Laura is seeking 3 tillable acres to buy in MN by 9.16.23.  Housing is needed.

Contact: Laura Karst • 1-218-303-6352 • e-mail   (Added September 19, 2023)

Carly is seeking 10- 40 acres of certified organic farmland in Iowa as a long-term place to farm.  Carly is currently farming on 2 rented acres through an incubator farm.  She would like to buy overtime. If there is not a house already, there would need to be a place to build one.  Immediate water and electricity availability would be preferred.  Carly is looking to access land 11/1/23.

Contact: Carly McAndrews • 1-203-668-1278 • e-mail   (Added September 19, 2023)

Farm Beginnings graduates looking to sell a 17 acre WI farm set up for vegetable production and with basic grazing infrastructure near Stockholm WI and Lake Pepin.  In addition there is a little herb garden, kitchen garden, part of it has been in bulk herbs for CSA, developing some perennial medicinal herbs, asparagus patch and rhubarb.  There is a small animal shelter, top portion is a chicken coop.  There is a large pole barn with lots of potential:  currently has a workshop, bathroom, shower, kitchenette, mini-fridge. Also another smaller, historical house on corner of the property, brought in from another farm by previous owners. This smaller house has a woodstove and no running water, used for farm stays and farm labor.   There are 2 wells on the property, one for the house and one over by the animal barn.  The property has a solar array, on an open garage outbuilding with poured concrete floor used as a pack-shed, will finish out for 3 season pack shed.  There are hoop houses and other farm equipment they would like to sell those with the property.  Good family home on the acreage and satellite internet works decently for 3 people streaming at the same time.      

Contact: Sammie Ardito Rivera • e-mail   (Added September 6, 2023)

Kevin is seeking 60 acres of land in Iowa.  Ideally Kevin would be interested in 8 tillable acres, 12 pastured acres and 40 forested acres.  An equipment barn would be a plus, but a house is not needed.

Contact: Kevin Sauer • 501-952-3735 • e-mail   (Added September 6, 2023)

Jessica is seeking pasture land and a house to rent in Iowa.

Contact: Jessica Davis • 661-917-8902 • e-mail   (Added September 6, 2023)

Ed has 8 acres of land for sale- including a house and small detached garage available 12/1/23 in Northfield, MN.  Five acres are tillable and 3 acres are pasture.

Contact: Ed Lysne • 612-790-7873 • e-mail   (Added September 6, 2023)

Emily is interested in transferring her farmland, farm infrastructure, and equipment to next generation farmers who share her land stewardship values and have compatible goals. This would be through a lease-to-own or other long-term arrangement, details to be negotiated.  She has an 80 acre farm in Berrien County, Michigan.  The farm consists of 27 tillable, 14 pasture, 18 woodland, 10 wetland , and 11 additional acres.  There is a barn and a farm store with freezers.  Also, there is fencing, livestock watering pipeline, and animal travel lanes. Housing is not available.  The land and farm is available 11/1/24.

Contact: Emily Macdonald • 269-697-0063 • e-mail   (Added August 29, 2023)

Taylor is seeking pasture, tillable and forested land to buy in Minnesota.  No housing is required.

Contact: Taylor Olsen • 1-801-696-8390 • e-mail   (Added August 28, 2023)

Timothy is seeking a buyer for his 46 acre farm (forest, pasture and tillable) in Big Stone Cty, near Ortonville, MN.  This farm is located on a wetland one mile from town but private.  The land has mostly been used for pasture for cattle and horses, however 1-2 acres tillable would be available for gardening.  The barn and cattle shed are in good condition and both have electricity.  There are a few smaller sheds that need roofs. The house has electricity and septic (updates) with a good well.  There is fiberoptic cable installed to the house. There is a wooded grove near house.  Timothy would consider selling the entire 46 acres or selling ten acres and the buildings.  The land has not been sprayed.

Contact: Timothy Burdick • 320-808-0175 • e-mail   (Added August 9, 2023)

Nick is seeking 1,000 tillable acres in Minnesota to rent.

Contact: Nick Ewy • 507-995-5544 • e-mail   (Added August 9, 2023)

Benjamin is seeking tillable land in Minnesota to rent or buy.

