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Co-Applicant / Spouse:

Kelly Collins

Total Acres Desired:

no less than 10

Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Short-Term Lease
  • Lease with Option to Buy
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

Timothy and Kelly both have been farming since childhood Experienced in vegetable, herb, orchard, nursery, Beef, dairy cow, pig, chicken, Nubian goats and Great Pyr Dogs Simpler thyme farm is known and looking to have a farm property to increase our ability to grow
Husband is also a contractor and is able to turn a project farm into a full functioning home and business
Kelly is a Registerd Nurse who also is a Reiki master and herbalist
Currently in York County, but current property owner passed away, and children have chosen not to honor current lease , because developer has offered large amounts of money, we will put any property into trust to maintain farmland for generations

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Total Acres Desired:

<10

Organic:
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Standard Sale
  • Owner-Financed Sale
  • Long Term Lease
  • Lease with Option to Buy
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

I have a small cut flower farm on the outskirts of Montpelier, VT called Old Time Flowers. I grow intensively on 1/10th acre of leased land and follow organic, no-till growing practices. This is my second year growing here. I offer fresh and dried flowers through my seasonal CSA, honor stand in town, local orders and sell wholesale dried wreaths and bouquets to local businesses.

In the past I've worked on organic veggie farms across the country as an apprentice (through MOFGA), employee, and crew leader. I ran my own small market garden with mixed veggies and flowers in westnern North Carolina for a season. I've also worked at High Mowing Seeds in VT and at the Johnny's Seeds research farm in central ME.

Total Acres Desired:

25 or more

Organic:
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Owner-Financed Sale
  • Long Term Lease
  • Lease with Option to Buy
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

I really don't have formal training in the farming industry. I have worked on a farm in my teens and learned how to hay , and grow crops to be self sustaining from feed for the animals to feeding families in the area.I have maintained a vegetable garden for my family and others. As for livestock I raise and show Great Pyrenees dogs and am highly interested in the genetics of bettering the breed. So i would use this knowledge and improving the cattle or other livestock.

Co-Applicant / Spouse:

Gregory Bender

Total Acres Desired:

25-100

Organic:
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Standard Sale
  • Owner-Financed Sale
  • Lease with Option to Buy
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

I have a diverse background in farming. I began my farming career on Martha's Vineyard as a farm worker on a diversified vegetable farm. I worked in the fields, the market store, and ended up managing the 1 acre herb garden for the season. The next year I returned to MV as a farm worker on a 20 acre mixed vegetable farm. There we sold produce at the farmer's market, delivered to local markets, and had a 200 member CSA. I then graduated from college, UMass Amherst, and went into the Peace Corps as an Ag. Extension volunteer. I worked on small farmers and with small farmers to diversify their production and decrease use of pesticides/insecticides. I returned to the United States and was an intern with John Jeavons of Ecology Action in CA. This was a 1 acre diversified educational farm. I then moved to New York and was an Asst. Farm Manager on a 20 acre diversified vegetable farm. We had over 50 types of crops and distributed to a CSA and to the community where we lived which was a living center for those with developmental disabilities. After this I returned to the west coast to settle in Eugene, OR. While there earning my Masters in Teaching I was an Asst. Manager on a 1 acre diversified vegetable farm. After finishing my degree I moved to Portland, Oregon and began teaching at high school in SW WA. I created a horticulture program and small farm at the HS I worked at. I ran a commercial greenhouse and 1 acre market garden for the school. All of these farming experiences were on small diversified farms that were either organic, biodynamic, or a combination of regenerative practices. My husband and I bought 2.5 acres in SW WA where we had a small vegetable farm, chickens, pigs, and a fruit orchard. We sold to local restaurants and to a weekly subscription. We sold eggs and slaughtered our pigs at home.,
I am now in Connecticut as the Farm Ed. Coordinator at the Hotchkiss school but last winter our farm manager left and I took over as interim farm manager for 4 months. We have a 280 farm but cultivate around 3 acres including high tunnels, chickens, pigs, and an orchard.

Co-Applicant / Spouse:

Kelly Cote

Organic:
  • Yes
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Lease with Option to Buy
  • Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

Hi I'm glad I found ya!I'm looking to rent to own a small farm i have had my lil farm for 4 winters now an im looking for a permanent homestead for us,which is myself, my 8yr old Stryker dog,my 13yr old potbelly I've had since 3days old,Gracie the beughftul boergoat,Sitsue almost 3 my working steer will be an ox in jan.my Bubba baby,yr old pet rooster an my fixed fat an happy barn kitty's, im willing to live on as helper on the farm if anyone is looking,maybe to sell to me when they decide to move on,its getting colder,I do have a large camper home.Hope this will help me!Thankyou ~kelly 🚜 trublu farms

Co-Applicant / Spouse:

FarmLink Coordinator

Total Acres Desired:

30+

Organic:
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Standard Sale
  • Owner-Financed Sale
  • Lease with Option to Buy
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

Sue Lanpher is standing in as contact for this farm seeker. They are using discretion in their farm search due to current commitments, before notifying jobs of a departure.

