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Walpole Valley Farms
663 Wentworth Road
Walpole, NH 03608

Contact: Chris Caserta, Caitlin Caserta

Email: Chris@WalpoleValleyFarms.com

Website: http://www.WalpoleValleyFarms.com

General Description: On our 100 acres, we strive to raise good, clean, wholesome food. Most animals are slower-growing heritage breeds raised on pasture using sustainable farming practices. All the vegetables we grow are heirloom varieties. We concentrate our efforts selling to the local economy via farmers markets and through our on-site farm store.

Internship Starts: June 1, 2012
Internship Ends: August 31, 2012 or September 30, 2012
Number of Interns: 2
App Deadline: February 28, 2012
Minimum Length of Stay: 3 months. Dates can vary. Longer time appreciated.

Meals: Meals on your own. All interns receive a weekly food allowance to use at our on-site farm store of meats and vegetables.

Skills Desired: No previous farming experience required, but a good attitude is essential.

Educational Opportunities: Proper husbandry of a pasture-based program for heritage chickens, cows, sheep, pigs & turkeys raised for meat production. Heirloom vegetable growing and composting. Direct-sales marketing, small business profitability & management skills.

Stipend: $100/month.

Housing: Housing on-farm. All basic needs met except laundry off-site. High-speed wireless internet available on the farm.

Preferred method Of Contact: Email

Internship Details: Internship is suited to someone who desires a strong background in sustainable farming and hopes to farm one day in the future. Learn the ins and outs of raising animals & vegetables using sustainable farming methods while healing the land. Our mission is to pass on these important skills to people who will in turn put these skills to work, thus strengthening the future of farming.

Hello
I am a farmer based in Ghana at Ejura Ashanti. I would Like to know from you how many acreage does the large American farmer requires to operate under united states bye laws?.And i shall be grateful if somebody would employ me as a farm labor in his or her farmland in the united states.
Thank you.

Our goal is to build a self sustaining organic homestead of our own. We are seeking to learn the daily procedures of farming. Fast learners, extremely dependable and hardworking.
We are looking to work on a farm that incorporates vegetables, herbs (including medicinal), bees and livestock.
We are seeking a stipend and would not require housing. We have a truck and live in an RV. If there is hook-up for the RV on the property, that would be wonderful. If not, we are able to locate a campground near the farm. We are currently in NC but are not limited to NC; VA,TN,SC,KY are all options.
If you believe you have something that might work, please feel free to contact me at:
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Thank you!

Olivia

Immediate opening for intern on our small goat farm and creamery. Learn organic goat management, cheesemaking, marketing through hands on experience. Must be able to lift 50lbs and be able to follow detailed instructions.
We are located in Ulster County in New York and offer housing and stipend along with a share of farm products. Please email work history/resume for consideration. Ideally candidate will be available through November 2012

There are many CSAs here in Colorado but none that teach people how to live off the land or that provide food year round. People can't prepare when so many lack the basic skills needed to survive. My wife and I want to start a farm that grows healthy produce, has chickens, goats, and other meat sources and provide that to our community. We want to get people involved and hold classes to teach everything from how to preserve and can food to how to clean and dress a deer.

Typical CSAs produce vegetables for 5-6 months only because they are very seasonal. We want to do a large greenhouse and produce vegetables for 12 months. We also understand that our economy has changed and so must the typical CSA. No more just seasonal or "unique" items in the weekly share. We want to do tomatoes, potatoes, eggs, peppers, carrots, onions, etc. every month for our members. The items an average shopper buys from the grocery, except healthy and organic!

Heirloom seeds are also important to us because God put plants and fruits on the planet for us to eat. Most seeds today have been modified for various reasons and are made to be sterile. Only heirloom seeds can be harvested and bear fruit year after year. We will not plant any hybrid plants.

GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) are what it is called when man alters the DNA of a plant, fruit, or vegetable. Corn is actually a regulated pesticide by the EPA because of its alterations and added chemicals. Over 90% of the corn, soybeans, and cotton grown in the country are GMO. All that taken into consideration, in the event of a crisis, such as an extreme food shortage, we must have seeds that reproduce, and not hope we can find seeds at the grocery store.

