I met with Rick Bernstien on Tuesday at a farm location on Biscay Rd. He put me on contact with the landowner Eric who runs Vets for Peace (VFP) from said location. VFP is a VA funded, granted funded organization. They proposed that I manage the five acre property as a small annual CSA and moderately sized agroforestry operation. The location was decent overall- it has great, lush soil, heavy biomass content, lots of bird actions, and had already been used as a homestead. However the trees are very tall and will block out a lot of the lighting throughout most of the year. I foresee 8-10 hours of sunlight during the summer equinox. However, thanks to the model agroforestry offers, that’s not too big of a deal.
Payment would look like the GI Bill paying for the next two quarters with this farm as my internship/field work with grants funding me after the summer quarter. I will be doing my landscaping business in conjunction to make up whatever the farm doesn’t pay me.
More is still to be discussed- much, much more. However, I want a demonstration site for my agroforestry endeavors and this could be it. It will work as farming therapy for returning vets. I am very excited to follow this through.
Here are a few pictures. Notice the sun angle in the winter, the lush biomass from the grass, the big walnut tree in the middle of the growing field, and the trees of the surrounding woods.
South View 1
West View 1
North View 1
South West View 1
South View 1
East View 1
South View 3
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