JP Lapeyre

EastTN, vermicomposting veteran, dairy goats, permaculture, soil & water improvement

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Location: East, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount (Maryville), Bradley (Cleveland), Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen (Morristown), Hamilton (Chattanooga), Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox (Knoxville), Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Sullivan (Kingsport/Bristol), Unicoi, Union, Washington (Johnson City)

Total acres 100.0

Acres of cropland or tillable land 10.0

Acres of pasture 10.0

Acres of unfenced pasture 10.0

Looking for the following:

Type of opportunity:

Sale (Standard), Sale (Owner Financed), Lease (1 to 5 Years), Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy, Internship / Mentorship, Incubator / Mentored Lease, Business Partnership, Employment with Transfer.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Barn, Well / Pond / Other water source, Greenhouse.

Current farming practices:

Biodynamic, Transitioning to organic, Ecological production but not certified, None, the property is not being farmed.

Qualifications and goals:

Previous farming experience:

Volunteer, Employee, Manager

Number of years experience:

10

Production goals:

Fallow, Flowers, Hay or pasture, Herbs, Orchard, Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Woodlot or forest products.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

Will fill in more detail later

Grew up on small family hobby farm in Louisiana, became a professional engineer, an inventor and successful technology intrapreneur but lived suburban for 25 years, want to move back to a farm for life's next chapter to implement the permaculture approach like 'Biggest Little Farm'. 

Mentor is Ben Simmons of the very successful Nature's Gourmet Farm. (naturesgourmetfarm.com)

Areas of interest/aptitude:

  1. Permaculture / Land Conservation
  2. Vermicomposting
  3. Goat Dairy (+ kefir fermentation)
  4. Pastured Poultry
  5. Pastured Pork
  6. Extended growing seasons
  7. Agritourism / Ecotourism / Sustainable Construction Method Exploration
  8. Solar/Electric 
  9. Mushroom/mycelium cultivation + watershed protection
  10. Handy Farm Mechanic + tinkerer