We want to protect our family and our extended family and prepare for the possibility of a very scary future. We want to grow our own food from heirloom seeds, harvest the seeds for future use and raise our own meat. We want to farm natural and organic for better health. God made perfect food for us to eat and we should honor that and not try to modify everything.

By our estimations, we could supply natural, organic, non-GMO food weekly to 150-200 members with as little as 10-15 acres. This includes the land needed for goats, chickens, and rabbits for meat. I have a business plan to support our assumptions. What we need is an investor or a farm willing to get us started. We do not have the resources to buy a farm or for a large down payment. We need a break and a chance to start something totally different in the world of CSAs. Anyone interested please respond and I will forward a copy of our business plan.

Bob and Sheila Rollins. Robert_rollins(at)msn(dot)com. Email me and I will provide a phone number.

Hi, my family and I live in Spearfish SD, and our dream is to be able to buy around 10 acres with a decent farmhouse and barns on it. We want to raise our own animals for food and an organic garden and orchard. We would like to buy this land in either SE South Dakota, Vermillion area, or NW Iowa. A contract for deed or long term loan through the owner would be ideal.
We would also be open to the idea of working for older farmers.
We are a very hard working family, and just want to live the simple life.
Please respond to rachel.c.mcdaniel@gmail.com
Thank you!

I'm a twenty-five year old man, born and raised in Southern California and I'm very interested in learning self-sufficiency skills. I have no experience in agriculture or farming but I feel that in this unpredictable market, self sufficiency is going to be the key to survival. I'd like to learn how to grow, hunt, and catch my own food, prepare a water well for drinking and cooking, build my own log cabin using the least amount of tools and materials from a store as possible, and construct basic furniture needs. In all, I'd like to acquire the skills necessary to live a self sufficient frontier life. I'm willing to work for no pay.. just room and board as I'm confident the experience and education I get will be well worth my hard work and service. My current financial situation is going to make it difficult to travel very far so I'm hoping to find something in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado etc. If you have any questions or would like to contact me, my cell phone number is: (951) 837-7494. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Joseph.

Hello.
My partner and I are looking for farm land to use to farm organically in southern wisconsin. My family lives in the Kenosha/Milwaukee area. It would be nice to have 10-40 acres to farm veggies. Also want to raise poultry, bees, and hers. Any help would be much appreciated.
thank you
patrick

pbeal52885@gmail.com

Patchwork Gardens is currently seeking help with the day-to-day operations of the farm. They prefer candidates who are able to work full time (40-60 hours/week) and willing to stay with them for the length of the growing season (March-November). The right person could also have the opportunity to become a long-term partner in the farm. They are a young farm with a lot of heart and the desire to grow so this is an exciting opportunity to learn and become a part of something big.

Applicants will be required to visit the farm for a working interview and trial period before signing on for the full season.

Major Duties

o Starting plants from seed and transplanting seedlings into the garden
o Preparation and maintenance of garden including tilling, broadforking, spreading manure, watering, weeding and mulching
o Harvesting, cleaning, packing, and delivering produce for our CSA, wholesale customers, and farmers' markets
o Sharing in responsibility of feeding, watering, and other care of chickens
o Providing assistance with construction projects and maintenance of farm infrastructure (especially greenhouses)

Desired Qualifications

o Knowledge of and experience with growing vegetables without added chemicals
o Strong work ethic and desire to learn
o Self-motivated and willing to take initiative
o Attention to detail and efficiency
o Creativity and love for a sustainable lifestyle

Compensation

o Meals including fresh produce from the farm
o Housing in the renovated loft of our reconstructed 100+ year old barn or in outdoor campsites.
o Weekly stipend starting at $200/week and increasing with length of stay and performance

Please direct your inquiries to: eat.patchworkgardens@gmail.com or (937) 835-5807

For more information abut the farm, go to www.PatchworkGardens.net

I am looking for someone that wants to farm with a 100% commitment. The farm is currently being rented out so it is not brush land. I would like to grow organic vegetables and fruit. I do not have much experience in that area. The person I am looking for has to have experience in organic methods. I have many ideas for the future also by adding chickens, ducks and maybe dairy goats.

