Co-Applicant / Partner Name:
Megan Kennedy
Experience
Please describe your past and/or present farming experience:
I am currently consulting and planning a 40 person CSA for a farm in Cincinnati. I have worked 4 seasons as the assistant farm manager on a market garden in Northern Kentucky (full time). We had an 87 person CSA and delivered to restaurants around the Cincinnati area. I've worked with all stages of growth during the season: starting seeds in the greenhouse + care/maintenance, hardening off, cultivating, transplanting, irrigation, harvest, wash + pack and deliveries. I also have experience pruning apple trees at an orchard in Northern Kentucky. I recently started an herbal business making and selling body products (salves, lotion bars, lip balm, body butter, etc.) using herbs grown on local farms.
Are you currently farming?:
Yes
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?:
Herbs
What other enterprises are you considering?:
Apple/Fruit
Berries
Flowers
Grains
Greenhouse
Herbs
Maple Sugaring
Mushrooms
Nursery
Ornamentals
Vegetables
The Land
Total Acres Desired:
5.0
Tillable Acres:
2.0
Organic:
Yes
Infrastructure
Farm Structures Needed:
Barn(s)
Greenhouses
Other Housing
Farmhouse Needed:
Doesn't matter
Equipment Needed:
I have no equipment as of right now, except a few hand tools.
Tenure Arrangement
Tenure Arrangement Considered:
Farm Manager
Lease with Option to Buy
Long-Term Lease
Owner-Financed Sale
Partnership
Short-Term Lease
Standard Sale
Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assets)
Maximum sale price you are willing/able to pay:
$250,000
Have you been qualified by a lending institution? (if applicable):
Yes
Business Plan/Goals
Do you have a business plan? Please write an informative description of your vision & goals for your farming future.:
We are two female farmers looking for land to organically grow medicinal/culinary herbs and vegetables. We are open to different possibilities - please reach out if you think this could be a good fit: lindseynmelling@gmail.com. Here is the link to our Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/effloresceherbals