I am 23 year old male and am looking to get away i was raised in the country and hate the city. I have children and can understand that a full time profit farm is far from hand but i want to get to that point. i am looking at land near nashville and want to start a nice farm maybe 20 acres or 40 at the most for start up. i am pretty green under the thumb and some equine experience but in my opinion horses are more for hobby and less of a money maker. can anyone shoot some ideas with some tips on easy start ups on a farm? the areas i am looking at are livestocking pigs and when a little more on my feet some cattle. as for others i was talking to my god mother and she brought up gardening and foliage. i have been looking at trees that give good bloom and nice vine flowers that i can use to buetify my farm yet also sell in a farmers market with our candels and other crafts.
sooooooooo long story what would yall say is feesable i am more than willing to answer q and a and maybe get some nice insight i tried to reach out to the circles here but everyone seems to hold a secret “on the next runner up that will take bread off there table”
basic low down of the farm will be
*livestock (what kind and what kind of profit can be made form it)
*foliage (is there a profit here besides the obvious sight on the homefront)
*and also a last tidbit i have read a little adn always been curious maybe beekeeping i hear there honey sells well and also there good for the foliage.
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I Need Advise On Where To Start And What To Do About My Farm.?
Posted on November 11, 2011.
Consider becoming part of a CSA, a Community-Supported Agriculture farm, where you sell your goods (pork roast, bacon, etc.) and vegetables/foliage to a person/company that resells it with other items from other farms. We bought a weekly 1/2 bushel if stuff from Avalon Acres last year. They delivered ours and others’ orders weekly to our near-Nashville church on Sunday morning. There are other CSA’s, but their website is http://www.avalon-acres.com/
Raise goats for meat. There is a demand but very few goat farmers in the USA. The immigrants who come from Mexico and the Middle East among others all eat goat. I hear you can make a good living and Goats eat just about anything. They do need fresh water every day as they will not drink brackish or stale water.
You could also milk the goats and make goat cheese.
Look into Organic Gardening (Homesteading) for more ideas.
pigs,,,bees …fruit trees..and landscaping plants..
nice organic fruit trees are easy to care for and with everyone getting health conscience they sell…also hook up with your local landscapers and ask them what kind of plants and flowers they buy..they are always replacing plants at all Commercial locations..and residential..pigs are great because they can eat all the rubbish from the plants..and maybe if your location is good think about opening a local fruit farmers stand..and have all the farmers bring their goods on the weekends to sell..thus making alot of local farmer friends and serving your neighbors with good local food..
First thing to do is contact the agricultural extension agent for the county you are looking to live in and have a nice talk. It would be best if he/she could meet you at the land you are talking about so they can see what would work best. They are the experts. There are lots of microclimates around the Nashville area, and an ag agent can point you in the right direction.
Second, remember “don’t put all your chickens in one basket”. Diversify. Even on a small farm, you need to have a variety of products just in case of a disaster. If your livestock has some dread disease, you still have the foliage business, for example.
Remember that some crops are not “plant today, harvest in 60 days”. Some like fruit trees take years to mature. Again, diversify to get some quick income.