The farm is located 30 miles east of Rochester right off route 31 in Palmyra.

This is not an established business as of yet. I am looking for someone that wants to farm, has experience and wants part ownership. I am in my forties, want to do this for the rest of my life and my children do not want to farm at all. If interested please e-mail at whymeacres2001@yahoo.com.

Thank you
Tracy

I am founder and 30 year operator of 2,000 acre organic herb farm, Trout Lake Farm of Trout Lake, WA, now expatriated to Far East of Russia, Primorski Krai (state) near Vladivostok. This is the last inexpensive ag land in the world. We have bought over 5,000 acres of northern variety irrigated rice land that has lain fallow for 20 years. Lake Khanka, see on Google Map.

We would like to help active young farmers relocate here; operating partners, investors enquiries welcome. Rice yields are 5-6 tons/ha. My wife is Russian native and English teacher and we bring 11 years experience in migration and international trade along with 40 years organic intensive farming and ranching experience. Also we are open to grazing land investor partner to help stock ranch, kindred spirit wanted for excellent 15,000 acre opportunity. This area is the native habitat for soybeans. We enjoy a climate similar to Upper Mid-west; dry cold winters and warm rainy summers with perfect predictable and timely rain of 64cm annual precip.

We can help with visas and pick you up at Vladivostok International and give an amazing tour of this fertile little known yet beautiful paradise. Self-financed people only, please. This is a good chance to trade your owned acreage at rate of one to 100 and for those who are priced out of start upfarm land in USA. Ranchers like Darrell Stevenson of Montana have relocated their herds to the West of Russia where conditions are not nearly as suitable as the sunny dry winter Far East where winter feeding is not necessary in open range. Chinese help is available for best locally adapted rice and soy growing knowledge and varieties for burgeoning West European export market as well as Russian domestic market.

We are especially interested in supporters of our conservation efforts with the critically endangered Amur leopard and Japanese cranes, endangered Siberian tiger as we are in this habitat. We want to acquire farmer/rancher active participants to be a part of this preservation of this eco-tourism habitat before speculators destroy it, as economy here is booming. This is where US was during the early 60's, just behind 50nyearsnand it is easy to predict the future as we can expect the same progression here in this extractive economy that has not yet been depleted. Russia and China have the opportunity to reinvest in sustainable technologies and agriculture is the first fertile ground.

Please help us to introduce organic farming grazing, sustainable forestry and energy tech to Russia and China. Google Map go to Japan, west to Vladivostok, west across the Bay of Peter the Great to Russia China Korea border intersection. Travel up the coast an ideal area for apples, pears, vegetable truck farms. All the fruit orchards were lost during the devastating dissolution of Soviet government in 1990 and Russians resist buying produce from chemical China imports; while they pay double for locally produced vegetables. Russia pays the highest prices in the world for beef imports. Russian rice prices are 20% higher than well subsidized Chinese FOB farm prices and double US/California prices. The markets are a dream and climate and loam soils near perfect and very few farmers.

Greatest off-shore investment for peace loving Americans wishing to bail out of failing US debacle. Change the world; sustainably.
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Address to Lon or Natalia; Subject: Rodale ad

Groundworks Farm in Pittsford, VT (15 minutes north of Rutland, VT) is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, efficient, and self-starting member to join the farm team. We are a young couple running a year-round farm, growing 10 acres of vegetables, pastured chicken, pastured eggs, and pastured pork for our expanding Summer and Winter CSA membership.

This position starts April 2nd 2012 and ends November 20th 2012. 40-50 plus hours, 5 days per week. One week vacation.

Responsibilities of this position include:
All aspects of year-round organic vegetable production and distribution, including winter storage, growing winter greens, and winter preservation. All aspects of care, management, and butchering of poultry, and care and management of pigs. Management of our on-farm and delivered CSA distributions.

The successful candidate will be timely, very efficient, able to self-motivate while working alone, comfortable driving a pickup truck, tractor and delivery van, able to lift 50lbs, willing to work 50-plus hour weeks at peak season, have a car, be generally handy, and have at least 1 season of vegetable-growing experience.

