Central Lake, MI, Antrim County
Farm Seeker/Farm Owner Partnership, Lease to buy, Sale, Working arrangement with future partner
May 13, 2026
Acreage
- 80 Acres Available
- 30 Open Tillable Acres
Infrastructure and Equipment Available
Past/Current Land Usage
Vision for the Farm
The land needs livestock and people. Ideal owners would be community minded and open to work with other neighbor farmers, Both owners are older and need to start a transfer of operations, Products are currently marketed direct to consumer through a local co-op, famers markets and by direct on farm sales. The market caters largely to the summer cottage and tourism community May - October, Winter sales are lighter.
This is an opportunity to join or start an operation, develop equity and learn from experienced operators, markets are established, equipment is available to use . A rent or lease to own with option to buy is possible. Also outright purchase of building lot or entirety of farm 1 with the available partnership with farm 2. We are open to ideas.
Past/Current Land Usage
Acreage description
East farm, Mix of meadows, improved pasture, red pine and sugar maple, Currently 52 acres fenced for cattle pasture, There is significant value in the red pine. Maple can be selectively cut. Land is also managed for deer hunting lease. Solar powered well. with gravity feed for irrigation and stock water. Equipment storage pole barn built in 2022, Additional 360 sq ft shed designed to be converted to a tiny house. Also a platform for a 24' diameter yurt, Owners currently stay in a travel trailer in summer. Echo township is unzoned, Mobile homes, travel trailers and other vehicles are allowed.
West farm 75 acres, The additional farm across the road is an active beef, poultry and pasture pig operation. That includes additional barns and storage sheds and a well developed garden area. It is fenced and broken up into several pastures for rotational grazing. Typically carrying 24 cows, 250 hens, and 20 pigs. There is also rented land for hay production. Shipping container converted to freezer and egg processing facility are operational
Farm equipment available includes.4 tractors 30 - 90 HP, Hay mowing, raking, baling and transport equipment, feed grinder/mixer, planters, manure spreaders, cultivation tools, portable electric fencing, shop tools, wood chipper, farm truck, trailers,
Farm one is directly across the road from 2. We walk to see each other. A 5 acre building lot can be separated from farm 1 to build a home and develop equity.
Owner of farm 2 does not wish to sell at this point.
Farms are on an all weather paved road with fiber optic cable and 3 phase power available.
Description of the property’s current condition, current use(s), and past use(s)
This is a hilly farm with great timber resources and recovering open areas suited to silvopasture. Currently about 10 acres is in crop production. Beef cattle are rotated in 52 acres of improved and natural pasture. The red pine areas are being re established into silvo pasture with the next thinning planned for 2030, The maple areas are virgin ground that has never been cleared but timber has been selectively harvested.
Historically these were smaller farms, Potatoes and vegetable were grown for local markets, All types of livestock have been on the places.
Additional Information
Owners are career agriculturalists with a background in Ag education. Our goal is to find young people that wish to farm, improve the land and put down roots. We are prepared to mentor and assist.
Soil Type(s)
Kalkaska ,Blue lake, Sandy loam,
Transition Agreement
Farm Seeker/Farm Owner Partnership, Lease to buy, Sale, Working arrangement with future partner
Open to ideas. The property will be sold eventually. Owners adult children are not interested. A purchase or lease to buy is possible. Buying a building lot is an easy entry to both operations.
Sale Price or Estimated Market Value
300k farm 1, Building lot negotiable.
Price for Lease Per Acre
Flexible
Mentoring
I am willing to mentor a farmer
