General farming (3 years or less) - Small-scale vegetable farming on 1/2 acre of land
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Run a market garden and sell produce and flowers through a CSA program, farmer’s market and to restaurants
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - Currently in debt attempting to start farm enterprise this year
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - Anything that would help
Project
Farm Name
Sunday Farms
Farm Project Description
Small-scale, intensive vegetable growing using no-till and organic growing methods
Currently not using any powered machinery such as tractors
Goal is to run a large enough CSA and sell enough during farmer’s market and to restaurants to support myself and run the farm for several years
Aiming to work in charitable actions to local organizations
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
MOU -
Business Partnership -
Duration of the desired agreement
3-10 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
Asap
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
1/4 acre - 2 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - Interested in partially wooded area if available but not necessary
Cultivable Area (acres)
1/4- 2 acres
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - Depending on agreement I would be interested in expanding based on income from the farm, but this is nit necessary
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Would prefer if there were some prepared beds (50feet by 3 feet) or larger though based on what land is available I would certainly ot consider land that has not been cultivated in a while
No use of harsh herbicides, insecticides, etc. Such as round-up in the past 2-5 years or ideally longer
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - More than happy to have the land-owner live in the property.
Need farm buildings
Yes - Not necessary, but would benefit from at least a small shed, and ideally a walk-in cooler
Need fenced land
Yes - If major concerns with deer
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
Would ideally have irrigation system set up, but will need at least a well with pump or municipal water
Need on-site housing
No
Production type
Vegetable - Wide assortment from lettuce to corn and would like to grow some hoop house crops. Would like to run a 3-4 season market
Grain - Small-scale production of grains such as quinoa depending on size of land available
Orchard/Fruit - Depending on land available I would like to plant fruit trees including fig, plum, pear and quince and berry bushes including raspberry and a few blueberries. Also interested I. Trying hop vines if space allows
Mixed - Flowers for a flower CSA and to market
Type of agriculture
Organic -
Other - No-till
Soil needs
Not specific in type of soil available but ideally would have access to compost nor manure nearby
Will acquire commercial insurance
Yes - I am unsure of this but would like to learn more