This is a fast-paced work environment and there is room for the right person to take on lots of responsibility. Pay will be commensurate with experience, starting at $800/month. Vegetable Share, Eggs, Chicken Share, and Pork/Beef Share included. Nice RV trailer with kitchen, bathroom, available for housing if desired.

There are ample opportunities to attend NOFA VT Summer Workshops, as well as the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link New Farmer Workshop Series during the season.

Please email resume along with cover letter and three references to info@groundworksfarm.com

www.groundworksfarm.com

What We Offer ~ 38 acres, Free rent, electric/water....
Greenhouse 28`x 12, two acres in irrigation. Access to a tractor (our neighbor).
You can plant to your hearts content....market and keep 100% of the profits....(organic practices)
You'll need an rv or trailer....
Along with the
" Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead....Pioneer Spirit!
Land is located 12 miles north of Florence, Alabama ....
in Iron City, Tennessee.
Let's Talk....256 468-4707 (Chris)

LOOKING FOR FULLTIME JOB ON LIVESTOCK FARM IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.FOR ME THE IDEAL SITUATION WOULD BE TO WORK FOR SOMEONE FULLTIME/YEARROUND.ALSO, I PREFER TO WORK FOR SOMEONE WHO PRACTICES ROTATIONAL/MANAGEMENT INTENSIVE GRAZING.CALL ME BRANDON EDMONDS AT 260-442-5417.OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT:firstnamebrandonedmonds@yahoo.com

Three Sisters Farm is looking for 1-4 summer interns to stay with us from May - October. Interns will participate in all aspects of running the market garden.

Our main crop is a diverse salad mix with wild edibles. We also grow a variety of vegetables, herbs, berries, and fruit. We sell mainly to local restaurants and through a CSA subscription program.

In addition to vegetable gardening, interns will be able to participate in developing perennial beds and helping to build a small straw bale cabin.

Interns are expected to work 30-40 hours per week in exchange for delicious farm fresh meals. Camping is available on the farm.

Three Sisters is located just north of Slippery Rock and Grove City. There are several gorgeous lakes, streams, rivers, and hiking trails nearby. Pittsburgh, Erie, and the Allegheny National Forest are all within 2 hours drive.

If you are interested, please send your resume to threesisters@bioshelter.com.

Couple looking to rent land and a place to lay our heads in Southwest Wisconsin near Viroqua where we currently live! We want to grow veggies, raise chickens, and hold Driftless Folk School classes on site. Would like to move in February/March. Cabins on your property, houses in town with abnormally large yards, yurts in the country-- we would love to hear about any opportunity. We are excited about having our first "non-internship or work on someone else's farm" farming experience.
five-oh-eight two-nine-two three-zero-eight-zero
annie likes trees at g mail dot com

Filming from the ground up: Buiding a Small Sustainable Farm

Interns sought who want to learn more, first hand what it takes to start a small sustainable farm. Experienced growers rolling out to a third property. Very unique location- the property has 4 woodburing cook stoves, many out buildings and small buildings for inside use, pottery studio, blacksmith shop, etc. Camping on property. Hot/ cold water hookup.

Seeking to put together a team who will be filmed as the chronicling of a diverse farm operation with organic produce, pastured birds, pork and beef, berry production, honey production, and small dairy goat operation.

Please send letter of interest to: agdocumentary@gmail.com
Location is in Maryland.

I have 38 acres, in Iron City, Tennessee. What I am offering is:
No Rent, just keep the land secure and clean.
You can grow and keep 100% of the profits .
All you need is a vehicle, trailer or rv....
Nearest City is Florence, Alabama, twelve miles south.
Must adhere to organic practices.
Contact me at 256 468-4707

My wife and I are hoping to find a job working and possibly living on a farm in North Texas. It can be a job for me or for both of us. We want to work for someone that is experienced in farming and can mentor us as we plan to one day build a farm of our own. Organics and sustainable farms are top on our list. Especially those within 50 miles of McKinney, TX. We have very little hands on experience but we're eager and willing to work hard and learn. Please email any opportunities to allen.jodi.wheeler@gmail.com

Viva Farms seeks a farm manager to join our fun, dynamic and high performance team. This is a management level position that has the opportunity to build out and lead the production team.

