Property Description
Looking for farmer/s to lease our farmland: close to downtown Hillsborough, many local Farmers' markets, and farm-to-table restaurants. Approximately 30 acres available for use: Half pasture with acreage for vegetable production. Pasture, woods, and streams available for goats, sheep, pigs, poultry. Mature and juvenile fruit and nut trees. Year-round greenhouse. Chicken tractors (more can be made). Metal hoops for caterpillar tunnels.
Seeking long term commitment.
Type of opportunity
Type of opportunity - more info
Looking for a farmer wanting to grow produce and/or raise chickens, goats, sheep, pigs.
25’x100’ Greenhouse (greenhouse within a greenhouse: outer shell double ply inflated plastic with 2 layers of shade cloth, inner shell single ply; growing area and buffer air space between the two can be conditioned with underground air tubes, not yet installed but available; fans and irrigation plus an industrial exhaust blower for summer cooling; approximately 40-55 gal water drums for heat retention in winter).
8’x8’ stainless steel military refrigerator container for produce.
4-basin stainless production sink for cleaning produce.
Equipment & infrastructure
- Well / Pond / Other water source
- Greenhouse
- Farm equipment
- Processing facilities
- Irrigation equipment
- Cold storage (cooler/freezer)
Equipment & infrastructure - more info
3-Point Plow: Discs, Rake, Box Blade.
Year-round Greenhouse: 25' x 100'.
Cooler/Freezer: 8' x 8'.
Metal Hoops for Caterpillar Tunnels: approximately 300' of 6ft and smaller tunnels.
Four-Basin Stainless Steel Sink.
Pipe Laying Tool for underground Irrigation Lines.
Gated locked property.
Current production on farm
Current production on farm - more info
Pears
Current and past farming practices
- Ecological production but not certified
Current and past farming practices - more info
Vegetables and greens
Additional aspects
I’m looking to have as much complementary food production as possible, don’t want mono-production. The prior farmers learned to scale back and do fewer crops better, keeping their customers happier and themselves sane. Multiple independent businesses may work better. Organic or best practices.
I would also like to see cheese production.
I’m a builder and am about to build a house and, depending on what farm production looks like, would like to build a commercial kitchen for the farm's use.
I would also like to see a small black soldier fly facility (I could help build), to turn farm waste into protein for chickens.
Most importantly, harmony with all involved.