Charlie

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

  • Barns or other facilities
  • Farmer Housing
  • Fencing
  • Irrigation/Water Access
  • Road access

Desired Land Usage

  • Bees
  • Flowers
  • Fruit
  • Fruit Trees
  • Goats - Dairy
  • Grains
  • Hay
  • Nursery Stock
  • Organic crops
  • Pigs
  • Poultry - Layers
  • Poultry - Meat
  • Sheep
  • Vegetables

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.