Please visit the following website to view the job announcement:
http://www.vivafarms.org/p/employment.html

Hi, I'm looking to lease organic land in central CA. Preferably land that has been in use, and with access to equipment. Would love to trade produce, meals, chores, etc.

Hello,

I am responding to a post on the Rodale Institute classifieds from last season (03/14/2011), and wish to inquire whether the farm in this post is/was for sale, or whether the ad is looking for help.

I am seeking an internship at an organic veggie/livestock farm--hopefully in WI, my native state--for the 2012 growing season.

If there is an opportunity available at this location, I would be happy to hear more about it.

If not, I thank you for your time,

Susan S.

My wife and I are looking for a farm to lease in northern NJ or eastern PA. We would need a residence on the property and adequate pasture for our sheep. Outbuildings would be nice but not essential.

Contact: thomas(dot)Buckner(dot)jones@gmail.com.

CSA/Grazing Manager

Farm Description:
Rural Resources is a non-profit organization based on a 15 acre farm in the mountains of East Tennessee. The farm, complete with barns, creek, greenhouse, high hoop house and walk-in cooler, has been a learning center for the community to learn about agriculture for the past 18 years. We are currently interested in reviving an organically grown market garden to accommodate a small CSA. We want to fill the position of CSA/Grazing Manager.

Position Description:
The CSA/Grazing Manager position is a year-round position with responsibilities that include but are not limited to developing a CSA model farm including planning, implementing, and maintaining a market garden for the CSA as well as over-seeing small scale rotational grazing for livestock on the farm. This individual will also be responsible for training teens in the basics of growing/raising food and incorporating them as well as college students, interns, and volunteers into the production system. It also involves face-to-face time with CSA members and prospective members. This position will work with Rural Resources education and outreach staff in providing opportunities for the public to experience and learn about sustainable agriculture.

How to Apply:

Please submit a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this opportunity, a resume, and three references to:
Sally Causey, Executive Director
sallyruralresources@gmail.com

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Partners wanted to establish an organic farm. Send me your proposal--you select the Mid-Atlantic (PA to SC) 10-20+ acre property that I purchase ~$150K. You and your team/family establish the organic agriculture (sheep, hogs, goats, steer) or organic vegetable farm, e.g., to serve/start CSA. Include your proposed (negotiable) terms, e.g., rent, share-crop, lease to own. Your proposal must show that you have skin in the game, e.g., you purchase any equipment, animals, upgrades (fencing, water, electric) to property. Example of property: MLS FU7755983 (or other foreclosure properties). Send me your proposal (in body of email, no attachments, please)at 916 (no space) Romans (at) gmail (dot) com.

Looking for a partner, willing to invest work, and money (Euro 10k), and rellocate for at least 3 yrs in Transylvania (land of Dracula, Romania, European Union), to develop together an organic farm. It comes from the beginning with a 300 sqm land and cottage own by you, to secure your investment, and 40 percent of the business. I estimate your benefit to cca. 10k yearly, not counting basic expenditure. Details at cium_palac@yahoo.ro.

Devon Point Farm is seeking farm interns from April to October of 2012. Housing and stipend is available. There are two apprenticeship positions and four internship positions available, ranging from two months to season-long positions. Full job description and application instructions are on our website: www.devonpointfarm.com.

Hi. I've been farming most of my life, livestock and horticulture. I'm wanting to work on a farm where I can perfect my composting skills and I want to build an adobe house. I've been to Madison before and loved it. Let me know if you're still needing a partner to help out! 497.799.8059

50/50 partner wanted on part of an organic intentional community in SW WIS to work with authenic 49 year old male ! Includes tractor , tiller, off grid sun cottage and spot at Madison, WI farmers Mkt ! $7500 or sweat equity trade ! 608 523 4165 or 608 214 6476

BrightFarms is seeking growers to own their own business, within our business.

We are looking for entrepreneurial candidates who have a passion for farming, sustainability, produce quality and share our mission to reduce the environmental impact of the produce supply chain.

Eligible candidates should have a minimum of 1 year of hydroponic growing experience and be located in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.

