Jonathan Thompson

Deena

50 - 500

• Yes

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy

Market Gardening experience, and about 5 years of training and applied research (mainly in the southeast), recent focus on Syntropic Agroforestry, and permaculture practices. Mutiple seasons growing blueberries, raising rabbits in a small rabbitry, and Quail. 5 years book knowledge on for ruminant animals. and a decade or more experience in homesteading.

Matt Pivarnik

Martine

open

• Yes

• Owner-Financed Sale
• Long Term Lease
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Partnership
• Joint Venture with eventual sale

20 years experience as an organic farm owner, experienced in all areas of dairy production,we built and operated a grass based organic dairy ,milking an average of 50 cows,finished our steers, also grew organic vegetables and fruits, currently looking for a farm closer to Canada where are family is ,thank you

Evan Timpy

1/2-2

• Yes

• Short-Term Lease
• Long Term Lease
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Partnership
• Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a year or more

Have volunteered on previous vegetable farms, and worked part-time for short periods. Mostly self-taught. I have a master's degree in chemistry and have gained a solid understanding of the scientific aspects of growing vegetables. I have practiced for 2 seasons in my own garden (1/10 acre) growing vegetable crops and cover crops.

Jack Thomas

Rachael Reints

15+

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy

Jack and Rachael have been together for over 10 years and have varied career experiences that make them uniquely qualified to own a working farm event venue. With their combined skills and knowledge, they have dreamed of owning their own property to build, manage, and grow.

Jack comes from generations of “green thumbs” and horticulture professionals. The satisfaction of growing and eating his own food is a cherished pastime. His passion for growing has now been developed into a rapidly successful career in agriculture. As a first-generation farmer, Jack has applied his business degree from URI and diverse life experiences to advance himself in the industry. He has come leaps and bounds from growing 2-dozen varieties of produce on his back porch to managing a 220 acre farm on Cape Cod. Previously he oversaw 50 acres of cultivation and a staff of 12, growing over 125 varieties of fruits and vegetables for Gopal Farm Cape Cod. Over the 3 years at Gopal Farm Cape Cod, he developed the once-abandoned property into a thriving vegetable farm: building infrastructure from scratch, developing local relationships, creating successful agritourism experiences, starting a local CSA, and establishing wholesale accounts with produce distributors, public schools, and local restaurants. Currently, Jack works as a Farmer at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, ME.

On a smaller scale, Jack co-founded a specialty, gourmet farm with his father in Duxbury, MA. Jack managed the crops and Rachael managed the farm’s website and social media. As a family-operated farm, it was all hands on deck for operations and Jack and Rachael spent their weekends planting, pulling weeds, harvesting, and maintaining the property.

Holding a business degree with a minor in hospitality management, Rachael’s career has centered around the events industry. From weddings and social events, to large public events and corporate meetings, Rachael has worked with thousands of clients and vendors to execute successful events. As a past member of the ILEA Boston Chapter, Rachael is connected to the live events industry and stays up-to-date with current industry trends. Previously, Rachael oversaw an events team at a venue in Boston and managed the day-to-day operations of the facility. Today, Rachael works in corporate events as an Events Operations Manager for a global events team. She helps improve processes, works toward developing sustainability goals, and drives innovation.

In addition to farming, Jack also moonlights as a wedding entertainer. While Rachael’s event experience has been focused on the venue perspective working with clients, vendors, and managing the physical event venue property, Jack has experience on the vendor side. From performing hundreds of weddings at farm venues across New England, he has had an inside look at how many of the region’s most prestigious farms operate a successful event venue.

With over 20 years in the events industry combined, along with Jack’s passion and experience in operating a working farm, owning a farm event venue is a natural blend of both their skills and interests.

Martha McCann

Nathan McCann

10-20

• Yes
• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale

We've been homesteading on our 3/4 acre property for 8 years. We have experience with ducks, geese, chickens, goats, quail, and angora rabbits. We currently have about 27 chickens, 2 geese, 7 quail, and 3 angora rabbits. We're experienced with processing ducks, geese, chickens, and goats. We're harvesting angora fiber from our own rabbits. We blend it with other local sheep wools to create wool blends for spinning into yarn. We bred and raised and milked Nigerian Dwarf goats for 4 years. We've grown various annuals and have done canning and preserving for our family. We love growing lots of perennial herbs and plants and sell perennial starts in the Spring and Summer (elders, sunchokes, walking onions, oregano, lemonbalm, valerian, yarrow, etc...) I make and sell value added products like elderberry syrup and goats milk soap.

