Farmer Profile for Carmen Highhouse

Experience

Please describe your past and/or present farming experience:

2 years running a microgreen business and 3 years on a certified organic produce and flower farm

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?:

Flowers

What other enterprises are you considering?:

Flowers
Greenhouse

The Land

Total Acres Desired:

1.0

Organic:

Yes

Infrastructure

Farm Structures Needed:

Greenhouses

Farmhouse Needed:

No

Equipment Needed:

None

Tenure Arrangement

Tenure Arrangement Considered:

Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a Year or More
Long-Term Lease
Short-Term Lease

Maximum monthly rent you are willing/able to pay:

$200

Business Plan/Goals

Do you have a business plan? Please write an informative description of your vision & goals for your farming future.:

Yes. As a part-time florist, I am going to grow flowers for sale to florists and for my own designs I will sell at markets. I will offer weddings and special events. Dried flower wreaths in the winter. I have 3 years of flower seed starting, growing, harvesting, and designing experience. Walk-in cooler would be a huge plus.