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First portion of of acres of land available for lease if certain conditions are met.

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Third portion of acres of land available for lease if certain conditions are met.

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Amount to be paid for the first portion of of acres of land available for lease if certain conditions are met.

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Amount to be paid for the second portion of of acres of land available for lease if certain conditions are met.

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Amount to be paid for the third portion of of acres of land available for lease if certain conditions are met.

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Percentage of all future quarterly interest payments in cash.

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Area of land held.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Term of the lessor's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash inflow from the sale of a lease held for investment, which may be a lease of real estate, equipment or other fixed assets for a specified time in exchange for payment, usually in the form of rent.

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Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)	Feb. 08, 2016 USD ($) a	Dec. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2016	Feb. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 a	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Fenner Valley Farms LLC [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Lessor Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	99 years
Area of Land \| a	2,100
Proceeds from Leases Held-for-investment	$ 12,000,000
Additional Acres Available for Lease Maximum	7,500
Additional Acres Available for Lease Tranche 1				$ 2,093
Additional Acres Available for Lease Value Tranche 1				$ 12,000,000
Additional Acres Available for Lease Tranche 2			$ 2,093
Additional Acres Available for Leases Value Tranche 2			$ 12,000,000
Additional Acres Available for Lease Tranche 3		$ 3,314
Additional Acres Available for Leases Value Tranche 3		$ 19,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Secured Debt [Member]
Repayments of Senior Debt	$ 10,500,000
Percentage of Future Quarterly Interest Payments	50.00%
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount						$ 2,250,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					8.00%
Senior Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount								$ 2,250,000
Area of Land \| a							45,000
Percentage of Future Quarterly Interest Payments							50.00%