Co-Applicant / Partner Name:
Elect Leadership Academy Foundation
Experience
Please describe your past and/or present farming experience:
My grandparents instilled in me the value of sustainable land. I come from a family of urban farmers who cook farm to table. I was the first one in the family who actually took vegetables to the market place.
Are you currently farming?:
No
Are you interested in connecting with other farmers to explore collocation or collaborative farm ideas?:
Yes
Enterprises
What is the primary agricultural enterprise you are considering?:
Vegetables
What other enterprises are you considering?:
Flowers
Poultry
Vegetables
The Land
Total Acres Desired:
2.0
Tillable Acres:
1.0
Forested Acres:
0.0
Acres in Pasture:
0.5
Organic:
Yes
Infrastructure
Farm Structures Needed:
Barn(s)
Greenhouses
Shop
Storage
Farmhouse Needed:
Doesn't matter
Equipment Needed:
Any plus riding mower
Tenure Arrangement
Tenure Arrangement Considered:
Farm Manager
Lease with Option to Buy
Long-Term Lease
Owner-Financed Sale
Partnership
Short-Term Lease
Business Plan/Goals
Do you have a business plan? Please write an informative description of your vision & goals for your farming future.:
I am the Founder of the Elect Leadership Academy Foundation. We use farming as a teaching method for preservation of land in professional development classes and for youth programs. It is our vision to prepare the next generation in the importance of cultivating and preserving land for vegetation and healthy animals which all produce healthy humans.
There is a profound amount of life lessons in farming. We love to use farming and food for professional development projects. Thus far food and urban farming have helped ELA to provide a way to collaborate with urban initiatives.