Seeking a high-value meaningful agriculture opportunity

30 years farming/ranching experience

30 years managing experience

Farming/ranching part-time for another enterprise (e.g. nonprofit, educational, therapeutic, cultural, agritourism)

Updated July 29, 2026

  • Farmland
  • Grazing Land
  • 11-25 acres
  • Short-term lease (1-4 years)
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Heather Hodgin

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Super nerdy ethnobotanist with a passion for AI, stars and ducks seeks a safe place for her family to live and grow.

I am looking to leverage my professional skills to facilitate a humanistic ag & land conservation future. I am passionate about ethnobotany & machine learning. I would like to partner with a land owner to facilitate their vision while building a community & home for my family.

Unique strengths

  • E-commerce, marketing & large data models
  • Management of contracts + grants, vendors & lease structures + org partnerships
  • Complex large scale finance

Ag experience

  • MS tropical plant & soil science - UH Manoa 
  • BS hort bus - Colorado State University
  • Specialty crop production & public horticulture - RBG Kew, Butterfly Pavilion, Denver Zoo
  • Large scale bedding plant production grower
  • Jefferson County Extension Agent

Business Plan

I do have one

  • Certified Organic
  • Organic Practice
  • Regenerative
  • Controlled Environment

Additional Details

My current personal interest is in generating organic soil through a small duck flock, lavender and hemp production closed loop system, as well as mushroom and fungal human interfaces.

One of my favorite opportunities was partnering with National Guard Agribusiness Development teams Accross the United States during the later phases of the US military engagement in Afghanistan. The primary mission was to support rebuilding agriculture practice and infrastructure as a means to enable peace and individual autonomy in the region.

  • Agroforestry
  • Apiary
  • Aquaculture
  • Dairy
  • Flowers
  • Grains
  • Greenhouse(s)
  • Hay
  • Hemp
  • Horses
  • Hydroponics
  • Large Animal Grazing
  • Laying Hens
  • Native Plants
  • Nursery Stock
  • Orchard
  • Pastured Poultry
  • Perennials & Permaculture
  • Pigs
  • Row Crops
  • Small Animal Grazing
  • Vegetables
  • Vineyard
  • Barn
  • Bathroom
  • Cold Storage
  • Electrical Access
  • Fencing
  • Greenhouse
  • High Tunnel
  • Irrigation Equipment
  • Tractor
  • Water Spigot

Equipment and Infrastructure Details

I would like to live on the property if possible, so that I can give my after hours time to contemplating solutions in person.

  • Farm/ranch internship/apprenticeship
  • Formal agricultural education
  • Farm or ranch mentorship
  • Incubator program

Desired Locations

  • Chaffee
  • Clear Creek
  • Custer
  • Fremont
  • Gilpin
  • Huerfano
  • Lake
  • Las Animas
  • Park
  • Baca
  • Bent
  • Cheyenne
  • Crowley
  • Elbert
  • Kiowa
  • Kit Carson
  • Lincoln
  • Logan
  • Morgan
  • Otero
  • Phillips
  • Prowers
  • Sedgwick
  • Washington
  • Yuma
  • Archuleta
  • Dolores
  • Hinsdale
  • La Plata
  • Mineral
  • Montezuma
  • San Juan
  • San Miguel
  • Adams
  • Alamosa
  • Arapahoe
  • Boulder
  • Broomfield
  • Denver
  • Douglas
  • El Paso
  • Jefferson
  • Larimer
  • Pueblo
  • Teller
  • Weld
  • Alamosa
  • Conejos
  • Costilla
  • Rio Grande
  • Saguache
  • Blanco
  • Delta
  • Eagle
  • Garfield
  • Grand
  • Gunnison
  • Jackson
  • Mesa
  • Moffat
  • Montrose
  • Ouray
  • Pitkin
  • Rio
  • Routt
  • Summit