Cross Island Farms

Cross Island Farms produces Certified Organic Pastured Pork, Goat, Beef, and “Just Laid” Eggs , Certified Organic fruits and vegetables,  and other all-natural produce.  Farm tours, primitive camping, The Edible Forest Garden, organic workshops, and organic volunteer opportunities make Cross Island Farms an international agri-tourism destination.
Our Vision is to build an ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable farm, diversified in plant and animal life, that provides us with a reasonable living, our community with healthy, wholesome food, the environment with a good neighbor, and provides educational opportunities for as many people as possible about how to produce organic, sustainable, local, healthy food. We also want to be able to have this vision and this farm continue long after we are gone.
Location: Wellesley Island, NY
Website: http://www.crossislandfarms.com/
Top 3 Products: Lettuce, beef and pork, and eggs
How has the Profit Team Program helped your farm?: It totally inspired  me to be more focused on profitability and to grow enterprises that could make us more profitable.

When you envision your farm business five years from now, what differences do you see?: Expanding the edible garden. It’s four years old now but I think it will become a big income stream. I hope to use it for agritourism, to run workshops, and to rent it out for events.
If you weren’t a farmer, what would your dream job be?: I previously worked as a psychologist.
What is your best piece of advice for an aspiring farmer?: Don’t quit your day job, choose a niche enterprise that you love and figure out how to market it, and there are no shortcuts in farming- there are efficiencies but no shortcuts.