Natalie N

Check all experience and education that apply to you and your farming partners

Other experience/license/agriculture or business training

Other experience/license/agriculture or business training:

Equine assisted mental health, equine specialist, equine permaculture

Briefly describe your current occupation(s) and responsibilities and list previous agricultural employment and experiences. If you are currently farming or ranching, please state the size, type(s), and location of the operation.

I currently work with horses and use horses in my mental health practice to treat women and veteran's struggling with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and trauma.

Counties of interest

Flathead

Acreage

1-5, 6-10

Planned Operation

Large Animal (cattle, sheep, goats), Other

Farming Practices

Organic

Please elaborate on the type(s) of agricultural operation you plan on running.

I am interested in flower farming and intensively mananged horse care. Equine permaculture is relatively new concept in the permaculture design world; it brings like minded horse people that want to learn about the principles and implementation of permaculture design and other sustainable farming strategies on their own properties. Australia has created an unique equine permaculture program and training helping to improve horse and pasture management and improving soil conservation, water management and horse health and welfare. I am interested in developing tree fodder systems for North America climate that can deliver additional benefits such as shelter, soil conservation, rough timber and habit.

Land Tenure

Buy/Sell, Lease, Partnership, Open to other arrangements

If you are interested in another type of business arrangement, please explain

I am willing to be flexible and open to alternative business arrangements. I would be most interested in some type of long term lease, lease purchase agreement or contract for deed.

Onsite Housing

Yes

Please elaborate on the kind of additional training/information that would help you:

I am really interested in learning and promoting equine permaculture in the United States. There is very little information about integrating horses and permaculture practices here - how do we design properties that are sustainable for farming and meet the requirements for equine health and welfare i.e creating track systems for horse inter-planted with food producing plants etc?