Contact: Benjamin Steffel • 320-522-0242 • e-mail   (Added August 9, 2023)

Bruce is looking to rent or buy conventional pasture and tillable land in Minnesota.

Contact: Bruce Calteaux • 1-507-459-7781 • e-mail   (Added August 9, 2023)

Gabor is seeking an experienced farmer to help with a cattle operation and grain crops on an 800+ acre farm in Garden, Michigan on the Upper Peninsula. The farmer would be responsible for daily care, health and over all well-being of cattle and should have experience in hay or grain production. Applicants should have the ability to lift up to 50lbs and to operate various farm equipment and provide basic repair and maintenance. Compensation is competitive based on experience. Housing is available for this position. Please forward a summary of your current skills and relevant work history.   The position is available 7/24/23.

Contact: Gabor Zsolnay • 1-773-929-6007 • e-mail   (Added July 26, 2023)

Missy and Paul Pfeiffer 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 topography that provide opportunities to preserve or restore features such as a river, creek, or wetlands.  Missy and Paul 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.  Their goal is to have some positive impact on 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. 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.  Housing or outbuildings are necessary. Overall transition timing is flexible.   

Contact: Paul Pfeiffer • 651-808-3605 • e-mail   (Added July 18, 2023)

Kaleb is seeking conventional tillable land in MN to rent or buy.  Housing is not necessary.

Contact: Kaleb Becker • 651-260-8104 • e-mail   (Added July 10, 2023)

Gabe and Lauren are seeking 10+ acres to purchase or land contract to build on near Stratford/Marshfield. Wooded, tilled, or pasture are all of interest for hunting and/or raising large animals (does not need to already have fencing).

Contact: Gabe and Lauren • e-mail   (Added July 10, 2023)

Katie Jo is seeking to buy pasture and tillable land in MN.  She is a beginning farmer that wants to raise cattle and do some crops.   Housing is not necessary.

Contact: Katie Jo Lawrence • 1-651-587-6712 • e-mail   (Added July 3, 2023)

Brian is interested in 20 acres of pasture and tillable land that has not been sprayed in MN.  He is seeking long-term relationship for development of a perennial system.  No housing is necessary, however water would be a plus.  Brian will be using portable fencing and is interested in accessing the land immediately.

Contact: Brian Ingmire • 1-812-212-5036 • e-mail   (Added July 3, 2023)

Erik is seeking to buy 5 tillable acres in WI. He is interested in available housing and water.  Also, a  medium pole barn would be ideal.  He would be ready to access the land 7/15/23.

Contact: Erik Bergstrom • e-mail   (Added July 3, 2023)

Michelle is seeking to buy 100 acres of forest and tillable land.

Contact: Michelle Robinson • 1-302-559-0427 • e-mail   (Added July 3, 2023)

Peter is seeking a collaborative enterprise with a young, experienced farmer/gardener to build a medium size produce operation-  which could include fruits or berries.  Peter would supply land, startup costs, and beginning salary, and the beginning farmer would supply knowledge and labor. We succeed together. Peter currently has 340 cow calf pairs and 300 acres of conventional row crops in Shelbyville MO.  Peter will pay salary in the first year, but then Peter is interested in seeking a shared enterprise.  There is housing available and the opportunity is available 7/15/2023.

Contact: Peter Allen • 1-415-596-4000 • e-mail   (Added June 26, 2023)

By 2/8/2024 Joel is seeking to employ farmers for potato planting in Becker County.

Contact: Joel Orina • 1-763-300-1489 • e-mail   (Added June 26, 2023)

Tim is seeking a renter for 3 acres on the north side of Frederick Creek 3 miles south of Buffalo, MN in Wright County.  The acres are available on the driveway road over the creek.  The acres are surrounded by woods and wildlife so fencing would be important.  There is no housing available.  The entire farm is 60 acres but the rest of the tillable acres are being farmed by a neighbor.

