For New Farmers
Vermont
#291 - Modern 250+ cow dairy farm in northern Vermont seeks herdsman: duties include maintaining herd health, heat detection, calving assistance, supervision and training of Hispanic employees, record-keeping, helping with crop harvesting for a salary of $35,000+ and ten heifer calves per year. Farm is well equipped with modern, well-maintained equipment, and plans to expand to 350 cows and to install a wind turbine and methane digester. Position is ideal for farmer to start one's own herd and gain experience in modern, progressive dairy.
#309 - Partners sought for ongoing farm enterprise in central VT: a diversified organic CSA farm raising vegetables, fruit, greenhouse plants and poultry, with a bakery, campground, and an educational compenent seeks farmers interested in being responsible for, or actively engaged in, vegetable and fruit production, and in establishing a livestock operation. Farm consists of 70 acres of which 40 are open: about 20 for livestock and 10 for mixed fruit, vegetables and ornamentals; water is plentiful and of excellent quality. Buildings include two greenhouses, a barn, a new farmhouse with licensed kitchen, a trailer, a 24’x32’ off-grid woods house, and other smaller buildings mostly for the guest part of the farm. There are three tractors, crop production equipment and some portable electric fencing on hand. Marketing is well-established, at a large farmer’s market, CSA since 1991 and several good wholesale outlets.
#313 - Fifty-five acre farm currently run as beef operation for rent in east-central VT: 25 acres with new five-strand high tensile fencing with small interior pastures for rotational grazing; five acres with four-strand horse fencing; and further twenty acres of hay field. Water is available both from stream on two sides of the property and from long-established well with connections to the pastures. Owners are willing to consider other creative agricultural uses for the property. Buildings include 36' shed and farmhouse with two+ bedrooms, bath, office, large living room and kitchen with pantry has new furnace and includes some basic appliances. Property is two miles from major road leading to I-91 and within half an hour to several good-sized cities.
#340 - Land for lease in Charlotte, VT (northwest central): twelve acres of mowed clay- soil fenced pasture suitable for vegetables and other uses, with creek frontage and ample road frontage, within a half-hour of Burlington. Lease terms are flexible.
#346 - Farm for sale in Corinth, VT (east central): very productive 222 acres includes 11 in pasture and 45 tillable (predominantly Buckland soil) with well-managed forestlands, all in comprehensive land-use management program and subject to conservation easement. Excellent water supply includes year-round stream, swimming pond, and drilled well (30 gpm) that serves entire farmstead with many frost-free hydrants. Buildings include: an 18th century, two-bedroom, two-bath, 2080 sq ft cape farmhouse; a 33x75 timberframe barn with hayloft; a 48x40 pole barn; equipment shed; two smaller sheds; a 17x32 building with electricity, water, septic and full-story concrete foundation; and a three-room cabin that needs work. Farm, which would easily certify as organic, was operated as a sheep dairy but could be used for a variety of enterprises, within easy travel to good-size market cities. Asking $495,000.
#348 - Farm for immediate sale or lease in Arlington, VT (southwestern): seven acres of open meadowland with river frontage, prime land with excellent soils, access, and available water; includes barn with loft, studio and office/showroom space on well-travelled road. This property is included in a larger-scale development plan whose final form will depend on the responses to the various offerings. Land or buildings can be dealt with separately if necessary.
#364 - Farm for lease in Pittsfield, VT (central): 40 acres of which 20 are pasture, 5 are tillable and 15 in woods, currently supporting 5 Highlander cattle. There are two barns, newly-built within the past five years: one 30’X80’ with heated greenhouse attached, with radiant heat floor, water and electricity; the other, 30’X30’ two-story for livestock with water and electricity. Access to water includes on-site well and several ponds. There is permanent electric fencing on the perimeter of all fields. Off-site housing can be included in the lease. There is an established customer base including a local B&B, general store and a catering business, all within 20 minutes of major highway.
#367 - Certified-organic dairy farm in Bridport, VT (west central) for sale: on 350 contiguous acres in land trust with complete milking, livestock housing and feeding equipment in multiple barns, all in excellent condition, currently serving 270 milking cows and 224 young stock. There is an experienced farm manager and trained help available for hire with worker housing on site. A four million pound quota is in place and potentially transferrable in this profitable enterprise, all near a vibrant community with a choice of equipment, feed, veterinarian and breeding services.
#370 - Farm for rent or lease in Waterville, VT (northern): 130 acres includes 30 acres of open pasture with some electric fencing and 100 acres of woodlot with sugar bush, previously farmed for beef cattle, heifers, vegetable crops and maple syrup. There is a three-bedroom house, hay barn, sugar house and equipment shed, and owners would consider use of tractor, haying equipment and some other implements. In return for use of the above, owners seek tenants who will work ten hours per month on general maintenance of land and buildings and pay rent of $700/ month. Owners would consider a partnership for a proposal requiring any capital investment.
