Belensz-Osbourne-Fosbrook Farm

Two couples looking for agricultural land in Chittenden County to farm organic vegetables and raise children and animals

Farming experience

6-10 years experience

Currently farming

No

Highest level of farming experience

Worked on a farm

Description of farming experience

Cody Fosbrook worked at Tamarack Hollow Farm for 5+years in all aspects of the farm. Based in Plainfield, a diverse market farm growing organic vegetables, pastured poultry and eggs, pastured pigs and a heard of 10 Belted Galloways. Responsible for field work, infrastructure and equipment maintenance.

Alex Belensz has a young garlic business. An interest in growing garlic (and more!) adapted for our region and climate.

Rebecca Osborne has 5 years of farm work including a market garden with on-farm dinners, an educational farm with draft horses, berries and livestock, and a 1,000 member CSA. 6 years as a farm to school educator and school garden manager.

Farming plans

Tenure arrangement desired

Sale

Tenure arrangement description

We are most interested in ownership of farmland with the intent to keep it in agricultural use, maintain and respect the grounds and buildings and continue fostering community and connection with others through our universal need of healthy nourishing food.

Planned farm enterprise: Primary

Vegetables

Planned farm enterprises: Others

Homesteading, Vegetables

Farm enterprises description

A diversified agricultural enterprise centered on sustainable organic vegetable production and immersive learning. Our operation would grow seasonal vegetables while serving as a living classroom for students, farmers, and community members. We want to offer agricultural education opportunities including school programs, apprenticeship programs, and agricultural camps. Hands-on learning would cover crop rotation, composting, pest management, and farm-to-market operations. Community engagement could include educational farm tours, harvest festivals and community garden plots. A repair shop maintains agricultural equipment, teaching mechanical skills while keeping local farms operational.

Written business plan

In progress

Business planning description

Our current professions would allow us to not rely on the farm land immediately for financial stability. That frees us to create a farm business that fits the land and our communities needs. Eventually we envision income coming from crop sales, repair shop and our hands on learning programs.

Farmer housing needed

Yes

Water source needed

Yes

Farm infrastructure needed

Barn/farm buildings
Electricity/power

Description of infrastructure needed

We are looking for a house/houses to live in, a barn or garage to operate a workshop out of. Additional buildings that could be used for animals or storage. Any crop infrastructure(water, greenhouses, etc) would be ideal.

Access to equipment needed

No

Additional information

We are a teacher, an ER nurse, a builder/mechanic and a outdoor use planning professinal. We have a rich background of farming experience and want to root our lives and our community on land with agriculture as a way to fortify against the effects of climate change and digital detachment.