Missy and Paul are looking to purchase 40 to 100 acres and transition conventional land to a regenerative model in the driftless region of Minnesota (Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona counties within two hours of Saint Paul). They hope to work with the current landowner to understand the history of the land and strategies employed in the past to inform the future of the farm. They are looking for a mix of forest and crop land, with a variety of soil types and topographies that provide opportunities to preserve or restore features such as a river, creek, or wetlands. They envision the property as a laboratory for agricultural, forestry, and sustainability projects led by educators and scientists and drawing on local expertise. They look forward to learning with and participating in the local community. They will access the resources of the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for projects that could involve carbon sequestration, prairie restoration, or oak savannahs. They are excited by the potential for collaborative learning as well as cooperative ownership. Their goal is to have some positive impact on the climate change by demonstrating the possibilities of land stewardship and regenerative practices and telling those stories. A residential writing fellowship located on the farm will help promote successes as well as our missteps. Housing or outbuildings are necessary. Overall transition timing is flexible, however, they need to formally close by April 19.  

Contact: Paul Pfeiffer • 651-808-3605 • e-mail   (Added February 3, 2023)

Kelly has 44 acres (13 tillable, 3 pasture and 22 forest) for rent in 2/11/2024 in Grass Lake, MI.  There is housing, a barn and shed.  Rent is negotiable.

Contact: Kelly Hagen • e-mail   (Added January 30, 2023)

Land protector Brian Fleck is in the final stretch of completing a tiny home, replete with bathroom, kitchen, solar power, wood stove and more on this 40 acres just north of Solon, IA he donated to SILT (Sustainable Iowa Land Trust.) For now, up to 1.5 acres is available for vegetable or herb production at no charge. Enjoy feeding the fish or swimming with them in his large pond, watching the sun set over the prairie or having beekeeper Dustin's bees pollinate your planting. Brian is offering this for free to a qualified beginning farmer from any background.

Contact: Alex Huddleston • e-mail   (Added January 30, 2023)

Land protectors Sara and Jim still live on the 35 acres in Fairfax, IA, which includes a pond, that they have donated to SILT (Sustainable Iowa Land Trust), but are offering up to 15 acres eligible for organic certification for fruit, nut, herb and vegetable production to qualified beginning farmers. They invite you to bring a trailer, RV, tent or yurt onto the property for the season and they will help you get settled in. They are offering a 3-year starter lease (you can leave with notice, but they can't cancel on you) with the first year at no charge to help you get started. They have extensive knowledge of the local and regional food system, potential markets, incubator spaces and more they are willing to share. For a small fee they will deliver horse manure compost or provide weekly consultations.

Contact: Alex Huddleston • e-mail   (Added January 30, 2023)

This 60-acre farm in Ottumwa, IA is already in paw paw and chestnut production. A local nonprofit serving people with developmental disabilities will be harvesting the fruit for sale, yet other opportunities include beekeeping, mushroom production, crafting with harvested corkscrew willow and more. Beginning farmers interested in these or other permaculture-friendly crops are invited to inquire. The property includes a caretaker living on site and the land donor who assists in mowing and occasionally stays on site for weekends.

Contact: Alex Huddleston • e-mail   (Added January 30, 2023)

Lori and her husband Charles have an organic dairy farm and 500 acres near Osseo, Wisconsin.  In addition to milking 70 cows, they raise crops for their animals.  They are looking for an experienced farm hand or couple as early as 2/1/23 to work on their dairy farm with the opportunity to buy the existing herd. They have a 70 cow tie stall barn. Duties would include milking, taking care of young stock and other farm duties as assigned. Housing is a possibility and pay would be dependent on experience.

Contact: Lori Fremstad • 715-533-4347 • e-mail   (Added January 30, 2023)

Dallas is seeking 200 tillable, conventional acres in IL.

Contact: Dallas Shippy • 1-815-970-5353 • e-mail   (Added January 23, 2023)

LuVessie is seeking 40 acres of certified organic land.  Ideally there would be 10 acres of tillable and also some pasture acres along with water and electricity.  LuVessie is seeking land by 3/6/23.

Contact: LuVessie Knox • 1-763-898-9652 • e-mail   (Added January 23, 2023)

Buck is looking to rent 20- 300 acres in Dodge, Goodhue or Olmsted counties or buy 30-120 acres.  A building site is optional in Dodge or Goodhue Counties.  Buck has been farming with his parents ever since he was young.  His parents have taught him the importance of taking care of the land and it will take care of him. Buck has experience with contours and waterways and other soil management practices.  Buck is looking to do crops but if he was able to buy a building close enough to his parents he would also run cattle.

Contact: Buck Oeltjenbruns • 507-923-0219 • e-mail   (Added January 23, 2023)

Rachel and Anton are seeking a farmer to join their operation or work for them in an effort to balance life and work as their operation matures and grows. Mary Dirty Face Farm near Menomonie, WI (60 acres total, 10 acres in fruit and 20 in pasture) is a certified organic orchard, with apples, pears, plums, currants, raspberries, blueberries, and some other fruit on 5 1/2 acres, as well as a new orchard with about 6 acres of apples coming into production. Rachel and Anton own and operate the farm, which they established in 2009. Besides fruit, they raise pastured hogs and poultry, which all spend time in and around the orchard, and custom graze cattle in the summer. We market through a CSA-style fruit share, farmers markets, and small wholesale accounts. Their farm is primarily focused on sustainable fresh fruit production, incorporating regenerative ag practices to achieve this. Over the time they have been farming, they have experimented with a lot of different species and methods and are always learning and changing. They are very involved in sustainable farming organizations and Wisconsin Farmers Union and are excited to be able to share what they have learned.  They also have land and resources (pasture with permanent fencing, temporary fencing, woods, irrigation, buildings and other infrastructure, equipment) that could support additional enterprises, and are interested in partnerships to that end. They are willing to train and teach organic management of perennial fruits; pest and disease scouting and preventative practices; marketing of uncommon fruits; on-farm fruit processing; use of hand tools and orchard specific tools; rotational grazing, fencing and set up of water lines; livestock management; whole-farm resource management. More job info available upon request.

