Anyone know about farming?

Question

I have been wanting to get out of the city and start my own very small farm. any suggestions?

Answer 1

farming is a process of cultivation of crops for the earning or may be for daily needs .it includes many farm operation like tillage operation ,sowing ,irrigation ,inter-culture operation and of course harvesting....

Answer 2

IT'S NOT EASY!

Answer 3

A small farm does best if you concentrate on starting small, with specialty items.  If you try to start a farm with a big corn field, the start up cost is going to bankrupt you before you ever see an ear of corn.

Rare pheasants, miniature goats, purebred geese...  These are all animals which will give you a good return on your money without too much hassle.  Don't buy cheap.  Buy for the best.  If you can buy two animals cheaply or one excellent animal at a high cost... get the excellent animal every time.  

Research demand.  Don't invest in something that no one wants.  Button quail?  They breed by the thousands.  You aren't going to sell them for much.  Geese?  You're only going to sell geese for meat near Christmas, and for goslings in spring.  Can you survive on a twice a year income?

If you want my absolute bottom line advice.. Invest in some small breed meat goats.  The ethnic group demand for goat meat far exceeds the current supply, and the demand is growing.  So, meat goats are a pretty good bet when it comes to a return on your money.

Farming is business.  So long as you always treat it as a business, and not a pet parade, you can expand as you go.

Answer 4

I lived on a farm for a short time when I was six years old.

I am going to give you information to call about 4H Clubs and

may provide materials because they own a farm to teach the

students there. Try:

For professionals who are inquiring about training and also

training materials.

Girls and Boys Town Natural Resource and Training Center

14100 Crawford Street

Boys Town, NE, 68010

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email:nrtcmarketing@girlsandboystown.o...

Good Luck and tell Marina, Jerry (class of 62) says "Hi." :-})

Answer 5

Best do your research first and maybe even do some WOOFing (Workers of Organic Farming) just to get your feet "wet".  Not saying you have to go the Organic route at all but it's one program that gives you access to experiencing the farm life first hand and at very little cost.  You find any number of working farms that are sponsoring WOOFers.  You don't get paid but you get some first-hand experience (plus get fed really well).  Or ... find a local farm willing to take you on as a helper.  It'll take at least a couple of years to learn some of the basics but it's a start.  Then ... if you're still serious, do some more research, go out on that limb and learn from experience.  There are some great little books out there to read, such as "Grow It!" by Richard W. Langer and "Five Acres and Independence" by M.G. Kains.  But ... if you haven't the foggiest about living off the land, don't even think about it until you get some hands-on.  Been there done that, the hard way.