I have worked outdoors and hands on for around 2 decades. Ten years for the Metro parks and 10 years as a horticulture foreman at a landscape company. I am looking to get out of the sterile formal artificial landscaping scene, and into working and managing land that has a real purpose for me.
Preferred location: Alcona, Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Lenawee, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Macomb, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford
Desired Transitional Agreement: Farm Seeker/Farm Owner Partnership, Lease, Lease to buy, Mentorship, Working arrangement with future partner
Sep 29, 2026
Desired Acreage
- 1-5 Acres
- 5-10 Acres
- 11-25 Acres
Desired Infrastructure
Desired Land Usage
Goals, Values, Vision
Id like to become as self-sufficient as possible. I don't want to work a job where the owner benefits from my labor and I feel no fulfillment. To be able to work the land, grow food, raise livestock and benefit fully from my labor would be the main goal. It seems like the only calling I have in life and what I am meant to be doing.
Farming Status
Current Farming Status
Not currently farming
Farm Experience/Education
No experience farming
Mentoring
I am seeking mentorship, I am willing to mentor a farmer
Farming Plans and Practices
Farming Method
Organic Practices
I'd like to keep things as natural and as organic as possible. I have always been of the opinion that I will work a little harder if it means I can avoid using chemicals. I don't want anything to do with the chemicals and I really don't want them out their affecting nature.