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Please forward Groundswell Farm grows 6.5 acres of organic vegetables between Grand Rapids and Holland, MI. The farm sells $200,000 worth of produce through 180 CSA members, 3 farmers' markets, sales to health food stores & restaurants and a wholesale contract for garlic seed. Although the farm is financially successful, the owners would like pursue other dreams and are looking to sell. We are looking for farmers who have 2 years or more of farming experience and would like the chance to meet and work with potential buyers. We are hosting an open house on the farm Thurdays, September 22nd and Sunday, September 25th--times & locations are listed below. We also welcome interested buyers to contact us at [log in to unmask] or 616-885-7776 with any questions that you have or to set up a time to visit the farm on your own. More info on the farm at www.groundswellfarm.org and more info on the farm sale at www.groundswellfarm.org/farm-for-sale/ *Quincy St. Farm* *$160,000 in annual sales * *7 acres of muck soils* with ~50% organic matter *32'X50' wash station with walk-in coolers*, barrel washer, celery/roots washer, sinks, etc. *32'X96' unheated hoophouse* with rollup sides *16'X96' heated propagation greenhouse* with tables, vents, rollup sides Tool shed, office, break room, garlic drying tents, on-farm CSA pickup site, parking *50 HP Tractor *- 1987 Allis Chalmers 5050 with 3 pt. and hydraulics *Cultivation Tractor* - 1950s Allis Chalmers G Tractor with 3-row multivators, hydraulic lift, wheel-track cultivators *Implements* - Rotavator with row waterer, brush hog, Lilliston 2-row cultivator, 10' disk, chisel plow, plastic mulch layer, undercutter bar/lifter, 2-row potato equipment (planter & hiller), 1 row potato digger, 12' cultipacker, subsoiler, wagon, back blade *(2) 12 ft. delivery trucks* and (1) pickup truck Full range of farm and shop tools and harvest supplies from 11 years of farming *Turn-key farm* with crop schedule spreadsheets, farm manual, crop manual, food safety manual, crop rotation, worker training power points, QuickBooks, etc. *Great website* (www.groundswellfarm.org), farm name & reputation, brochure, cooking blog *180 CSA customers, 3 Busy Market stalls,* 4+ retail accounts, wholesale garlic seed business Farmers are willing to stay up to 1 season or until you are comfortable with systems & equipment Several farmworkers plan to return in 2017 *Certified organic* through OEFFA since 2009 *Sales revenue can pay land loan*, modest farmer salary, $75K payroll/payroll taxes & all other expenses based on 2015 sales & expenses *Asking price $195,000* *Polk St. Farm* *$40,000 in annual sales* *10 acres of sandy loam* (silty + sand; no clay content) Possible homesite *22'X32' Propagation greenhouse* *1 Pickup Truck *(1999 Chevy 1500 with 123K miles) *50 HP Tractor* - Late 1970s Ford 4600 with 3 pt., hydraulics *Implements* - Rotavator with row-markers, brush hog, 2-row cultivator, manure spreader, 2-bottom plow, drag, *Certified organic *through OEFFA since 2012 *Asking Price $95,000* *Open House* *Thursday, September 22* 5-6:30pm at Quincy St. Farm (6527 Quincy St, Zeeland MI 49464) 7 – 7:45pm at Polk St. Farm. (6275 Polk St, Hudsonville MI 49426) *Sunday, September 25* 10am – noon at Quincy St. Farm (6527 Quincy St, Zeeland MI 49464) 12:30 – 1:30 at the Polk St. Farm (6275 Polk St, Hudsonville MI 49426) Contact [log in to unmask] with any questions at all. Or call Katie at 616-885-7776. Thank you for your interest! -- Katie Brandt & Tom Cary Groundswell Community Farm 6527 Quincy St. Zeeland MI 49464 www.groundswellfarm.org www.groundswellcooking.wordpress.com If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html