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Emmett
Hopkins
Lynda Hopkins
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Our family has owned and operated a CSA and farmers market farm in California for 12 years. We have been growing row crops, tending fruit trees, and managing a rotationally grazed egg-laying chicken flock for primarily direct-to-consumer sales, with some distribution through local restaurants and small-scale wholesalers as well. We have experience raising a herd of dairy goats (non-commercial dairy; income was primarily through sale of show-quality goat kids), sheep, heritage turkeys, ducks, and geese. We have also grown grains, dry beans, and seed garlic. We are launching our first-ever pumpkin patch this year.
- Cumberland County
- Hancock County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- Waldo County
- Washington County
- York County
- Apple/Fruit
- Beef
- Berries
- Christmas Trees
- Goats
- Greenhouse
- Hay/Forage
- Livestock
- Pasture
- Poultry
- Row Crops
- Sheep
- Vegetables
- Woodlot
10-200
Minimum 5
Open to any
Minimum 5
Minimum 5
The more the better, but not mandatory
- Doesn't matter
- Barn(s)
- Other Housing
No equipment needs; willing to acquire equipment offsite if necessary.
- Standard Sale
- Partnership
- Yes
We are exhausted by wildfire seasons in California, and want to invest in a farm in Maine. We are open to a variety of locations and farming types. Ideally, we would like to enter into a partnership with a farmer or aspiring farmer, in which we would purchase and/or finance the farm, and the partner would live and work on the farm year-round. We would spend time on the farm seasonally at first, and not plan to live there year-round. We would be willing to work with an experienced farmer or with an aspiring farmer; we could provide mentorship to a less experienced farmer, or collaboration with a more experienced farmer.
Ideally the farm would have at least 2 houses on it: one for our farming partner, and one for our family. Our house could be rented out as a farmstay (if local regulations permit) when we are not there, in order to generate additional revenue to supplement farm income.