Please send a resume and cover letter to:

Recruitment [at] brightfarms [dot] com

Native Offerings Farm is a 400 member and growing four season Certified Naturally Grown CSA farm 50 miles south of Buffalo in Otto, NY. We also have a 400 member fruit share and market our grass fed beef and heritage pork. We started the first CSA in Erie County in 1996. We were the Cattaraugus County Conservation Farm of the year 2008 and were the Edible Communities 2010 and 2011 Local Hero Award Winner. Stewart Ritchie is currently participating in LEAD NY Class 14.

Our shares have sold out for the last six years. We need a hard working crew so we can grow and meet the demand for our shares. The primary responsibility for the field crew is to be quick and effective cultivators and harvesters. Most of the day will be spent weeding, harvesting, washing and packing vegetables. Some general farm work is involved. We harvest most of the crops the day they are distributed so it is essential that the harvest is finished quickly so that the truck can leave on time.

This is a full time seasonal position (April through Thanksgiving). Pay is based on the performance and experience of the candidate ($7.50-$12.00hr). During the peak season (May though Thanksgiving) the work week is Monday through Friday for ten hours a day and for half a day on Saturday. Health insurance is provided the second year of employment. Housing is available locally.

The candidate must possess the stamina to work long hours, a positive attitude and enjoy working with others. Vegetable farming experience is preferred. We have a domestic work force.

Applications are available on our website http://www.nativeofferings.com
Stewart and Deb Ritchie
Native Offerings Farm
8501 Maples Road
Little Valley, NY 14755
Mail to csa@nativeofferings.com
716 257-3006

Field Crew Leader

Native Offerings Farm is a 400 member and growing four season Certified Naturally Grown CSA farm 50 miles south of Buffalo in Otto, NY. We also have a 400 member fruit share and market our grass fed beef and heritage pork. We started the first CSA in Erie County in 1996. We were the Cattaraugus County Conservation Farm of the year 2008 and were the Edible Communities 2010 and 2011 Local Hero Award Winner. Stewart Ritchie is currently participating in LEAD NY Class 14.

Our shares have sold out for the last six years. To help us grow we are seeking a field crew leader. The primary responsibility will be to train the field crew and volunteers to be quick and effective cultivators and harvesters. The position involves working with the crew and setting pace and quality standards. You will also be responsible for training the crew and volunteers for our GAP program and ensuring that we meet the standards.

This is a full time position. Pay is based on the skills and the performance of the candidate. During the peak season (May though Thanksgiving) the work week is six days. The balance of the year is flexible. Health insurance is provided the second year of employment. Housing is available locally.

The candidate must possess good record keeping skills, the stamina to work long hours, a positive attitude and be a problem solver. Leadership skills and experience are essential. Vegetable farming experience is preferred. We use a local work force. What is important is that the volunteers and crew are getting the job done to our standards and at the same time feeling that they are valued and an important part of a successful farm.

Applications are available on our website http://www.nativeofferings.com
Stewart and Deb Ritchie
Native Offerings Farm
8501 Maples Road
Little Valley, NY 14755
mailto:csa@nativeofferings.com
716 257-3006

can a summer camp come up on a farm land?

Beautiful 200-acre preserved farm for rent. Current CSA farmers moving from the farm, creating an excellent opportunity for a progressive, ecologically minded farmer. Ideally located in one of New Jersey’s most scenic rural areas, within easy reach of the New York metropolitan area. Land suited for pasture and vegetable production. Existing quality fencing, barns, farm buildings, and house.
For contact and more information, go to http://bardongoodbodyfarm.com.

My agriculture experience started in the fall of 2006 when on family land in Florida. We cleared and fenced in 8 acres for the horses, goats and donkeys. In the fall of 2007 I did a fall tomato crop. I had five thousand tomato plants. This was a self taught project with much being learned. I did a second season of tomatoes in the spring of 2008 after which in mid July I returned to N.H. where my time was split between special projects and being the assistant to the head gardener for the then quarter acre of organic vegetables at seasonal retreat in northern, NH. The retreat serves up to 500 meals a day to the guests at the height of the summer season. In the fall of 2008 the head gardener informed me she would not be returning in 2009 and suggested I take her place. The directors were agreeable and I immediately began doubling the garden to a half acre and adding a 20’ x 48’ greenhouse. The 2009 gardens were a great success with the kitchen staff constantly telling me they had never seen so much produce go into the kitchen from the garden and guest after guest complimenting on the expansion as well as the quality of the vegetables.

