Agriculture-related degree - Diploma in Regenerative Agriculture
General farming (3 years+) - SHAY: Horse training, general ranching; raising beef/lamb/chickens/turkey/goats. JONAH: 5th generation beekeeper, currently has an apiary of 19 hives. Looking to expand
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Business plan available through PDF, includes financial projections
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Savings and investments already made to startup
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - grant and loans
Project
Farm Name
Simmonds Ranch
Farm Project Description
Apiary (currently)
- 19 bee hives (14 established, 5 splits)
- Honey producing
- Offers wax products (wax wraps and candles) and salves
- Plans to increase 30 hives in 2027
Horsemanship (currently)
- Offering lessons and travel to client home facilities to train horses
- Offering training: Colt starting and miles/buttons on green started horses
- 90-day program for Colt starts, broken down into 3 stages
- All horse training comes with monthly updates with an assessment and video
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
minimum 2 years, ideal long-term
Ideal date to obtain land by
June 1
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
10 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - open to owner residing on property, need separate living accommodations for us due to severe food allergies and concern of cross-contamination
Need farm buildings
Yes - arena (preferably indoor), barn (minimum 4 stalls), round pen, shelters for horses in fields
Need fenced land
Yes - fenced paddocks/fields for horses (would like to have a minimum of 4 fenced fields with shelters)
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
producing water year-round to fields/paddocks for horses
Need on-site housing
Yes - housing
Production type
Livestock - Cattle - ability to add cattle to range is preferred
Hay & Forage - preference to fields that produce forage to rotationally graze horses
Greenhouse - grow vegetables to sustain family year-round
Bees - currently 19 hives with plans to expand to 30 in 2027
Type of agriculture
Other - regeneratively raised
Soil needs
not picky, preference to high organic material content with sandy/loam base with good drainage. minimal rockiness
Will acquire commercial insurance
No - potentially willing, do not know enough about this to agree fully but will look into
