Leasing a half acre

Hi everyone,

My spouse and I have been running an urban homestead for about a year now. We have rabbits and quail on our own property, and then we also have 6 community garden beds for our garden space. (Our land is very shady).

Today we met with a local farmer who, on a handshake agreement so far, has agreed to lease a half acre to us to play with. This is a major windfall for us, and we're over the moon.

We're looking forward to having a season of learning and getting to know the farmer as well. Feels like things are falling into place, and it feels really good.

It sounds like a great way to experiment and learn!

Please keep us posted with your progress. It’s always good to see new projects as they develop☺️.

Congrats and welcome to Permies! Is the land closer to your homestead than the community garden plots? It sounds like it could end up being a great thing for you. I have so may questions but I don't want to inundate you. As Liv stated, keep us updated. That way it can be an ongoing conversation based on what is actually going on.

j

Jim Garlits wrote:Congrats and welcome to Permies! Is the land closer to your homestead than the community garden plots? It sounds like it could end up being a great thing for you. I have so may questions but I don't want to inundate you. As Liv stated, keep us updated. That way it can be an ongoing conversation based on what is actually going on.

j

Thanks for the welcome! The land is probably the same distance as the majority of the plots, but our plots are scattered all around the city so it was a PITA to work them last year. It was a lot of "Did you water at xyz garden?" "no, should I have?" "dammit, we haven't been there in a few days, I'll go tomorrow."

Ask away! I find that when more experienced people ask me questions, I learn a lot about what I'm supposed to know.

The farmer we're leasing from grows differently than we plan to, which is fine. He's known for his sweet corn, so he's pretty set in his ways. I do agree that he has the best sweet corn in town, and he's in his 70s. I'm pretty grateful that he's still up and at it. He's going to plow the field for us, and if we plant in a way that makes sense for his equipment, he'll do some of our weeding as well. He's a very generous landlord, and we're planning to give him a share of what we grow.