For me personally the 2009 growing season was very gratifying. There were many heart felt good byes with many of the younger staff thankful for the knowledge and wisdom I was able to pass to them. For me it is very for filling to be able to be a roll model for young adults. It is also gives me great joy to be part of the bye local movement and making a positive contribution to the earth we all share.

2010 brought yet more expansion, again doubling the size of the crop area to over an acre. We had an additional 4 acres cleared and stumped for future crop space. The greenhouse proved to be most valuable as all the seedlings were started in it, in March right after the maple syrup operation was wrapped up. The compost operation was moved and expanded to accommodate the expanded crop area. We added two dozen chickens to the milking goats that where there. An older tractor was purchased to increase production and with soil improvements and better weather conditions the quality and quantity of the vegetables increased.

In 2011 I set up two small gardens a my daughters houses. Taught them and they families the whole gardening process from beginning to end. I find it truly amazing how people who have looked at growing negatively in the past. Get such gratification from their efforts and a sort of spiritual connection with the earth.

I have also owned several small businesses. A donut shop, a deck/construction company, a real estate appraisal company and a catering business. I also consider myself to be a jack of all trades. There is very little I can’t do or figure out how to fix. Plumbing, electric, fencing, machining, chain saws, irrigation, general repairs, leading and motivating a crew.

I can be contacted at vradvntrs2000@yahoo.com or on facebook at farmer steve.

Work starts March 2012. Duties include taking care of the newborn calves and helping to milk our cows. Other farm work as needed. Farmhouse available for relocating. We will train the right person. Go to dairyhelpwanted.weebly.com to contact us. Interviewing now through January. Thank you.

My family and I moved to Oklahoma two years ago to be near my in-laws. I have always gardened, but these last two years I have grown an organically managed market garden and raised chickens, steer and pigs. I have discovered my calling! Unfortunately, my in-laws lost their home in foreclosure, and now we find ourselves all alone in Oklahoma. I've returned to retail management and I find my hands aching to be out in the dirt instead.

We have family near Rolla, MO; Geneseo, IL and Glenwood, IA. We are interested in moving within an hour drive of any of these places. I would be seeking one of two arrangements: to work on someone's farm for several years, learning more about organic gardening at the smaller end of the commercial scale (CSA, U-Pick, Farmer's Market, B2B) OR to rent or rent-to-own a small farm from someone who's got a place that's collecting dust. We are a family of four, and would need a house on or near the property.

I have experience growing vegetables organically using intensive gardening practices. I've worked with vertical, bed and row gardening. I compost and use companion planting. I am an heirloom tomato junkie and would love to learn more about seed saving. I participated locally in the farmer's market the last two years, supplementing our offerings with homemade bread. I served on the market board this past year. I would love to return to raising pastured laying hens.

We don't have the money to buy our own place right now. This is the chasing of a dream to make my living off the land and to instill in my children a love of farm life. This is my long-term (lifetime!) career goal and I hope someone out there has an arrangement that can be worked out to benefit us mutually. Thanks for listening! Please email me as this board gets a bit hard to follow!

Seeking Sustainable Retreat Center in Southern California

If you are on land and wish to consider another investor, or have at least 10 acres of agricultural land to sell within one hour drive of Los Angeles, please contact me at

landseeker4health@gmail.com

My wife and I would like to start a farm of our own. I have located a place in Upper Michigan that would be great, but as a lot of you out there know it is hard for a young couple to get the financial backing to start a farming business. Farming is in my DNA, and I am fortunate to have a wife that supports my goals and is willing to wok right beside me. I grew up farming, but thanks to greed in my family I lost the opportunity to farm the land my grandparents did. I am the last member in my family with the desire to farm. I want to raise my son to appreciate this important part of our culture. I have read many stories of people out there that have made their dreams come true, which has been very inspiring. I would love to hear any ideas people may have, words of incouragement, and/or partnership opportunities. I believe there is a lot of un tapped potential in the farming community if one is willing to work for it.

