Re: Green Acres Help

Posted by Tom in TN on August 25, 2005 at 20:42:02 from (64.12.117.7):

In Reply to: Green Acres Help posted by Steve Schemenauer on August 25, 2005 at 18:07:48:

Steve,

I heartily agree with all of the advice that you have received from the other posts. I might add that what ever you decide to grow, you must first think of where you're going to sell your crop when you finally have it. Farming is a multi-step process that involves multiple machines. Plowing is the least of your concern. After the ground is plowed it needs to be disked, dragged, planted, fertilized, cultivated, harvested, stored, and hauled before you'll ever see one penny of income. Every one of those steps involves multiple machines. You might be able to hire people to do some of the steps, but you'll probably have to pay them more than you'll realize from the sale of your crop.

Niche marketing is the only way you'll even approach break-even on a small farm and that doesn't include retirement of the capital expenditure that you'll have to get into the business.

Having said all of that, I'm living the "Green Acres" life in Middle Tennessee on 150 acres and I love it.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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