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Reference#: 166

County: Bernalillo

Zip code: 87120

Type of opportunity sought: I currently do not have farmland, but I am looking for land to farm.

Specified interest in farming/ranching/animal-raising: I am interested in farming full-time, as a hobby, or as a part-time job.

Interested in growing/raising: Vegetables, fruit, herbs, vineyard, poultry/fowl, and goats/sheep.

Interested in these farming/ranching practices: Organic, biodynamic, and/or permaculture.

Background in farming: I have some agriculture-related experience.

Education/Training: Informal apprenticeship and general college degree.

Willing to consider the following types of business arrangements: Buy/sell.

Stated interest in on-site housing: No preference.

Other Information: We (young family) are looking for 1+ acres of farmland in the Albuquerque area or East Mountains. I have a part time job and plan to farm part time, initially for our own family but with the option to produce more eventually. I have a degree in forestry and grew up helping out on my grandparents'/uncle's farm. We have found someone to partner with this year, but we're still interested in potentially buying a piece of farmland.

Listing Date: February 21, 2012