Contact: Tim Kiernan • 1-763-682-4477   (Added June 22, 2023)

Julie would ideally like to find a mentor to work with to gain more experience on a farm with the potential to buy or lease the farm. Julie would be interested in learning more about pasture raising livestock, CSA production, floriculture, strawberry farming or tree farm. Julie am open to many options! Must be within 30-40 minutes of Hudson, WI area (ideally in WI).  Julie has some experience with backyard gardening, but no experience with livestock, but would like to learn.

Contact: Julie Schroeder • e-mail   (Added June 22, 2023)

Sarah is seeking forest and tillable land to rent in MN.

Contact: Sarah Schroeder • 1-952-200-0427 • e-mail   (Added June 22, 2023)

Julie is seeking 5 acres in WI with housing, to rent or buy.

Contact: Julie Schroeder • e-mail   (Added June 22, 2023)

Michael does custom rotational grazing on his 50 plus acres of pasture in Winona County.  Michael moves the animals every day for optimum feed and maintains fences.  This would be an ideal place for dairy heifers.

Contact: Michael Busch • 1-507-454-1326   (Added June 12, 2023)

Nicole and Brandon are seeking conventional tillable farmland to rent or buy in MN.  Housing is not necessary.

Contact: Nicole and Brandon Portner • 1-507-276-9458 • e-mail   (Added June 12, 2023)

Andrew is seeking conventional land for sale or to rent in WI.  No housing is necessary.

Contact: Andrew Stellmacher • e-mail   (Added May 22, 2023)

Melissa and Doug have pasture and tillable land that has not been sprayed available for sale in Osseo, Wis., Jackson County.   There is a good shallow water table, excellent hunting, good road frontage, tillable areas, wooded areas.   There is no housing available.

Contact: Melissa Row • 715-533-1994   (Added May 22, 2023)

Sara has 190 conventional tillable acres available in Louisa County, IA.  There is a machine shed and 3 grain storage bins and a pond.  No housing is available.

Contact: Sara Ceresa • e-mail   (Added May 8, 2023)

Fred has 73 acres of conventional land available in Adams County, WI.  Forty acres are forested and 30 acres are tillable.  The tillable acres would be $75/ acre.  There is no housing available.  The land is available immediately.

Contact: Fred Grefe • 937-750-3678 • e-mail   (Added May 8, 2023)

Ed has 8 acres outside of Northfield, MN for sale or rent on 4/1/2024.  There are 6 acres of forest, 1 acre of pasture and 1 tillable acre that has not been sprayed.  Housing is available.

Contact: Ed Lysne • 612-790-7873 • e-mail   (Added May 8, 2023)

Jennifer is seeking two tillable acres and some pasture to rent, along with housing available by 5.15.23 (her landlord is moving back into the house 5.31.23.) A quiet place with little traffic is preferred.  Jennifer currently rents in the country and was set to start putting her 150 plants into the ground. Jennifer began working with the USDA a few months ago.  Jennifer grows for farmers markets, personal orders and a possible CSA.  Jennifer would possibly like to try a few chickens.    The pasture is not necessary but the idea that it's available is a bonus. She is very handy and can fix just about anything.

Contact: Jennifer Banaszewski • 1-651-425-1716 • e-mail   (Added May 2, 2023)

Anthony is seeking internship/ employment and has a wide range of interests including dairy and on-farm milk/cheese processing including learning about animal feed and nutrition.  Anthony is also interested in working with vegetables and learning about CSA, wholesale, and cover crops.  Learning about farm tools and machinery is also of interest, as are business planning and whole farm planning.

Contact: Anthony Adrian • e-mail   (Added April 24, 2023)

Dianne is seeking a buyer for 35 conventional acres, 31 acres of which is tillable.  The land is located in Olmstead County 20 min from downtown Rochester and available immediately.  Built in 2022: Insulated Barn, 40x42 16 foot ceilings with loft, roll up door 14'x16' clearance; Two 20x22 heated sections 14'ceiling and 12'x12' roll up door, middle section is workshop storage, front section has walk-in cooler and bathroom. Multi-basin sink installed. Building permit commercial so front overhang can be used as a roadside stand, with conditional use permit the inside can be used as an indoor farm store. Front section has roll up doors on each end for unloading and loading. total under roof is 90'x42'. Barn has its own electric meter with 200amp service.  Other features include:  field hydrants and electric farm panel. Transformer is the largest Xcel has for underground wire and will handle 6 houses per Xcel. Stone roads and parking pad by barn. New in 2022: 3br/2ba home with beautiful hilltop views of the valleys, split br, 14x20 mud room, 14x20 basement, 4 car garage, insulated sun room, deck, covered 12'x6' front porch. Approx. 1 hour to MSP airport. Soil productivity in the 80s/90s; A 3acre market garden area farmed organically for last 3 years. Possession at closing.  Asking price is $1,250,000.

