Farmer Profile for Ari Lattanzi

Please describe your past and/or present farming experience

My farming experience is mostly with small scale organic vegetables and chickens, plus some experience with sheep, goats, dairy and beef cows, and orchards. I have also done construction, managed a green design-build company, worked in sustainability and resilience for local government, conducted research and outdoor education for a watershed nonprofit, and taught high school science for four years, with one year at a technical high school focused on preparing students for careers in farming, forestry and natural resource management.

Are you currently farming?

Yes

Are you interested in connecting with other farmers to explore collocation or collaborative farm ideas?

Yes

Counties being considered

Addison
Caledonia
Chittenden
Essex
Franklin
Grand Isle
Lamoille
Orange
Orleans
Washington

What is the primary agricultural enterprise you are considering?

Sheep

What other enterprises are you considering?

Apple/Fruit
Berries
Christmas Trees
Flowers
Goats
Greenhouse
Hay/Forage
Herbs
Maple Sugaring
Nursery
Pasture
Poultry
Row Crops
Sheep
Vegetables
Woodlot

Total Acres Desired

35.0

Tillable Acres

5.0

Forested Acres

25.0

Acres in Pasture

10.0

Organic

Yes

Farm Structures Needed

Barn(s)
Greenhouses

Farmhouse Needed

Yes

Which of the following arrangements are you considering?

Apprentice with a Farm Owner for a Year or More
Farm Manager
Lease with Option to Buy
Long-Term Lease
Owner-Financed Sale
Partnership
Standard Sale
Work to Own (Gradual Transfer of Responsibility & Farm Assets)

Are you interested in conserved farms?

Yes