Posted by Negligence on January 07, 2010 at 11:30:01 from (74.210.22.186):
In Reply to: Raised on a farm? posted by JD2ACWD on January 06, 2010 at 17:17:37:
"Wannabe farmer" here I guess. Up until I was 24, I had never sat in a tractor, touched a cow or lamb, never heard about hay 'cept hay fever. Didn't know what a combine was... I was a city boy who knew nothing about farming.
All that changed when I went a bit crazy and took out a lease on 135 acres. I figured only way to learn was to jump into it, so I bought a tractor, hay equip, post hole digger, etc., everything I needed to get some work done. Started doing all my own hay, then rented another 35 acres for extra crop. I learned everything I could from the forums like these, and from some helping hands when things broke and I didn't have the right tools to fix them.
I'm 26 now and I've picked up a lot of carpentry, welding, mechanical, electrical and other hands-on skills that I never would have dabbled in if I was always sitting behind a desk. I still have a lot to learn about farming but I'm here for the ride. I'm just trying to figure out how I can do this full-time without starving myself of course.
My parents, siblings and everyone around me know nothing about farming. Even the longtime farmer down the road thinks I'm crazy for doing this sort of thing with no experience, but he admits I walk the walk and talk the talk now. I just ain't a city boy anymore. Now we do some sport horse breeding, but I tend to my own with some sheep. This spring I'll have some chickens and a couple head of cattle to fill up the freezer with. I'm learning everyday. Farming is in my blood, I just never knew it.
This post was edited by Negligence at 11:31:33 01/07/10.
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