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r_wesener(at)yahoo(dot)com

Grassroots Farm, LLC is a woman owned and operated certified organic vegetable and livestock farm located near Monroe, Wisconsin, about one hour drive from Madison, Wisconsin, and 2.5 hrs from Chicago. We produce eggs, apples, perennial herbs and fruits, vegetables for market, wholesale, and CSA, as well as hops, pork, and beef and honey. We are on 40 acres of land and have aspirations to make Grassroots Farm as closed-circuit and diverse an operation as possible. We are looking for an individual or individuals whom have interest and experience in livestock rotational grazing to use our land and resources to grow her/his herd alongside ours. We currently have about 35 acres of grass and a 30'x40' barn. We are looking for a "self-starter" who has capitol to invest in animals and their own supplies, and is comfortable with a labor trade in exchange for facility use and the utilization of our marketing channels. Additional profit sharing and temporary housing is possible, appreciation of human diversity is a must. Email Lindsey Morris at grassrootsfarm.wi@gmail.com

To whomever,

We are Certified Organic Farmers in need of funding. We have no tractor, so we have used a team of mules to plow since 2007 (they are getting old) so are we, I am 50 my neighbor who owns the mules is 63. We have no delivery truck, so we use a van with no heater, no air conditioner, no seats, no carpet, no business decal, no exhaust, and a window that won't roll up. We deliver to nine local restaurants, two grocery stores, one health food store, and the Tahlequah Farmers' Market. We donate 10% of everything we grow to charity, we also donate 10% of all farm income.

We live on five acres of reclaimed farmland (previously a local dump). It took my Wife and I seven years to clean up all the broken glass, old car parts, hot water tanks, etc., things you normally encounter while cleaning up a dump. In the place of the trash we cleaned up (over 10 tons of it) we plowed two quarter acre Certified Organic gardens (one for us, one for the community). We plowed and planted a 30 tree apple, peach, pear, apricot, and pawpaw orchard, built a blue bird sanctuary, planted blue berries, and paw paws, brought wildlife back into the area, by purchasing Bob White quail, rabbits, and others. We cleared thickets and replenished the abandoned sage grass field with clover, fescue, vetch, rye grass, and Bermuda to fix and stabilize nitrogen. Every Fall we gather about half a ton of worm castings, leaf matter, an chicken manure from our free range hens, to rebuild the soil.

We built a beautiful wooded campsite to accommodate four or five wagons and teams of horses, there are several sites to put up tents as folks around here needed a place to rest while traveling on horse back or in wagons to and fro the River. We also strung electricity over head for lighting, and buried a water line to the campsites from our well.

Last Fall, we added a tree to tree 9 hole, red neck golf course, a couple horse shoe pits, three picnic tables, a hammock area, a croquet green, and two fire pits for roasting wieners and marshmallows. (Campers stay here and eat out of our gardens for free). We just enjoy relaxing with them around the campfire.

We have been building a new Farm Processing Kitchen on the place, for people in the community to put up their own Certified Organic vegetables, as we share our produce with several area families. Our gardens benefit 50 area families in addition to all the sales we make, as we harvest over 2,500 pounds annually.

We are in the final phase of construction on the Farm Processing Kitchen, but due to the 2011 drought, bringing temperatures over 114 degrees, wind of 30 to 40 mph, wildfire, and no rain for 78 days, we have run out of money to buy any appliances. We lost all of our farm revenue in the 2011 drought and cannot finish our project. The building is painted, the floor is waxed, the power and water are turned on, the heaters are going, but we have no appliances. To pass State Health Inspection we need a commercial stove, a three compartment sink, a mop sink, and stainless steel work tables. We hope to be up and running by July 2012.

Our seed and plant costs are about $600 annually, we are still paying off a used Troy-Bilt tiller that stopped running before the season was over, and we need a small green house, so we can start saving money by growing our own transplants. Any support for the continuation of our project will be appreciated.

Thank you, from Dry Creek Farm