We began farming in 2009 and moved home to Maine to start our own farm two years later. Since then, we have owned and operated our own financially successful, MOFGA-certified organic farm on leased land. We grow 5-10 acres of produce every year, which we wholesale year-round to accounts in New England. Farming has been our sole source of income for the last 8 years.
We are financially prepared and eager to purchase our own land. We have a robust business plan and we are pre-approved by our local bank for a mortgage to purchase the land and infrastructure we need. While we are poised to grow the business, we can pay the mortgage without any growth. Owning farmland will allow us to expand our farm business to satisfy unmet demand from our established customers, take on new customers, increase our soil stewardship practices, and provide permanent housing for ourselves.

Total Acres Desired:

100-500

Organic:
  • No
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Long Term Lease
  • Lease with Option to Buy
  • Farm Manager
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

Experience managing sheep, cattle, poultry, and pork under management intensive grazing systems for the production of meat and milk including reproduction, herd health, and maintenance of disease free status. Experience managing land for the production of high quality pasture and forage. Experience with all aspects of building and maintaining facilities and infrastructure.

Total Acres Desired:

100

Organic:
  • Yes
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a year or more
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

I do not have any past or present farming experience, however I have done a lot of gardening in my small but fruitful vegetable garden at my house on the Maine Coast. I am a first year student at College of the Atlantic, and will be taking a class next term called Sustainable Food Systems. I also plan on volunteering at either Peggy Rockefeller Farm or Beech Hill farm when my schedule allows for it, and hopefully doing work study there at some point. Because I am so interested in farming, I have done extensive research on the topic. I plan on doing an independent study on Regenerative Agriculture and its vitality in the fight against climate change during my second year at COA.

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Total Acres Desired:

5-10

Organic:
  • Yes
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Standard Sale
  • Owner-Financed Sale
  • Lease with Option to Buy
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

8+ years of commercial farming experience, primarily in annual vegetables, though some dairy experience as well. Currently working for Johnny's Selected Seeds as a variety trial manager for a set group of crops on the research farm.

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Co-Applicant / Spouse:

Matt Kovarik

Total Acres Desired:

20+

Organic:
  • Yes
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Owner-Financed Sale
  • Short-Term Lease
  • Long Term Lease
  • Lease with Option to Buy
  • Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
  • Partnership
  • Joint Venture with eventual sale
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

We have been collectively farming for 10+ years on organic vegetable farms and with livestock. We currently manage our own small-scale regenerative farm on leased land. We raise pastured waterfowl, grass-fed sheep and nursery crops, with the hope to expand our livestock enterprises once we transition to a larger piece of land. We are college graduates with degrees in science and have a passion for caring for the land through organic practices. We are currently participating in MOFGA's Journeyperson program.

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Co-Applicant / Spouse:

Kelly Dunbar

Total Acres Desired:

10+

Organic:
  • Yes
  • No
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assests)
  • Partnership
  • Farm Manager
  • Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a year or more
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

We are currently working and living on a MOFGA certified organic farm in Washington County, Maine.

We are involved and experienced in many aspects of the farm including daily animal care (large poultry flocks, pigs, and cows), poultry processing (slaughter, cuts, packaging, and deliveries), dairy (milking, bottling, cream, yougurt, cheese, and butter), as well as general farm maintenance, and farmers markets.

We both aso have several years experience working as environmental educators in a farm and forest school. In addition to teaching children and running various community and educational programs on the farm, we also are experienced in caring for the site (management, maintenance, development, and stewardship) the farm (seedling care, raised beds, crops, perennial gardens, honey bees, and maple sugaring), and the animals (laying hens, broilers, turkeys, ducks, goats, sheep, and pigs).

Application Date:

01/14/2019

Total Acres Desired:

100 to 500 Plus Acres

Organic:
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • 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)
  • Partnership
  • Joint Venture with eventual sale
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

Experienced Farming Group looking for large tracts of farmable tillable land and will consider pastures and fields, as well.

Total Acres Desired:

3+

Organic:
  • Doesn't matter
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Standard Sale
  • Long Term Lease
  • Lease with Option to Buy
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

I have been gardening and farming for over fifteen years. In 2006 I was a MOFGA apprentice at a permaculture homestead and tree nursery in Franklin, Maine. From there, I moved on to develop my own permaculture- focused homestead with gardens and livestock including poultry, dairy goats, honey bees, and meat rabbits, which I tended for 8 years. In 2013 I was accepted into the MOFGA Journeyperson program, initiating 4 growing seasons of running my own cut flower farm. I grew on a half acre and marketed to wholesale accounts, studio florists, farmer's market, CSA, and did wedding design. In addition to my own farm, I have worked on 2 other flower farms in Maine as co-manager and harvest crew. With over 20 years of self-study in herbalism, today I am interested in a dual approach: using permaculture and biodynamic methods to grow medicinal herbs and flowers, and building a pollinator and native plant sanctuary. My desire is to grow medicinals to sell to established herbalists in the state; to develop a native plant nursery for retail and wholesale sales; and to offer folks educational resources around the how's and why's of growing and maintaining native plants and their vital role in the web of life, particularly through the lens of pollinator habitat.

Total Acres Desired:

50

Organic:
  • Yes
Seeker(s) is considering the following arrangement(s):
  • Standard Sale
  • Owner-Financed Sale
Seeker(s) past and/or present farming experience:

Lived and worked on two small family farms in Maine and Ohio, since childhood; grew herbs, veggies, berries/orchard, flowers, grains, established butterfly gardener and promote conservation.
Have some experience in preparing farm plan and marketing. took courses on anti- GMOS’; plants and human affairs; botany; conservation organic & sustainable methods