Other experience/agricultural/business training - Ran a Materials Delivery Waste Removal Business
Do you have a business plan?
No
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Minimal Savings in the form of RRSP's, Small Line Of Credit, Potential Investor once ready to expand
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - We Have some options but are definitely interested in some sort of a joint venture as well.
Project
Farm Name
Fraser Family Farm
Farm Project Description
Starting with a market Garden, and Chickens for meat and Eggs. Then growing to a full mixed use farm with Highland Cattle for Beef Dairy and Hides, as well as Heritage Pork, and Sheep.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
Yearly Lease/Rent to Own
Ideal date to obtain land by
Spring 2023
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
10-50
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - 10+
Cultivable Area (acres)
20+
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
would approximately 10-20 acres of pasture as well as wooded area.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
Yes - Not Necessarily needed but would be helpful
Need fenced land
Yes - Ideally Perimeter fenced
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
Ideally a reasonably high producing well or two, also happy to work together on rainwater harvesting
Need on-site housing
Yes - We would hope to bring a tiny house
Production type
Vegetable - Focused on mushrooms, micro greens, Herbs, Peppers etc.
Livestock - Heritage Chickens, Pigs, and Sheep as well as Highland Cattle
Hay & Forage - Ideally enough ability to produce have for a dozen cattle and sheep over winter
Greenhouse - Enough for starts as well as to produce extended season produce
