Dear Amy,
With a 100+ acres, you have quite a space to work with -- better that your
first steps are smaller, but well managed, then you can expand... Above all,
PLAN, PLAN, PLAN -- to paraphrase the old Realty adage!
There are a number of types of working demo farm & agricultural sites that
I can think of, it depends on what your "mission statement" is & how you will
fund this spot? What kind of start-up & maintenance endowment funds are you
going to seek??? Especially in this poor economy???
There are the agricultural gardens at Mount Vernon, Monticello, etc --
where the historical farms are part of the overall history of a national
figure---
Living history farms, both national, regional & local -- such as Prutsch
Farm Park, San Jose, CA (remnants of a pioneering family post-Gold Rush), etc.
& many others in many states -- Sturbridge Old Village???
Working demo farms, such as Heifer Inc runs, or some other charities, to
acclimate US citizens to other world real life conditions
Profit & Non-Profit Institute/Research setups -- eg Rodale Org runs a Home
Farm, ATRA, Ecology Action in Willits, CA, etc
Research farms run by State Universities & Extension Offices for actual
large scale research -- both on-site & contracted with out off-site partners,
etc.
Fully commercial test grounds, eg Territorial Seed Co's growout grounds,
Burpee's, etc.
Good luck in whatever you wind up with & keep us posted!
kaythegardener
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