Reid Calhoun

10

• Yes

• Standard Sale
• Short-Term Lease
• Long Term Lease
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Farm Manager

I have worked at various fruit and vegetable farms around the state of Maine since the spring of 2020. I spent a summer at a homestead/blueberry operation up in Washington county, a winter growing brassicas in California, then a year in the Bangor area at a diversified vegetable operation with some chickens, then a year at a no-till farm in the Portland area. I am currently working at a diversified vegetable farm on Mt. Desert Island, where I hope to settle down with my partner, Nikki, who works for Friends of Acadia.

Amos Kazadi

Laurienne

5+

• Doesn't matter

• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Partnership
• Joint Venture with eventual sale
• Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a year or more

I am an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo. I bought a 10-acre farm in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012 where I still have family who produce and sell vegetables. I moved to the US in 2014 under a special immigration program and I am now a US citizen. I was a nurse in Africa. I have a college diploma in nursing. In the US I have a certificate in DSP (Direct Support Professional). This enables me to assist people with disabilities.

I am currently farming on Cultivating Community land in Falmouth. My goal is to acquire my own land by purchase or lease where I can grow crops as stated below.

Recent African immigrants miss the foods they were used to in Africa. There is a ready market for anyone who can grow or import those native African foods. There are at least 20,000 immigrants in this area who constitute my market.

Crops I plan to grow here:
 Sorrell
 Spinach
 Amaranth
 Onion
 Lemon Grass
 Green eggplant
 Endive
 Potato leaves
 Soybeans
 Sweet Potato

I plan to sell these crops to recent immigrants from Africa in the central Maine region. I already have contacts with stores in this area. I have been importing foods from Africa to sell to them

Miriam Myers

• Yes

• Owner-Financed Sale
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Joint Venture with eventual sale
• Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a year or more

I was raised Mennonite noon a dairy farm in a farming community. I have experience on farms that run the agricultural gambit. I have worked on dairy farms all over the USA, a beef ranch in NM, a small pig farm in Florida, aquaponics and hydroponics in PA, watermelons in SC, tobacco in GA, exotic greenhouses in Florida, guinea pig farm in Ohio, marijuana in Maine, Illinois and new Mexico, mushrooms in PA, frog farming in TN, insects for human consumption in NY and VT, forest farm in NY, pecans in Alabama, goats everywhere. My goal was to get a wide range of experience before settling down to start my own farm operation. I believe heavily in restorative farming and I want to implement those practices on whatever farm I run. I have seen a farms eco system change in 2 seasons and it was amazing.

Jason Angell

Jocelyn Apicello

10

• Yes

• Standard Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Joint Venture with eventual sale

Since 2011, my wife Jocelyn and I established Longhaul Farm in Garrison, NY in the Hudson Valley. We practice sustainable living and regenerative agriculture, including running a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program for 50 families on a half-acre vegetable garden and free-range livestock program raising chickens, heritage turkeys, egg-laying hens and pigs. Our farm currently operates on seven acres. In addition, we run a non-profit organization called the Ecological Citizen's Project which trains new, diverse farmers and connects them to land where they can grow food for their community. We have been farming on fourth generation family land that is leaving the family and are looking to build a new home and farm for our family (we have two young children) and continue to serve our local community.

Courtney Spaulding

Edward

5+

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Joint Venture with eventual sale

We raise production ADGA registered Nigerian-Dwarf Dairy Goats. Our goats have been shipped nationally to farms as far as California, and boast high production numbers for milk output.

Phoenix Byrne

N/A

Up to 3

• Doesn't matter

• Short-Term Lease
• Long Term Lease

I have worked on certified organic and chemical-free annual vegetable & flower operations for the past 7 years and have been involved in a full-time capacity since the beginning of my engagement with the industry. I have held managerial positions at nearly every farm I have worked on. These experiences have granted me a broad knowledge base of how to produce food naturally and I would like to apply this knowledge toward an independent endeavor.

