Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Sale (Standard), Sale (Owner Financed), Lease (1 to 5 Years), Internship / Mentorship, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Business Partnership.
More info: I'm a beginning farmer looking to gain some experience here in Georgia over the next several years. I am looking for approximately 1/4 of an acre of clear, dry land with access to water (established well with pump preferred). I am interested in growing primarily cut flowers and possibly some specialty produce. Proximity to Fayette county is preferred.
Equipment & infrastructure:
More info: Fencing would be a great plus-- happy to provide the labor to install if the land owner is interested in investing in a deer fence.
Qualifications and goals:
Other qualifications:
Farm business training, Higher education in agriculture or related field.
More info: I am an experienced gardener who is looking to get started in farming. I am a year away from graduating with my bachelor's in Sustainable Food & Farming from the University of Amherst and will also be attending the 2023 Floret Online Workshop which is a specialty workshop for small cut flower farmers (expected completion in February 2023). I have also completed the "Plan Your Farm" course from the Cornell Small Farms Program which has helped me create a solid business plan for my first five years of flower farming.
Production goals:
Flowers, Herbs, Vegetable production.
More info: I am mainly interest in growing flowers but would also like to grow some specialty herbs and vegetables.
Personal experience and production goals summary:
Starting a small farm has been not only a dream but a plan of mine (and my husband's) for the past 10 years. My dreams have been put on hold for a while as I moved cross country five times in support of my husband's career as a U.S. Army officer. As he now nears retirement, it seems like the right time to begin investing in our goal of starting a small cut flower farm. Georgia seems like a great location to get our hands dirty and learn a ton in the process. I will mostly be running the operation on my own but will be joined by my husband most weekends. I am hoping to find access to a small piece of land and to sign a 3-year lease to farm. Even without land access, I am working every day to educate myself and prepare for a future career as a flower farmer. I am open to opportunities in the Fayette county area related to farming and especially related to the growing of cut flowers or vegetavle production.