THE TAYLORS MIDWEST FARM — where barley bows to prairie wind, grains ripen in amber light, fruit swells on slow branches, and lamb grazes silver pastures. Salmon runs clear through river dreams. Rooted in seasons, raised by hand, fed by heart. This is the Midwest’s quiet song, sung from our family to yours.
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 to buy, Mentorship, Working arrangement with future partner
May 26, 2026
Desired Acreage
- 251-500 Acres
Desired Infrastructure
Desired Land Usage
Goals, Values, Vision
THE TAYLORS MIDWEST FARM — urban PA girl, moved to the heartland in 2024. No farming background. No family land. Just a quiet, loud yes to the soil.
We will grow barley, grains, fruit, vegetables, pasture lamb, and clean river salmon. Plant-based first, but not plant-only. I believe in polyculture — the old way, the smart way. Grain fields next to berry rows. Lambs grazing where vegetables will grow next season. Salmon wild caught from the boat to the counter. Everything connected. Nothing wasted.
But my real crop? Farmers.
I'm building a legacy — not just to become a farmer, but to teach farming. To throw open the gates and say: You don't need to be born into this. You just need to show up.
I was raised on sidewalks and bus routes in an urban Pennsylvania city. My backyard was a fire escape. I didn't know the difference between barley and wheat until my twenties. Moving to the Midwest in 2024 was a full stop and a restart.
I cried the first time a seed I planted actually broke through the soil. I still cry sometimes. That's not weakness. That's witnessing a miracle.
What will we grow?
Barley and grains for flour, and animal feed
Seasonal fruits and vegetables — berries, tomatoes, squash, greens etc.
Pasture-raised lamb — rotational grazing, no feedlots, no cruelty
Partner with Wild Caught Salmon — fresh from the boat, clean for the dinner table.
What will we teach?
How to start a farm with no land and no money
How to build soil, not just mine it
How to raise animals with dignity
How to fail forward and keep going
My skills (learning as I go):
Small tractor operation. Electric fencing for sheep. Basic aquaculture plumbing. Seed starting. Compost building. Farmers market logistics. Grant writing for first-gen farmers. And most importantly — how to ask for help before I break something expensive.
My vision for THE TAYLORS MIDWEST FARM:
I see a place that feels like a homecoming for people like me. City kids. Late bloomers. First-gen dreamers. People who were told they were too old, too urban, too inexperienced. I see a farm with open gates, a messy tool shed, and a long picnic table where we eat together after a hard day's work. I see workshops on grain threshing, lamb butchering, and salmon tank filter at 6 wild caught salmon practices and procedures @ 6AM. I see a small farm stand with an "honor box". I see teenagers learning to drive a tractor for the first time. I see myself, older and dirtier and happier, handing the keys to someone new.
This is not a hobby. This is a legacy.
I am a first-generation, first-year, first-everything farmer. I have a remote day job that pays for my mistakes. I have a notebook full of questions and a heart full of stubborn hope. I believe in repair over replace. I believe in sharing harvests with food banks. I believe that farming can be kind, poetic, and profitable all at once.
THE TAYLORS MIDWEST FARM is my first chapter. Not my last.
City grit. Country quiet. Open gates.
Let's grow. Together.
---Yvette Taylor
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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
Certified Organic, Organic Practices, Conventional
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