The Campaign Against Hunger Inc. New York.
I'm in charge of planning and operational activities at the farm. My expertise and experience in farming made it possible for our farm at 45th Street, Beach Channel Drive Far Rockaway, NY 11691, to be among the best farm in New York City.
We are 100% Organic farmers, even all the fertilizers we use are produced organically at the farm, by myself.
I am looking for farmland so that I can grow vegetables to serve African immigrants comunities in USA, I discovered that all the vegetables
sold at all the African food markets are being imported from that continent, making the price very expensive, and I found it as a challenge to
me as a farmer from Africa I know the crops and how to grow it.
My utmost desire is to explore this opportunity that no one has ever thought about, by growing African vegetables in the United States.
Farm Experience & Education
- Farmer training or workshop
- Formal agricultural education
- On farm work experience
Gardening & LandScaping - High Diploma
Master Composter & Soil amendment - Certificate (Queens Botanical Garden NY)
Nutrition - Certificate (Cornell University Extention Class)
Farm Business Plan - Certificate ( GroNYC)
I have worked at the farm for over 35 years.
Farming Plans and Practices
Farming method or practice
- Organic (not certified)
Primary crops
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Vegetables
Primary livestock
Nigerian Eggplant, Water-leaf, Mellon seeds, Spinach,
Marketing Method
African foods market across the North America.
Farm business plan or farm resume
Farmland Needs
Infrastructure required
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Electrical access
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Farmer housing
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Water access
Water , Electrical Access, house
Desired Tenure
Long term
