Emma Courson

Farming Full Time

Updated Apr 29, 2026

  • More than 10 acres
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Emma Courson

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Desired Locations

Plan

I am seeking farm land to lease or purchase within a 30-40 minute drive from Athens, GA. I plan to run a diversified fruit/vegetable/livestock operation to provide food to the greater Athens community and build community connections through farm-based events. 

Desired Transitional Agreement

  • Sale
  • Lease

Description of Desired Transitional Agreement

I am open to exploring purchasing land, leasing to own, and more traditional lease arrangements. I am interested in placing farmland in a conservation easement to preserve agricultural land in perpetuity.

Type of Current Production on Farm

Produce / Land Cover

  • Flowers
  • Herbs
  • Vegetables / Fruit

Livestock

  • Bees
  • Poultry
  • Sheep / Goat

Additional Information on Produce or Livestock Needs

Initially, I would like space to pasture raise poultry in mobile coops. I am interested in land that has pasture for future cattle and sheep rotational grazing.

Preferred Equipment and Infrastructure

  • Farmer Housing
  • Barn / Storage
  • Fencing
  • Well / Pond / Other Water Source
  • Processing Facilities
  • Cold Storage (Cooler/Freezer)
  • Access to Electricity

Equipment and Infrastructure Details

The ideal farm would have barn storage space, a well, electricity, and either space or existing post harvest fruit and vegetable processing and storage facilities. Farmer housing or space for eventual housing is needed.

Preferred Farming Status

Full Time

Farming Experience

6 to 10 years

Farm Education/Training

  • College / University
  • Volunteer
  • On the job

Additional Info on Experience/Education

I graduated from UGA in 2019 with a B.S. in Horticulture with an emphasis in sustainable food production, with certificates in organic agriculture and local food systems. I have worked a variety of farm jobs, beginning as a farm hand in high school and now in a farm management position with a non-profit. I currently manage a 130 acre farm. I have interned and learned biodynamic beekeeping from a NE GA farmer and care for 6 hives. I have animal husbandry experience with the following livestock: Goats, sheep, alpacas, cattle, donkeys, chickens, and turkeys.

Desired Locations

  • Baldwin
  • Banks
  • Barrow
  • Burke
  • Clarke
  • Columbia
  • Dawson
  • Elbert
  • Fannin
  • Forsyth
  • Franklin
  • Gilmer
  • Glascock
  • Greene
  • Habersham
  • Hall
  • Hancock
  • Hart
  • Jackson
  • Jasper
  • Jefferson
  • Jenkins
  • Jones
  • Lincoln
  • Lumpkin
  • Madison
  • McDuffie
  • Morgan
  • Newton
  • Oconee
  • Oglethorpe
  • Putnam
  • Rabun
  • Richmond
  • Stephens
  • Taliaferro
  • Towns
  • Union
  • Walton
  • Warren
  • White
  • Wilkes