Experience
Please describe your past and/or present farming experience:
I am an agroecology masters student. Last year I worked an internship with Countryside Food & Farms in CVNP. I’m currently the assistant farm manager at Purple Skies Farm in North Royalton. I’ve been gardening and working with animals off and on since childhood.
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
Greenhouse
Mushrooms
Nursery
Poultry
Sheep
Vegetables
The Land
Total Acres Desired:
3.0
Organic:
Yes
Infrastructure
Farm Structures Needed:
Barn(s)
Greenhouses
Storage
Farmhouse Needed:
Yes
Equipment Needed:
I own very little of my own, so I would need whatever is available or time to scrounge it up.
Tenure Arrangement
Tenure Arrangement Considered:
Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a Year or More
Farm Manager
Lease with Option to Buy
Owner-Financed Sale
Partnership
Short-Term Lease
Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assets)
Maximum monthly rent you are willing/able to pay:
$650
Business Plan/Goals
Do you have a business plan? Please write an informative description of your vision & goals for your farming future.:
Yes. I currently own a small business called Elsewhere Acres & Apothecary. Elsewhere Acres & Apothecary creates high-quality artisan soaps, salves, and other home and pet products using eco-friendly ingredients. As an educational farm, I would like Elsewhere Acres & Apothecary to also host workshops designed to deepen participants’ connection with the natural world through hands-on sustainable agriculture experiences.
