Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology

Crosshatch builds strong communities through the intersections of art, farming, ecology and economy. www.crosshatch.org

Preferred location: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Otsego, Wexford

Desired Transitional Agreement: Farm Seeker/Farm Owner Partnership, Lease, Lease to buy, Sale, Working arrangement with future partner

Jun 10, 2024

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Desired Acreage

  • < 1 Acres
  • 1-5 Acres
  • 5-10 Acres
  • 11-25 Acres
  • 26-100 Acres

Desired Infrastructure

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

Desired Land Usage

  • Bees
  • Cattle - Beef
  • Cattle - Dairy
  • Christmas Trees
  • Flowers
  • Fruit
  • Fruit Trees
  • Goats - Dairy
  • Goats - Meat
  • Grains
  • Hay
  • Hemp
  • Horses
  • Nursery Stock
  • Organic crops
  • Pigs
  • Poultry - Layers
  • Poultry - Meat
  • Sheep
  • Timber/Forest Land
  • Vegetables

Goals, Values, Vision

Crosshatch seeks inquiries from land owners and land seekers in NW Michigan to support land transfer and land access goals. 

Additionally Crosshatch offers farmer education programming focthat uses on hand-on learning across a wide array of practical solutions and ecological farming systems. Our approach focuses on connecting (aspiring and current) farmers and land stewards to one another for learning and support (peer to peer). Our goals include: 

  • to provide farmers with exceptional education
  • to provide support to implement personal and business improvements and 
  • to build farmer relationships so that our community is more resilient and vibrant for an ecological and creative future

Farming Status

Current Farming Status

Not currently farming

Farm Experience/Education

Formal agricultural education

Farming Plans and Practices

Farming Method

Certified Organic, Organic Practices, Conventional