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Small farms might be the way to go
Posted by Rhino5
on 11/5/22 at 11:04 pm
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0Interest rates rising. Food prices rising.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by BuckyCheese 
on 11/5/22 at 11:12 pm to Rhino5
on 11/5/22 at 11:12 pm to Rhino5Maybe to feed yourself.
Small farms aren't economically viable these days.
Small farms aren't economically viable these days.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by real turf fan 
on 11/5/22 at 11:28 pm to LRB1967
on 11/5/22 at 11:28 pm to LRB1967The problem is growing fruit and vegetables if you have ignorant neighbors. Any disease their garden gets will probably come to yours because they won't even know they have a problem.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by Spoonbilla 
on 11/5/22 at 11:37 pm to real turf fan
on 11/5/22 at 11:37 pm to real turf fan(no message)
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by blueboxer1119 
on 11/5/22 at 11:56 pm to Rhino5
on 11/5/22 at 11:56 pm to Rhino5How big is a "small farm"?
Serious question.
100 acres?
Serious question.
100 acres?
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by Outdoorreb 
on 11/5/22 at 11:58 pm to blueboxer1119
on 11/5/22 at 11:58 pm to blueboxer1119quote:
How big is a "small farm"? Serious question. 100 acres?
Right? I thought he was talking about 1,000 acres at first
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by 32footsteps on 11/6/22 at 12:17 am to Rhino5
Define the size of a “small” farm.
I grew up on a small dairy farm. Well…in 1980 it was a big farm. In 1990 it was a medium sized farm. By 2000 it was ridiculously small. Milked the same amount of cows and had the same acreage. The regulations do not favor the little guy at all. Machinery manufacturers only make stuff for the mega farms.
If you have growing enough stuff to feed your own family then that really isn’t farming, that’s homesteading. Im on an acre and a half and we are raising chickens and are able to grow more than enough vegetables and certain fruits to cover our needs and then some but I don’t consider what we are doing as “farming.”
I grew up on a small dairy farm. Well…in 1980 it was a big farm. In 1990 it was a medium sized farm. By 2000 it was ridiculously small. Milked the same amount of cows and had the same acreage. The regulations do not favor the little guy at all. Machinery manufacturers only make stuff for the mega farms.
If you have growing enough stuff to feed your own family then that really isn’t farming, that’s homesteading. Im on an acre and a half and we are raising chickens and are able to grow more than enough vegetables and certain fruits to cover our needs and then some but I don’t consider what we are doing as “farming.”
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re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by shutterspeed on 11/6/22 at 12:21 am to Rhino5
on 11/6/22 at 12:21 am to Rhino5Don't forget to register your farm with the government now. (You probably can guess how this will turn out for you.)
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by Bass Tiger on 11/6/22 at 12:48 am to blueboxer1119
on 11/6/22 at 12:48 am to blueboxer1119quote:
How big is a "small farm"? Serious question. 100 acres?
A small farm is under 50 acres. You could raise a lot of crops for personal use and still have plenty to sell with 50 acres along with enough pasture to graze 5-10 livestock. Just one acre of sweet corn is probably 50x more than a typical household would consume annually.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by 756 on 11/6/22 at 3:49 am to Bass Tiger
on 11/6/22 at 3:49 am to Bass TigerI grew up on a small farm . It is hard work and it consumes every hour of every day in the year. It is not fun, it is work. You will not be successful every year. You will die a thousand deaths too hot too cold, toodry6, too wet. You don't have leisure time
Every second demands your attention. It is not TV or a movie. You work yourself to the grave.
Every second demands your attention. It is not TV or a movie. You work yourself to the grave.
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Dad grew up on a small farm. They ate meat once a week, other than that a lot of eggs and vegetables.
Same with my mom. They rented a spot to keep their meat, in a cooler in town. She said it was only a few days that they ate meat at supper.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by DingLeeBerry 
on 11/6/22 at 6:15 am to 32footsteps
on 11/6/22 at 6:15 am to 32footstepsquote:
I grew up on a small dairy farm. Well…in 1980 it was a big farm. In 1990 it was a medium sized farm. By 2000 it was ridiculously small. Milked the same amount of cows and had the same acreage. The regulations do not favor the little guy at all. Machinery manufacturers only make stuff for the mega farms.
Sounds like my story. Was once a great lifestyle that was ruined by government regulation/interference and corporations, kind of like America.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by BengalOnTheBay on 11/6/22 at 7:16 am to blueboxer1119
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How big is a "small farm"?
Serious question.
100 acres?
My grandfather grew enough corn, okra, and a few other vegetables to supply him and my grandmother, plus my family, canned veggies, cornmeal, and so on almost year round.
A family of 5 could easily survive on a 1 acre garden, 2 dozen chickens, a dozen rabbits, a milk cow or 2-3 milk goats, and a few beef cattle or a dozen or so beef goats.
Just hard work and patience... if you've never done a lot of gardening/farming, there's going to be a steep learning curve and much trial and error. I say that based on much wasted effort myself and asking lots of people lots of questions.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by Diamondawg on 11/6/22 at 7:21 am to Rhino5
on 11/6/22 at 7:21 am to Rhino5We live in the city but have a place with a decent size family garden. We also hunt. We still buy fresh when we want fresh but through canning a freezing, we supply a large portion of our veggies. Deer meat is plentiful but we don't eat it every day. It aids is the rising cost of food but doesn't eliminate all of the grocery stops.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by PetroAg 
on 11/6/22 at 7:22 am to BuckyCheese
on 11/6/22 at 7:22 am to BuckyCheeseThey are if you buy from them. I buy all my meat, eggs and dairy from local farmers. Cut out the corporate middle man. It is more expensive but you vote with your dollar.
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by 4TheLoveLSU on 11/6/22 at 7:22 am to Rhino5
on 11/6/22 at 7:22 am to Rhino5Find a local farmer and buy it direct. We bought a cow, had it cut how we wanted and freeze the meat. I have been doing it for 5 years now, sooo much better
re: Small farms might be the way to goPosted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 11/6/22 at 7:41 am to BengalOnTheBay
on 11/6/22 at 7:41 am to BengalOnTheBayquote:
family of 5 could easily survive on a 1 acre garden
And if you've never dealt with one, a real acre garden is a God damn job. It takes all day a lot of days to keep that from turning into a weed patch.
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