Nathan Tozier

Kate Tozier

50+

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)

I (Nathan) have participated in the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship program, which put us in an immersive situation living and working on an organic dairy farm for 2 years, side by side with the owners. In addition to the dairy, we helped with the farms pumpkin and squash operation which totaled roughly 3 acres. Beyond that, we have both worked on other dairy farms. For the last 8 years we have raised pastured poultry and forest pastured pork for family consumption and neighborly sales (small/informal).

Jeanne Hergenrother

Lincoln Vannah

10+

• Yes

• Standard Sale

Homesteading for the past approximately 13 years with dairy goats, poultry of various kinds and growing a good portion of our own food. Lincoln has one season's experience at a commercial organic vegetable farm.

Michael Chamberlain

Erika Chamberlain

30+

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale

We have experience in working with and caring for horses.

Janelle Plummer

Ross Spencer

20+

• Yes
• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy

Janelle has been working on & managing organic vegetable operations since 2012 across New England, and Ross has experience working on livestock & veg farms in CT and OR. Together, we moved back to Maine to start New Spoke Farm in 2022. We run New Spoke on rented land in Gray. We grow mixed vegetables and a small amount of cut flowers - we have a CSA with several pick-up locations across the greater Portland area. We are looking for permanent land tenure in the wider, nearby area so we can continue to grow our CSA and provide on-farm offerings. We are committed, experienced production farmers and are excited to reconnect with the Maine farming community.

Gabriel Burford

5 or more

• Yes

• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)

I worked in agriculture for most of my twenties; I've apprenticed on a vegetable farm in upstate New York, managed a college community garden, and worked on farm crews in Washington state, Alabama, and Maine.

Aubrey Hamburg

Steve Hamburg

25+

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale

We have been farming hogs and cattle since 2016 on 10 acres of farmland in Michigan. Beginning with 4 hogs for our own consumption, we quickly expanded our herd to 11 American Guinea hogs for meat production. At the same time, we also began with one Scottish Highland before expanding to 5 heads of cattle, also for meat production to feed our growing family and for breeding. We have had experience with goats, sheep, chickens, turkeys, and other farm animals since 2013. We have made a connection with a local brewery, obtaining their spent grains, and using them to feed our animals on a weekly basis. I am certified through Cornell Small Farm courses, i.e. pasture pigs and outdoor mushroom cultivation.

Mac McElwain

10+

• Yes

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Partnership
• Joint Venture with eventual sale

My wife and I have been raising chickens and gardening for 8 years. We would like to purchase a farm to move our family to, and practice regenerative agriculture. If you want to talk about selling your farm to a family that has lived in Maine our whole lives, and intend to keep it that way, please reach out.

Jodi Fee

Ian Fee

50-100

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Short-Term Lease
• Long Term Lease
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)

My husband and I are retired veterans who were raised in the countryside. My husband, Ian in England where his mother raised rabbits and always kept a vegetable garden. He has also worked in a dairy while young. I grew up with my Mum's extensive vegetable garden on the outskirts of an Amish community in Michigan. I remember working within the Amish community for years, learning as much as I could in raising livestock and poultry, haying, vegetable and flower gardening as well as baking and other farmstead tasks. I was in 4-H throughout my teens years, becoming a yearly camp counselor and eventually our county 4-h Queen. Ian has the British equivalent of a Master’s Degree in Business Management, he learned to train horses while serving in the military in CA. Once we both retired he decided on rescuing horses (mostly Mustangs) and I easily stepped back into vegetable gardening; I had a garden most of my life, in the various places have I lived, then chickens and eventually pigs. I own Jodian Enterprises LLC in Montana, under which I ran Ayramour Farmstead Markets in Bigfork MT with a market and event booth from 2013 to 2022; specializing in cut flowers, heirloom vegetables, fruits and berries. I raised heritage chickens and pigs while my husband rescued and trained horses, we currently have 2 Mustangs that have been with us for over 20 yrs. Ian is skilled in carpentry and built our barn, chicken coops with runs, pig sheds, farrowing hut and runs as well as repaired all the farm equipment. I sold the above-mentioned produce locally as well as home backed goods, old-fashioned homemade craft items and heritage chicken eggs. We sold purebred Berkshire pigs direct from the farm. I also was President of the local Bigfork Farmers Market Co-op from 2020-2022 as well as Market Manager for 2022.

