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RainFresh Harvests

9 acres

Property Owner:

Farmer or farm family

Contact Name:

Barry Adler

The Land

Total number of acres available with this property:

8.9

Total acres available for agriculture:

1.5

Acres of forested land:

3.0

Acres of cropland or tillable land:

2.0

Acres of pasture:

0.0

Other open and/or non-farmable land:

Available this spring 2023, near Plain City, opportunity to take over operations or lease 2 small greenhouses (30 x 48 each) and about ¼ acre for field crops. Current grower is no longer able to do all the work and is looking to transition into retirement. Willing to discuss options for either full takeover or leasing of growing areas.

Quality of land:

Typical mid-Ohio clay loam soils. Growing horticultural crops has been optimized by use of raised beds.

Farm Information

  • Water Access
  • Barn(s) and/or Shed(s)
  • Equipment and Machinery

Water sources details:

Rainwater collection for main greenhouse. Pond for passive greenhouse and field crops by greenhouses. Additional acreage behind barn has well water available.

Equipment and machinery details:

Small Ford 1710 tractor with front end loader, tiller and bed shaper is available. Various hand tools, including a battery operated tiller also available. Drip irrigation lines for field crop areas and passive greenhouse are available.

Farm infrastructure details:

Owner lives on property and due to medical limitations is looking to retire, but wants to make facilities available to someone interested in continuing growing and harvesting crops.

Tenure Arrangement

Tenure arrangement:

Other

Other:

Open to options for either leasing or profit sharing for use of facilities. Willing to discuss a proposal by interested party.

Additional Information

  Available this spring, near Plain City, opportunity to take over operations or lease 2 small greenhouses (30 x 48 each) and about ¼ acre for field crops. Current grower is no longer able to do all the work and is looking to transition into retirement. Willing to discuss options for either full takeover with possible profit sharing or leasing of growing areas.

Current setup includes aquaponics, vermicomposting and rainwater collection, solar and wind powered systems. Both greenhouses are off the grid with one fully powered by renewable energy with backup propane for minimal supplemental winter heating. The other greenhouse is a passive solar high tunnel with in-ground fish tanks with aquaponics. Growing strawberries, raspberries, spearmint and various herbs and botanical crops, including over 100 containers of full-grown Aloe vera plants.