Contact: Rachel Henderson • 612-280-2438 • e-mail   (Added January 23, 2023)

Trevor, 25, is looking to rent 200 acres (pasture and tillable) in or near Scott County, IA to join his father’s farm operation and to achieve his life long goal of farming.  The pasture acres would be used to grow his cow calf operation and the tillable acres to grow corn and soybean crop rotation. Trevor uses no- til and vertical tillage practices as well as starting to incorporate cover crops in for spring grazing and utilizing the land the best he can.

Contact: Trevor Kuehl • e-mail   (Added January 13, 2023)

Don is seeking up to 100 acres to use for garlic farming and feed production for small livestock.  Land in the Cassville,WI area is preferable.

Contact: Don Adams • 608-778-4545 • e-mail   (Added January 4, 2023)

Tsiltiyah has an 8.82 acre (not sprayed) apple orchard in WI and is looking for a farmer to work with her.  There is housing available and the pay is flexible.

Contact: Tsiltiyah Fogle • 754-302-6101 • e-mail   (Added January 4, 2023)

Doug is seeking a farmer to rent his 109 acre farm (70- forest, 18- pasture, tillable- 16, other- 4.)  Land was certified organic until July 2022. Tillable is in hay and pasture is setup for rotational grazing, with water and electric fencing available for all paddocks. Pasture is grass/clover mix and usually supports 10-12 cow/calf pairs. Chicken house still has equipment and will house 1,400 layers. Small maple syrup operation that produces 100 - 150 gallons of syrup per spring, however evaporator will not stay. Open to other enterprises such as vegetables, pastured broilers, or ???. Willing to mentor, especially in rotational grazing techniques.  Buildings include: House (30x36) outside entrance basement, main floor with one bedroom and 2nd floor with 4 bedrooms. Small barn (approx. 25 x 40). Hay/cattle shed (40x60), Chicken House (30x40 two story), Equipment shed (28x60) with attached heated shop (30x28}. All located on dead end road.

Contact: Doug Delling • 608-479-1735 • e-mail   (Added January 4, 2023)

Adam is looking for 10 conventional acres that includes tillable, pasture and forest acres and a house.

Contact: Adam Freimund • 651-368-2961 • e-mail   (Added January 4, 2023)

Amanda is seeking 2 acres total, 1 pastured and 1 tillable.

Contact: Amanda Nigon-Crowley • 507-271-7069 • e-mail   (Added December 20, 2022)

Rachel would like a small 3 acre plot of land that has the zoning for a pre- made house and some small barns with a fence around everything. I'm interested in land basically between Minneapolis MN and Hudson WI. I'm hoping to start a very small non-profit animal rescue/sanctuary/rehab. Rachel is open to working for a discount in pay!

Contact: Rachel Revennaugh • 612-709-6731 • e-mail   (Added December 20, 2022)

Tyler is interested in renting up to 320 conventional acres or purchasing up to 40 acres preferably within an hour of Worthington, MN.  The land does not all have to be tillable. Tyler would be willing to work with a older or retiring farmer.

Contact: Tyler Coburn • 402-340-7915 • e-mail   (Added December 7, 2022)

Michel has 50-60 acres of rotationally managed pasture available for rent in the spring of 2023, near Winona, MN.  Michael will move and manage the cattle every day for optimum gain and health and will also maintain the fences. The animal owner provides salt and mineral and is responsible for any vet work.

Contact: Michael Busch • 507-454-1326   (Added December 1, 2022)

Carmen is seeking 2 acres to rent in Ohio.

Contact: Carmen Highhouse • 1-419-601-2584 • e-mail   (Added November 29, 2022)

Jonathon is looking for conventional land, one acre of pasture and one acre of tillable.

Contact: Jonathon Timmons • 419-680-5498 • e-mail   (Added November 21, 2022)

Michelle is looking for a farmer to take over her small community farm & garden in January 2023.

Contact: Michelle Macdonald • 970-692-9768 • e-mail   (Added November 21, 2022)

Kathryn is a home birth midwife and would like at least one organic acre (maybe more depending on price-  surrounded by land not being sprayed) within the areas she currently serves: Washington, Dakota, Rice and Scott counties and Polk and St. Croix counties, in Wisconsin.  A house and outbuildings would be nice but not required.  Kathryn plans to do healing work, to raise food and to grow medicinal herbs for her work as a midwife and for the community.  Kathryn has over 6 years of experience in growing vegetables and medicinal herbs as well as an extensive network to aid her success.

Contact: Kathryn Andrew • 612-414-7311 • e-mail   (Added November 8, 2022)

Kent has 60 acres of agroforestry- pine, tamarack, 40 fruit trees, wild plums and herbs near Wadena City, MN.  Agroforestry provides ecological goods and services to the region as well as options for apple harvest, and herb harvest. Ahimsa is required... meaning no commercial exploitation of any farm animal and full compassion for native wildlife.  The land has not been sprayed and would be available 7/1/2023 as a land share- or pay is possible for the perfect person.

Contact: Kent Scheer • 218-631-3084 • e-mail   (Added November 1, 2022)