Joshua Andrews

5-30

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Short-Term Lease
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)

I have 7 years of organic farming experience with a main focus on produce, herbs, and flowers and some livestock (chickens, horses, pigs). For the past 4 years I have been managing 3 acres and 3 high tunnels and running a small, profitable produce business.

Jon Belcher

Mandy Cheung

15-100

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a year or more

Hello! My name is Jon and I am an Assistant Farm Manager at a small community farm in Massachusetts but my wife and I want to start our own diverse vegetable farm in Maine. We would prefer to be closer to the coast. I have a degree in Sustainable Agriculture from Sterling College, VT and I have several years of farming experience.

Maranda Strandell

Jason Johnston

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)

We currently have an Angus herd (25) and Berkshire pigs (30). We also raise pasture poultry (chickens and turkeys) in Canaan NH. We would love to relocate to Maine to be closer to family. Jason comes from a long line of dairy farmers and I graduated from UNH with a degree in Dairy Management. We are passionate about agriculture and want to continue our dreams, wherever they take us.

Sarah Sims

Karl Koehler

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)

Hello! I started farming as a summer job in 2013 in Charlotte, Vermont, and continued until this year gaining experience on a range of farms in the U.S, Canada, and Hawai’i. I studied sustainable agriculture at Green Mountain College, and finished my undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and Agroecology at the University of Vermont. Most of my experience is in organic vegetable production - at Stoney Loam Farm and Philo Ridge Farm in Charlotte, Vermont, and Bear Roots Farm in Barre, Vermont. I then moved to Los Alamos, California where I managed a small 2-acre market garden and started my own cut flowers. My partner and I are looking for land in Maine, where he’s from, to start a diversified enterprise. The business plan will depend on the land we find, but my dream is to start a farm heavily focused on community and land health, that will eventually house education programs, events, small-scale livestock, vegetables, fruit, and flowers -but open to what the world offers

Molly Friedland

Caleb Hawkins

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale
• Owner-Financed Sale
• Lease with Option to Buy
• Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
• Joint Venture with eventual sale

I have been farming vegetables and flowers since 2009 and worked for 8 years as an estate gardener on MDI. I have worked at 5 different farms in the past decade and a half, and have studied biodynamic, permaculture and sustainable farming. I got my undergraduate degree at Warren Wilson College in NC and majored in Sustainable Agriculture and Cultural Anthropology. Currently my partner and I are growing 1.5 acres of specialty cut flowers on leased land in Hancock and Ellsworth ME. We started our business two years ago and it has evolved into a nice wholesale/retail mix of sales. We have a huge demand for premium flowers from the event/wedding industry here in coastal Maine, and we work with clients to customize their ideal event florals while keeping true to our sustainable farming/producing mission. We sell at a few local farmstands as well as wholesale direct to other florists and designers. We utilize regenerative farming practices and never use pesticides or fertilizers on our crops. We implemented a no-till system to our home property and use low-till methods at our leased plot. We keep honeybees and plant native pollinator friendly plants to create healthy and rich environments to encourage native pollinator health. We would like to eventually work produce back into our farm system, but for now we are focusing on the flowers as they are highly lucrative and we are able to add value to our products through design. We are currently MOFGA Journey People and have taken their Farm Beginnings course, we are honing our entrepreneurial skills to create a sustainable farm business that will carry our family through the ages. We hope to find our forever farm in the next five years 🙂

Timothy Hourihan

Sydney Gross

<50

• Doesn't matter

• Standard Sale

We currently run Top Blossom Farm in Dresden. Maine. We currently live in an off grid yurt on our farm, we are looking specifically for a farmhouse. Additional land would be an added benefit. Preferably within Dresden or Pittstown area close by to our existing operation.