Screw machine operator with a long history of farm interest looking for a path into smallscale agriculture and out of the city. Currently raising a kitchen garden and chickens in town, and looking for space to grow a quarter acre of red spring wheat in 2027.
Preferred location: Genesee, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne
Desired Transitional Agreement: Mentorship
Jul 10, 2026
Desired Acreage
- < 1 Acres
Desired Infrastructure
Desired Land Usage
Goals, Values, Vision
While I'm currently only looking for more space to grow what my family needs, I am hoping to fully move from my city house to a plot of at least 10 acres in the next few years. I plan to grow primarily corn, soybeans and silage as animal feed for personal livestock, and an extensive vegetable garden and small orchard and grainfield for the family's food. If space allows, and time permits, I'd like to put effort into making fiber flax work as a sale crop - it's a virtually untapped market in this country with a growing demand.
Farming Status
Current Farming Status
Not currently farming
Farm Experience/Education
No experience farming
Mentoring
I am seeking mentorship
Farming Plans and Practices
Farming Method
Organic Practices, Conventional
I am not beholden to an organic certification, but my values naturally lead me to an adjacent path. Old, heirloom crops, seed saving, crop rotations on a several-years scale to mitigate pest and disease without heavy chemical applications - These may not be the cutting edge of modern agricultural efficiency, but I wish to run a family farm, not supply Kroger.
