Define "profitable". Do you mean just more money coming in than going out, or do you mean something that you can call "making a living"?
You might find a niche market crop that'll turn a reasonable profit on that small of an acreage, but for the most part, farming in this day and age favors economy of scale larger operations, even with niche market specialties. Big guys can make pennies per acre and farm 1000's of acres and still make a living. In order to make a decent profit, you need to make 1000's of dollars per acre. Get in line...There's a bunch of people who want that, and the pickin's are slim.
Personally, If I was in your position, I'd lease garden spots and let someone else do the hard work for little return. A friend does just that with a 10 acre tract he owns. He lays off the plots, leases them for various prices determined by size, keeps the place clean and mowed, and has a positive cash flow with little chance of loss. He even sells garden tools and rents out his tiller. A local plant/seed vendor sets up on his property in the spring (paying a slight charge) His biggest expense is liability insurance.
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