Re: Teen Farmers ----- the new GENERATION

Posted by ChrisS on December 15, 2002 at 12:12:47 from (66.163.142.75):

In Reply to: Teen Farmers ----- the new GENERATION posted by Brad Wies on December 13, 2002 at 20:20:39:

Don't listen to that idiot of a counselor, some people need to go hungry for a while till they can appreciate their food and the people who produce it for them. I, like you wanted to farm ever since I was very young, I don't come from a farming background and didn't have any schooling in agriculture, I love to read so I read every book on farming, livestock, soils and general farming I could. When I was 17 my family bought a small farm (80 acres) and I got turned loose as nobody else is interested in farming like I am, I am very blessed to have a family that would give me such a good start. I bought an IH M and an IH 1466 that is in really good condition at an auction for $2800, I scrounged some tillage tools for free or very little cost and a small combine for $800. One of the best moves I made was to make friends with some of the older farmers in the area, especially the successful ones, I picked their brains and worked for two for a couple of summers to get some experience. I farm organic/biological for several reasons, a major one being I am very allergic to a lot of farm chemicals, now I have my conventional farming neighbors looking over the fence wondering how I managed to get better crops than they did, it just takes more attention to detail and caring about quality.
Now I know that going to college to become a farmer would have been one of the worst things I could have done, there is plenty of info out there that you can get without going to college, and it is a whole lot cheaper too! I would highly suggest to all beginning farmers to stay out of debt, I am and plan to stay that way, it gives me a lot more freedom to do what I need to without worrying, I see my neighbors killing themselves to stay ahead of their mounting debt load and wonder how they manage to convince themselves it is worth it. I am young yet (21) and still have tons to learn, but I enjoy it as I can try out new ideas and learn from my mistakes and successes. If you want, I would be happy to share ideas and info and help out any way I can, we desperately need more young farmers! Christopher

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