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  • From: Shari Sirkin <sasfarm AT hevanet.com>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: leasing farmland
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:30:24 -0800 (PST)


hi list,

I'm wondering how many of you lease farmland and how much you pay for it.
We currently lease 4-5 acres at a cost of 10% of our gross. This
originally included irrigation, electricity and use of some equipment.
When my partner first made the arrangements, he was just starting out at
and it seemed like a great deal since he had little equipment. Now, 5
years later, with 2 of us, we have our own equipment (except the 4-wheel
tractor) and feel like we're paying too much... especially since the
privelege of using the equipment was taken from us mid-season last year.

There's a bunch of infrastructure put in over the years and we'd like to
stay, but would like to offer the owners a different type of payment.

I should add that we are in Portland, Oregon and the farm is actually
in the city limits, but in the hills in a *PRIME* location.

Thanks for any input on this.

Shari Sirkin
Grinning Goat & Dancin' Roots Farm




  • leasing farmland, Shari Sirkin, 01/12/2001

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