Market garden partnership or lease, Central VIC
Metcalfe mini-farm is a family-run established organic market garden property in Central Victoria between Kyneton and Castlemaine. It has awesome soil, great water access, irrigation, and some hothouses. With 12 years of hard work setting it all up and improving the soil, this farm grows organic veggies, berries and fruit organically, using permaculture techniques.
If you are looking for land to grow on yourself, or you want to go into partnership on a small organic market garden, they are calling for expressions of interest to either lease part of the garden for your own growing business, or go into partnership with the existing organic market garden enterprise,
It's very small scale for a market garden, or very large scale if you want to grow your own produce to eat and preserve yourself - half an acre of established garden beds.
If you want to sell your produce, the farm has close access to great towns with plenty of people who appreciate organic produce, or you could even pop down the highway to sell in Melbourne.
Market garden partnership or lease
Listing description
Join my small organic market garden as a business partner, or lease part of the garden for your own growing. It's all set up and has been operating as a market garden for 8 years, with awesome soil, great water access, irrigation, hothouses and tools.
Land Details
Property location : Victoria, Central Victoria, Metcalfe
Total land size (Acres) : 1.4Acres
Non Arable / Arable Area : Half an acre of arable land currently used as market garden
Opportunities to expand : Possibly, but the garden size as it is keeps three people in full-time work!
Zoning : Farming
Current uses: Market garden
Current practices: Organic, regenerative, permaculture
State of the surface of the cultivatable area : 3000 metres squared
Description and historical use of land available for farming : Used as a market garden for eight years. Existing garden beds with awesome soil, currently used to grow organic vegies.
Description of road access : Bitumen.
Electricity access : Yes.
Mobile phone signal : Average
Short-term goal or vision for land :
Business partnership or lease to improve the already very high productivity.
Long-term goal or vision for land :
Business partnership or lease to further improve the already very high productivity.
Known environmental hazards : Flooding for a few hours every decade. Protected in a valley from high wind.
Current residents living on property : Family of four.
Housing and/or onsite living opportunities : None.
Availability of farm buildings : Large shed with all necessary tools.
Is the land fenced? : Yes
Availability of farm machinery and tools : All hand tools available.
Water Source : River
Water rights to these sources : Yes.
Is there restricted access of visitors?
Other: Some restrictions possibly.
Preferred agriculture production : Vegetables, fruits, herbs or flowers.
Preferred farming practice : Organic
Soil Details : Awesome sandy loam.
Arrangement
Details regarding preferred land sharing arrangement
Preferred arrangement : Partnership or lease for cash.
Would you be willing to mentor or advise the entering farmer(s)? : Yes
Do you require references from the land seeker(s)? Yes
Agreement duration preferred : One year initially but will extend if all goes well.
Farm online media
Website : www.metcalfeminifarm.com.au
Facebook page : Metcalfe Mini-Farm
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