This special land needs to be used and nurtured.  If there is someone who wants to grow organically and needs land on which to do it, this is a golden opportunity in a very special rural place a half hour from the nearest town.
Wanted:  a self-motivated couple, partners, or independent singles to rent farmland in western Colorado for growing organic food and/or animals for the growing season 2012 (May-October)
Where:   46 acres of floodplain straddling the Dolores River on the western slope of Colorado (almost on Utah line) Just off st route 90.Gorgeous rural Paradox Valley.
What is included/available:
3 acre fenced garden area near river, 3-acre area for animals (needs fence repair); ½ acre-foot waterright; 40 acres fenced for restoration of cottonwood grove (another 50 acres is leased for pasture to neighbors); small barn—cement floor, 3 bays and loft;  RV trailer available for summer residency, or tipi (needs poles); local phone service & electric available; solardomestic water pump; pumphouse; chicken coop needs repair; good rototiller; pump for pulling irrigation water from river; insured with Farm Bureau.
Terms:  to be arranged
Asking rent of $400/month or less with sharecropping arrangements
Have contacts with 3-5 regional farmers’ markets in Utah and Colorado, plus CSA opportunities.
CONTACT:  Martha Burgess, PO Box 87704, Tucson AZ 85754
Or email [email protected], or phone 520.907.9471