Small farms might be the way to go

Maybe to feed yourself.

Small farms aren't economically viable these days.

Farming is hard and competition is fierce.

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How big is a "small farm"? Serious question. 100 acres?

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Right? I thought he was talking about 1,000 acres at first

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.”

Don't forget to register your farm with the government now. (You probably can guess how this will turn out for you.)

I 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.

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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.

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Sounds like my story. Was once a great lifestyle that was ruined by government regulation/interference and corporations, kind of like America.

We 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.

Find 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