Other experience/agricultural/business training - I currently manage a guest ranch where I have had the opportinity to start a few gardens to improve the "self suficiency" of the on site restaurant. I had set up two small greenhouses to supply the restaurant with fresh herbs, salads, perrenials and berry plants.
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - I do have a busines plan to bring my vision of a "greenhouse bistro" into fruition.
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - I do have savings and I have applied for a few grants.
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - I currently have applied with Canadian funding company who will help adjust the business plan to fit the available grants and loans. I would still like all the help I can get.
Project
Farm Name
still brewing... ?
Farm Project Description
Hello fellow farmers!
I would like the farm to stay on the small scale (under 10acres). We will run as a self sufficient organic farm and bistro, omitting as much of our carbon foot print as possible. I have in vision to open what I call a "greenhouse bistro" which will focus on all of the fresh vegetables, herbs and produce from the farm. The bistro will be built inside the green house amongst all of permaculture. Think of this as a dining experience inside of the growing environment of the plants where you can pick your own fresh herbs for your plates. The menu will be plant based and seasonal, changing as we harvest a variety of different vegetables on the farm. I plan on using only horse drawn equipment and having goats on site. We will have laying hens and hives as well to use in the restaurant. We will grow our own grains, mill our own flour and serve fresh bread. As per structures we only intend on having the 1 large greenhouse which hosts the bistro, a lean-to shelter for the horses (2) with storage for equipment, a small hay shelter and a mobile trailer for staff members. All in all, the vision is BIG but the excitement is even BIGGER!
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Duration of the desired agreement
20years
Ideal date to obtain land by
September
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
10
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
all of the area needs to be cultivable
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
ALR
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - as long as there is a separation, I assume the bistro will get traffic
Need farm buildings
Yes - horse shelter, hay barn/equipment
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - hand tools are appreciated, but not heavy machinery
Need established water source and infrastructure
a well for the bistro and irrigation rights for the field
