Looking for the following:
Type of opportunity:
Sale (Standard), Sale (Owner Financed), Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Business Partnership.
More info: The Ashokan Equestrian Center for Autistic Children Inc is a registered 501c3 Not for Profit Charity that rehabilitates Mini-Ponies and GIFTS them, FREE, to
horse-savvy families with Special Needs Children. We seek housing, 15 or more acres, pasture with NO barbed wire, and barns to expand our mission: AshokanEquestrianCenter.org. Alongside the ponies we maintain a small organic ADGA registered Nubian Dairy Goat farm: Quack'n'Holler Farm LLC which also provides an abundance of free organic produce and eggs to local communities. By lease, donation, or IRS170 agreement, our presence on your property affords you significant tax deductions and/or exemptions!
Equipment & infrastructure:
Barn, Fencing, Farmer housing.
More info: NO barbed wire!
Minimum 2 bedroom house.
Greenhouse a PLUS!
Current farming practices:
Ecological production but not certified.
Qualifications and goals:
Previous farming experience:
Manager
Number of years experience:
50
Other qualifications:
More info: Current owner: Quack'n'Holler Farm LLC & President: Ashokan Equestrian Center for Autistic Children Inc. Member: Rondout Valley Growers Association, American Dairy Goat Association, & Ulster Regional Chamber of Commerce/Catskill Mountains of NYS.
Production goals:
Field crops, Flowers, Hay or pasture, Herbs, Orchard, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production.
More info: Our goal is to expand operations to include a FREE bonding and/or riding facility for families with Special Needs Children..
Personal experience and production goals summary:
50+ years of livestock and gardening experience.
Vet Tech courses w/3+ years Animal Hospital employment.
CumLaude Bachelor's Degree.
15+ years licensed Insurance Agent.
President: Registered 501c3 Charity.