I am passionate about permaculture and cyclical farming practices. I hold a Bachelor's in Animal Science with advanced ruminant nutrition. I have hands-on experience at a bison farm, including animal handling and meat sales. I am seeking a mentor or partnership with an established farmer to learn, collaborate, and carry on sustainable agriculture.
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, Mentorship, Working arrangement with future partner
Jun 24, 2026
Desired Acreage
- < 1 Acres
- 1-5 Acres
- 5-10 Acres
- 11-25 Acres
- 26-100 Acres
- 101-250 Acres
- 251-500 Acres
- 501-1000 Acres
- >1000 Acres
Desired Infrastructure
Desired Land Usage
Goals, Values, Vision
I see a farm that breathes. A place where nothing is wasted. Animals, soil, water, plants, and people all feeding each other. Cyclical. Permaculture. Regenerative.
I learned these lessons young. As a child, I had rabbits. We used their droppings directly in the garden. Waste becoming food. Nothing lost. Rabbits can be moved between rows of crops, on contour, in rabbit tractors. That rotation builds soil, reduces work, and scales up. Permaculture in motion. I learned it from a rabbit hutch.
We also grew strawberries along the edge of the garden to manage stormwater shedding off a neighbor's asphalt yard. I didn't know the words "green infrastructure" then. I just knew the strawberries loved the water and the yard stopped flooding.
In Panama, I visited Heliconia Inn. A clearcut area of jungle had been stewarded back to life. Years of labor. Seven years later, it was a forest again. So thick I almost got lost in it. That moment changed me. Land wants to heal, but it needs a partner. Someone to do the work. Someone to steward it.
With AmeriCorps, I learned to move stormwater at scale. Rain gardens. Managing runoff. Turning a problem into a resource.
I learned Indigenous farming practices from my Haudenosaunee professor. The Three Sisters. Corn, beans, squash, planted together. Supporting each other. Thriving as a community. That is not just agriculture. That is a worldview. Farming is not about controlling nature. It is about partnering with it.
I have worked with bison on a ranch where they ranged freely. Sold meat at a farmers market. Organized mutual aid. Shown up to city council meetings. Stood with water protectors at Standing Rock. I am not afraid of hard work, long days, or getting my hands dirty.
What I need is a mentor. Someone who sees potential in a beginner. Someone who wants their land to stay in agriculture and their values to stay with it. I want to learn the rhythms of a working farm. Earn my place. One day do for someone else what someone will do for me.
My vision is simple. A farm that gives back more than it takes. A life working with the earth, not against it. A community that knows where their food comes from because I am part of their story.
That is what I am building toward. I just need someone to show me the way.
Farming Status
Current Farming Status
Not currently farming
Farm Experience/Education
Formal agricultural education
Mentoring
I am seeking mentorship
Farming Plans and Practices
Farming Method
Certified Organic, Organic Practices
I am rooted in Permaculture and food forestry. I believe in integrated agriculture, where animals, crops, soil, and water work as one living system. I follow sustainable agriculture and organic agriculture principles—not as certifications, but as values. No synthetic inputs. No shortcuts. Just working with the land, not against it.
I am open to many iterations of the permaculture method based on location, size, and local circumstances. What works on a hillside is different from what works in a floodplain. I want to learn the land first, then apply the principles.
I want to build a farm that mimics natural ecosystems. Native species. Closed loops. Zero waste. Abundance with reduced maintenance.
That is the kind of farmer I strive to be.
