As to people that have done it or do it, absolutely. As to me doing it and without fertilizers, not a chance. We only have 4 things to market; the production from land, labor, capital, and management. If one has limited land then one needs to put in more labor, capital, and or management. Lastly there is the variable of standard of living. Some people call a living 18K take home a year, and some call it 5 times that.
As to my actual observations... dairy, asparagus, feeder cattle, and flowers/herbs. I know a few dairymen who have small acreages, use them mostly for a place for the cows to stand and the milking infrastructure. They depend on rented or share cropped land for corn silage and hay with their concentrates purchased. There are a few asparagus growers in this area with 4-5 acres plus a few other annual garden type crops to direct market in the summer and fall.
With anything niche marketed its important to line up markets ahead of time. I'd hate to have 5 or 10 acres of specialty stuff coming in and it not have a home.
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