Cicada Creek Farm

Anastasia & Noah are looking for 5-10 acres where they can grow food & raise chickens & sheep for a small farm business.

Farming experience

Less than 3 years experience

Currently farming

Yes

Highest level of farming experience

Homesteading

Description of farming experience

We began renting a property in October of 2025, where we could begin raising livestock, so we are still pretty fresh at this. However, we have helped friends with their farms to gain experience prior to then.

Farming plans

Tenure arrangement desired

Lease

Tenure arrangement description

In this current exclusionary land and housing market, we are open to being flexible on farm access and use arrangements. We are looking for a place where we can settle long-term, have a reasonable amount of autonomy, and establish our farm business.

Planned farm enterprise: Primary

Livestock

Planned farm enterprises: Others

Dairy, Vegetables

Farm enterprises description

We are in the beginning phases of our operation. We are currently raising chickens for meat and egg production. Our initial flock of sheep will be arriving in July 2026. We plan to sell chicken, eggs, wool, lamb meat, and eventually plan to expand into sheep cheese.

Written business plan

In progress

Business planning description

We are participating in the NOFA Farm Beginnings cohort in the fall of 2026.

Farmer housing needed

Yes

Water source needed

Yes

Farm infrastructure needed

Barn/farm buildings

Description of infrastructure needed

We would like to have immediate access to a barn to house the sheep and chickens. We are willing to incrementally invest in additional infrastructure as needs arise.

Access to equipment needed

No

Additional information

We believe that everyone deserves to eat delicious, sustainably grown, and ethically raised food grown by their neighbor. This is a right, not a luxury. The current food system is completely upside down, and we want to do our part to leave this planet better than we found it. We are driven by the following desires:

To raise and grow nutritious, ethical, love-filled food
To work as a couple to create a sustainable life
To live in community with our fellow creatures, from brother carrot to sister chicken
To prepare for an unstable future in a joyful and life-giving way, instead of being motivated by fear and scarcity
To reduce dependency on capitalist systems