First and foremost, we are very grateful to have even had the opportunity to farm this beautiful place and share it with you and your families over these years.

The farm was almost developed into townhomes back in 2015. The current owner came in at that time to help mediate the situation and give the farm a chance to continue.

The business has struggled to grow to a big enough scale to afford its own land, though there was some hope in 2022 as it was growing very rapidly in agritourism. However, the last 18 months have been difficult for small business, especially recreation, and families have to cut back on spending.

At the very same time, land values have skyrocketed over the last couple years. What used to be $1-2 million is now $5-6 million. The owner feels at this time that they can use the proceeds to do more good elsewhere.

We understand. But we still deeply believe that farms provide critical benefits to the community even if they can't produce as much financial return as other investments.

At this point in time, the landowner has asked us to begin moving off the property. It is unlikely that we will be given the chance to have one more season of operation on the current field.

We are looking at ALL options, though relocation is very costly. Unfortunately, because we have invested so much in this particular property over the years, we don't have the financial lending power to purchase our own land elsewhere (even land in Santaquin is $200-300K per acre!) We are actively searching for partners to purchase land and then put it under easement as well as looking for fields to lease long-term.

We don't exactly know. We've invested so many years in this business that starting over seems very daunting. But farming is our great love, and if there's a way to keep doing it, we'll find it.