Great opportunity for the inspired regenerative farmer interested in building your own business on 1-5 acres of land on a beautiful 46-acre property in the picturesque Mohawk Valley Lane County. Does your inspired vision include creating a food forest, flowers, herbs, nursery crops, market vegetables, fruits, vermiculture, eggs? Great! We have the perfect areas set aside for you.
20 acres is currently leased to knowledgeable off-site regenerative rancher of cattle, horses, chickens and future sheep, using mob rotational grazing to naturally build up soil microbiome. Looking for on-site tenant-farmer to complement this existing operation, while supporting owner’s long-term conservation goals of ecosystems on other parts of the property: heritage oak savanna (200-300 years old specimens), woodland-riparian and wetlands with beavers.
Your business may also include conducting workshops and classes tied into overall regenerative farming operations and ecosystem conservation in alignment owner’s Mission Statement for this legacy property. Must know how to safely operate and maintain a Kabota tractor, rideable lawn mower, small wood chipper, safely implement burn piles.
Reduced rent in exchange for certain property care-taking mowing lawns and around structures and wellness checks for resident senior reclusive widow who lives alone on the property much of the time, help in the event of emergencies such as inclement weather, fire evacuation, power outages, medical or other emergency, help with her kitties when necessary. Good separation and privacy between landowner and tenant houses.
Property care-taking responsibilities include mowing grass and edging around 5 structures: owner’s rear house, garage, workshop, barn, and other areas not maintained by rotational grazing. Maintaining perimeter fencing when damaged, clean-up fallen branches, maintaining farm access road, pruning low hanging tree branches, cutting back blackberry bushes. Keep farm equipment in running condition. We have Kabota tractor with drag mower, rideable lawn mower, small wood chipper and Kabota utility vehicle for caretaking purpose. Must know how to safely operate and maintain tractor and other farm equipment.
Landowner’s Mission Statement and Vision For Future Generations: Establish this legacy property as place for the practice, study and education of regeneration farming, conservation of the five ecosystems on the property and human health and wellness through Nature and living in right relationship to Mother Earth.
Distant Future Opportunity: The committed right-fit farming couple who is supportive of owner’s Mission Statement could have the opportunity to purchase property in the distant future and pass down this legacy to their future generations of like-minded heirs for the greater good of all concerned in a crazy world.
Rental Residence: 1100 sq, 1 bedroom 1 Bath house with detached garage and fenced back and front yards.
Available: Fall 2024 Dog friendly ONLY if trained to NOT chase cats, or livestock on the property.
Contact: Please email your descriptive applications to: dianne@porchiaswish.com
Check out our fun little videos of the Eco-Farm progress
Exploring Regenerative Farming
https://youtu.be/ItUiIpyKH8k?si=iR3_vpzg2Du4MXKn
Collecting Soil Samples
https://youtu.be/I13hf66I7Zg?si=3WdeX8a5j1NOEeRE
Establish regenerative farming practices utilizing rotational grazing of certain livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, geese) and cover crops to build up soil microbiome.
Establish this legacy property for future generations as place for the practice, study and education of regeneration farming, conservation of the five ecosystems on the property and human health and wellness through Nature and living in right relationship to Mother Earth.
Grazing of cattle, horses, chickens
Irrigation water rights for 21 acres
Clay 2
good condition barn with 6 stalls (3 available to tenant), indoor arena, hay storage, barn garage.
Kabota Tractor TLB Series, drag mower, bucket, digger, flat bed hay trailer, smaller covered trailer, Huysqvarna YTH24V48 riding lawn mower, DR All-Terrain Push Mower, lots of gardening hand tools
EFU 40, Conservation of 15-acre wetlands with beaver complex, 6-acre woodland-ripairian. Irrigation water rights for 21 acres
Clear, open, complete and honest communication is essential for building positive win-win-win relationships between landowner and tenant / farmer regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation. As landowners, we are looking for the right-fit young couple with an inspired dream for their own regenerative farming business. They must have training, education and some experience in regenerative farming practices, possess the mental-emotional-physical capabilities to execute strenuous farm work, conscientious, responsible, respectful, honest, trustworthy and inspired to contribute towards a greater good for future generations and contribute to the overall uplifting and healing energy of this property.
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