Contact: Dianne Thomas • e-mail   (Added April 24, 2023)

Amanda is seeking organic land or land that has not been sprayed, in Minnesota.  No house is required. She is interested in this land by June 1, 2023.

Contact: Amanda White • 509-951-4971 • e-mail   (Added April 24, 2023)

Vernon is seeking pasture/ forest land to rent in WI to graze his goats.  Water availability would be necessary and Vernon would prefer to have an out building that would provide shelter for the goats.

Contact: Vernon Klingbeil • 1-920-265-2297 • e-mail   (Added April 10, 2023)

Amy is looking for a work experience and is interested in CSA / wholesale vegetable production, market gardens and permaculture along with whole farm planning, business planning.  She is a student worker at the U of MN greenhouse and has experience home gardening.   She was part of the staff at Dragsmith Farm in WI, and also on staff at a MN organic farm.  She has done some limited growing for her business and has done landscape labor.  She has had a small home orchard for the last 11 years with apples, apricots, pears, and peaches.

Contact: Amy Storbakken • e-mail   (Added April 4, 2023)

Tony is looking for a farmer to join his operation in Greensburg, IN, Decatur.  He is currently farming corn, wheat, soy and cows on his 750 conventional acres.  Tony is looking to raise pasture poultry and start market gardening.  Tony is looking for someone interested in organic/regenerative agriculture and also working in the market garden space- 1-5 acres would be provided.  Housing is available.

Contact: Tony Gulley • 1-765-561-9416 • e-mail   (Added April 4, 2023)

Pete is looking for 160 acres of tillable land in Iowa.  A machine shed and grain bins would be a plus, but no housing is necessary.

Contact: Pete Kapustka • 515-571-5233 • e-mail   (Added April 4, 2023)

Jill is seeking to rent 5 pastured acres by 6/1/23 as she is moving to Wisconsin with her goat farm. Jill is seeking property with a house and acreage well fenced, water available, electric and outbuildings for goat shelters and hay storage and grazing pasture.

Contact: Jill Sobel • 303-241-8751 • e-mail   (Added March 13, 2023)

Sherry has land available for rent in Southeastern Minnesota's Fillmore County starting 4/15/2023.  There are approximately 4 acres that has been pastured for 20 years and has not been sprayed for 6 years. There is water available. The owner lives on  the property and grows vegetables.  Sherry is also looking for someone to help sell her produce at the farmers markets.

Contact: Sherry Benike • e-mail   (Added March 13, 2023)

Jeffrey has 90 acres in Winona County, MN for sale or rent.  The acreage has been conventionally farmed.  Of the 90 acres, 70 is pasture, 10 tillable and 10 other.  There is a 5 acre homestead, a 72 x 30 shed along with the surrounding cropland.  Formerly this was a horse farm with 6,000 feet of pipe and cable horse fencing and underground water systems to serve 5 paddocks.  Terms are available for contract rental or contract for deed and is available 4/15/23.

Contact: Jeffrey Broberg • e-mail   (Added March 13, 2023)

Kevin and Chris have spent years growing their farm, caring for the land and that land has grown their family.  Kevin and Chris have a very diversified farm operation meeting community and family needs including crops, vegetables, livestock.   At this time their family is in need of finding an opportunity to purchase a farm property of our own (land and buildings).  They are hopeful to find this opportunity in western WI or eastern MN, however other areas will be considered. Please contact Kevin and Christine Ballman to discuss opportunities in an effort to find common ground within an opportunity which will meet the family and farm needs.  

Contact: Kevin Ballman • 651-385-0321 • e-mail   (Added March 6, 2023)