Farm management (3 years+) - We have been operating our farm/homestead for 7 years
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - updating it currently to meet our new situation
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - but we have assests in equipment incl small excavator, tractors, field blade attachment, atv, small chipper and more
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - loan, investors, grants, business partners - currently searching for these resources
Project
Farm Name
Sisters Rising Farm - Home To Second Chances
Farm Project Description
Our mission: Show the connection between personal health and the health of our land and food choices.
We're committed to sustainability, technology, and permaculture. Our goal is to restore ecosystems for authentic wellness and modern learning.
We breed registered Scottish Blackface sheep for breeding stock - they are on the endangered list and meat. The farm also supplies eggs to the local community, primarily chicken but also duck and goose when in season. Two alpacas are our guard animals. We also have 3 pet pigs we rescued - the majority of our animals came from rescue situations. We also come with many perennial plants, shrubs, and trees. Most of the food we grow is for personal and animal use and we sell or trade with the excess.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
MOU -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Sale of Land -
Other - We are open to discussing any other possibilities as well particularly owner financing
Duration of the desired agreement
open to discussion and depends on the land opportunity
Ideal date to obtain land by
June 15 - July 1, 2024
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
minimum of 5, preferably 10+
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - our sheep love wooded areas and clear underbrush and blackberries excellently
Cultivable Area (acres)
1/4 acre or slightly less
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - anything beyond 5 acres
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Since we are mostly livestock this is not a big concern of ours. Small sunny south-facing is all we require. And space for two very small greenhouses.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - but we need at least one residence with 2 bdrms and bathrooms
Need farm buildings
Yes - barn with electrical supplied
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
water for animals mostly so a well, some watering of plants though we usually do rain catchment once we're set up - we welcome ponds, creeks, rivers running through the land and are familar with working with these sysems and protecting them
Need on-site housing
Yes - 2 bedroom 2 bathroom house, room for our vehicles (3) and our own sheds and storage tunnels we use for our equipment
