Agriculture-related degree - PhD Resources environment and sustainability (research about perennial agricultural systems)
General degree - BSc. plant biology, Msc. genetics
General farming (3 years or less) - milking/ taking care of goats, pruning fruit trees, weeding, fence repairs
Do you have a business plan?
No - I'm just in the beginning of this planning journey
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - savings, inheritance
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No
Project
Farm Name
West coast nuts
Farm Project Description
I am in an initial planning phase towards starting a multistrata perennial farm based on nuts, perhaps fruit, and possibly animal grazing in the understory.
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
~20 + years
Ideal date to obtain land by
end of 2021
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
50-150
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes
Cultivable Area (acres)
50 - but for perennials does not have to be plowable
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - possibility to expand to ~200 acres would be good
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
As a perennial based enterprise, the land can be hilly, somewhat degraded, or otherwise not idea for annual agriculture uses. Ideally, this would be land that was used for annual agriculture and would benefit from restoration of 100% perennial land cover.
