General farming (3 years+) - soil and compost consulting
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Refining business plans in the YA farm business mentorship program
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes
Project
Farm Name
Many Microbes Soil Lab
Farm Project Description
With Many Microbes Soil Lab, we offer 1) soil consulting services and 2) compost products and soil amendments.
Our mission is to support growers, farmers, farmer education organizations, and land stewards build soil, grow healthy crops, and sequester carbon. We do this by assessing the biological life in the soil; evaluating the resources in the growing ecosystem; and making a plan to ensure healthy soil and access to biologically-complete compost. Find us at ManyMicrobes.co or on IG @many_microbes
| We are a couple, Melanie and Jesse, looking for 0.25 to 0.5 acre for some combination of a place to:
- compost in windrows and hoops using thermophilic methods
- store our 10 x 20 shelter with BCS tractor, tea brewery, and tools
- live, in a cabin and/or in our 28-foot travel trailer
- grow small-scale crops for feeding ourselves and community; and to practice soil building methods in demonstration gardens
| We offer:
- soil building services, including refining your site's compost systems
- shared use of our BCS tractor
- farm, garden, house, and animal care
- our combined skills and experience as project managers and facilitators
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
License -
MOU -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Duration of the desired agreement
1-3 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
fall/winter 2023
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
0.5 acre to 2 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - interested in forest gardens, mushroom cultivation, and inputs for compost
Cultivable Area (acres)
0.5 acre
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
We can work with most types of land, including bramble patches and areas not yet suitable for growing crops. We work to build soil wherever we are.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
water for building both thermophilic compost in hoops and windrows
Need on-site housing
Yes - we have a 28-foot, 30-amp travel trailer so a pad with hook-ups is ideal although not essential; open to monthly rent payments and work/trade agreements made in writing
Production type
Other - biologically-complete compost and compost teas/extracts
