10 Year Plan:

Purchase 50-150 acres of mixed forest and field.

Save up necessary amount for a sizable down payment that reduces the principal
Find a manageable mortgage payment afterwards that I can work part time or shy of full time where I
can invest a decent amount of time at the property.

Construct necessary utilities such as well, electric/water hookup, main house, RV properties, yurt
platforms, campsites

Facilitate relationship with young tenant farmers.

Create business plan that ensures they help pay property taxes after establishment in return for access to
land, meaningful level of autonomy and access to transient volunteer labor.

Find ways to monetize property that do not detract from goal of creating sustainable agriculture hub
and nexus for volunteer travelers and travelers looking to establish themselves in the community.
Small scale concert venue/recording studio
Workshop for motor vehicles (check legality)
Community workshops
Wedding venue, business/vacation venues
Rental properties at below-market but profitable rates

Price:

$200,000 to $400,000 for appropriate acreage.

Location:

Outside of a small sized city in a transit point. Transit point meaning a position where large amounts of
333people are mobile and going from one city to another.

Utilize mobile population that wants to pass through, visit, or put down roots in the community for
labor. Provide fair housing, ample food. Provide stipend if possible for people who can work hard.

Climate that can be ensured to be habitable, profitable and well yielding according to climate change
projections.

Mix of forest, field and water. Preferably having a stream go through it but that could provide a
regulatory issue with water access with local water consumption laws. Research more into the
construction of dams on the stream. Research more into the construction of artificial lakes and ponds
for irrigation and habitat construction.

Location of property in area with regulations that do not hamstring landowners. The construction of
multiple housing units and temporary housing units (such as RV's ((hooked up to utilities and not)),
yurts, tents, etc) should either be loosely enforced, sanctioned by property laws, or readily concealable
by terrain and foliage.

Location in area where property taxes are minimal or can be mitigated by agricultural presence on the
land.

Labor:

Identify 'types' of workers. This is not a rigid classification process as all people are different.
However, this is a framework for determining the capabilities of each person and the desires they have
to exist within your space.

Short term travelers:

WWOOFers, volunteers, etc:
People who are looking for housing and local travel and are willing to exchange sub-full time labor.
Usually interested in the greater idea of the property but not willing to provide full time labor. This is
not a mark against them. All labor provided is incredibly valuable and ample free time and access to
the greater community in which they want to visit is essential to keeping them around.

Apprentice labor: People interested in the process of agriculture and property management that want to
strike out on their own. 40 hours a week of weeding is not what they are looking for. Involve in
business process, identify strengths and give them leadership positions and allow them to develop
infrastructure. Provide a sufficient stipend that can allow for disposable income expenditures, coverage
of smaller loan amounts. Essential to the previous stipend is the provision of sufficient room and
board. Provide post-apprenticeship references, connections and support.

Community labor: People established in their community with limited time due to work obligations
and pre-established living conditions. Some of them are landowners who have access to machinery and
tools that more mobile populations do not. (Think Andre in Laporte) Whatever their motivation, from
neighborliness to a work-share to access to the property, their engagement is highly important due to
their roots in the community. Rely on them as advocates for the operation in the greater community

Paid labor: Can be local or traveling people. Can apply to people providing apprentice level labor.
Will only be a small proportion of farm labor. Market rates must be paid to skilled tradesmen unless
they are willing to accept a partial rate with a trade or favor. Potential inclusion of homeless paid work,
but care and research must be done with the ethical approach and risks behind this.

Infrastructure:

Construction of well:

Identify cost, tools needed, labor needed. Establish cost of hiring company to do it versus doing it
yourself. Research and determine capacity needed for multiple businesses and dwellings, and
determine need for multiple wells.

Construction of main living quarters:

Plumbing, septic, heat, electricity. Identify the zoning issues relevant to building multiple structures on
your own property. Determine which zoning regulations can be ignored, if not all. Keep modern
amenities while conscientiously keeping them sustainable.
Construction of residential properties:

Similar to main dwelling. Construct modest but comfortable dwellings at low cost to be rented out at
below market rates. The price will be determined by local rental rates, and can be negotiated on a case
by case basis depending on the circumstances of the tenant. In addition, tenants with a skill set of value
to the farm can negotiate lower rates in rent in exchange for labor and expertise. Rental properties
would also extend towards vacation properties and rented out at a higher rate that is still reasonable in
regards to comparable properties in different locations.

