Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Sale (Standard), Business Partnership.
Equipment & infrastructure:
Barn, Fencing, Well / Pond / Other water source, Livestock facilities, Farmer housing, Cold storage (cooler/freezer).
Qualifications and goals:
Production goals:
Hogs, Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Christmas trees, Hay or pasture, Herbs, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production, Woodlot or forest products.
More info: We currently live in Florida with kids in middle school and high school. My wife and I are looking for a farm in Western NC within an hour drive of Asheville.
The farm will not be our primary source of income, and are fortunately in a position to invest capital into the right property so that hopefully, in the long term, we can have an organic sustainable farm.
Here is the wish list for our farm:
1. beautiful property with some pretty mountain views;
2. 50 to 200 acres within an hour of Asheville;
3. property that will be good for an apple orchard;
4. some bottom pasture for a barn, vegetables, a few head of cattle, and maybe some hay;
5. clean water;
6. potential home site with southern exposure.
For the right farm, we will pay cash and a fair price. We hope to find a place that will be our home and a legacy farm for our family.
Personal experience and production goals summary:
Years ago my grandfather had a farm in North Florida. Unfortunately the family lost the farm. During high school I worked on a farm during the summer. I'm an attorney and am blessed to have a successful law practice. My wife is a stay at home mom. Once we find the right farm I would like to hire a manager to help run the farm. We are not yet in a position to move to the farm full time and will not be able to do that for a few years.