Construction of barn and storage space:

Formal sliding door barn (like Russ's) is desirable; poured concrete floor, wooden frame, stainless steel,
electrical hookups and door locks. Storage for tractor, supplies, tools, etc. Secure storage. Include 2nd
story loft space for potential office space, additional storage, or living space (insulation of living space
in a sheet metal barn is problematic but potentially workable with in-unit heat and cooling)

Shipping containers: Waterproof, simple storage. According to Mountain Sky owner, approximately
1,500 apiece at auction. Great for dry storage of non-perishable items that need to stay dry. Issues with
pests and temperature regulation.

Cool shed: Well insulated timber frame construction. AC and coolbot regulating unit. Can incorporate
different rooms and sections within for different temperature storage areas (50 degree room and 38
degree room.)

Covered space: Broad category, covers metal frame tents over parking spaces, larger wooden frame
and metal roofed spaces with or without poured concrete floors for storage. Lots of covered space
leaves options for a property.

Catering space: Some kind of outdoor space would work during spring, fall, and summer (depending
on climate.) Create indoor/outdoor prep and cooking space for chefs and cooks. Grill top, cold
storage, barbecue, prep surfaces.
For clientele, outdoor space in a field near a wooded area is ideal. Ample housing for guests
on/off property. Utilize local hotels, have some kind of shuttle service for guests. Utilize any pavilion
space or rent event tents. Perhaps a construction of a classic timber frame barn for event space options.

Meat/herb curing room. Dry, cool room. Need more research.

Tool library: Community access for tool rental/borrowing. Needs to be well regulated and
accountability must be ensured for welfare of tools.

Greenhouse/hoophouse/aquaponics (?): Aquaponics in the scale of the Quatrix property is alone a

$400,000 investment, the greenhouse by itself with heating, ventiliation, supplemental lighting and
other infrastructure is around 200k. Hoophouses are inexpensive.

Power generation: Solar, wind, battery capacity, possibly geothermal. Will be expensive. Potential use
of a water mill on a dammed stream could open up wood processing via a small sawmill.
Land Usage:

Cropland: Good soil or soil that can be remedied in a reasonable timeframe with amendments. Good
drainage, good sun exposure, wind protection. Clay deposits ideal for construction.

Pasture: Productive land for multiple species of livestock. Access to varied diet of native and non-
invasive foliage. Good access to water for animals. Care given to controlling erosion and protection of
waterways from pollution.

Forest: Maintain habitat, cut down invasive species and use debris for mulch, fuel or lumber.
Reintroduce native species and beneficial habitat. Manage pest pressure, encourage greater
biodiversity with bird habitat, etc. Utilize selective cutting for lumber and fuel. Potentially introduce
coppicing stands for fuel. Create food forest for low effort crops such as ramps, berries, fruit,
mushrooms, etc.

Waterways: Streams, swamps, lakes, ponds, etc. Remediate if needed. Sustainable use of water and
do not contaminate. Goal is to artificially create more water habitat for species, reintroduce native
water species. Create fishing spawns for anglers and property use.

Tenant Farmer/Owner Relationship:

The goal of the property is to encourage independent tenant farmers to create a profitable business and
in return provide appropriate financial support of property tax costs and the cost of infrastructure
development that they use.

The autonomy of the tenant farmer must be respected. A suitable farmer must not be hindered
by excessive requests, constant complaints, or non-ideal and inefficient partitioning of land usage. The
addition of the business on the property must be negotiated with deliberate regard for the need of a
dynamic and growing operation.

Ensure this, care must be given to select and vet appropriate candidates. Preferably, a tenant
farmer will already have a farm business and be looking for additional space and resources. References
from previous landowners and employers from relevant work experiences likely to be required.

Establish a thorough and binding contract outlining financial duties, land use, and other details.
This contract will be determined by a basis of negotiation in which the owner and tenant farmer outline
their needs. It will be the codification of an agreement made in good faith. The contract will prevent a
tenant farmer from improperly using the land and impeding other activities on the property, as well as
keep the landowner from meddling with the tenant's business and prevent walking back of previously
agreed-to issues. The contract will be thorough but concise. It will not be a corporate contract written
in deliberately confusing jargon and of an unnecessary length. It will be a very digestible and clear
vision of the agreement made in good faith between two or more parties.

If the population of the property includes multiple tenant business owners, create a voting
system and deliberative process that allows for all stakeholders on the property to negotiate new
activities with consensus. Try to avoid a majority vote makes the rules system. Encourage a
deliberative process that can attempt to reach 100% consensus on a new project or allocation of
resources/space.

Encouragement of long term business prospects on the land is ideal as part of the obligation of
the tenant farmer will be occasional maintenance of the greater property. Operations such as soil
preparation, will be done in a way that ensures a tenant farmer leaves a property in good shape for a
new occupant.