04-29-2009, 02:27 PM
Do you think farming a very small farm of one to two acres can be profitable? What would you grow, how would you process it and where would you sell it?
I may be able to get the use of several acres to plant/grow something on, but what? If this happens, it could be a long term thing so trees and fruit would be okay. It is at about 400 foot elevation, has deep soil, and rainfall somewhere between 70 and 120 inches a year. There is irrigation water available and a vehicle can drive up to the area. I may be able to get the use of a tractor, perhaps. Not much labor available, though, so a crop which needed a lot of hand labor (such as strawberries) wouldn't be a good choice.
There is a new farmer's market in our neighborhood, but are there other ways of selling produce? Selling wholesale cuts the profit in half or less, but we will have very limited processing facilities.
Any ideas anyone? How would you make money farming two acres?
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Kurt Wilson
I may be able to get the use of several acres to plant/grow something on, but what? If this happens, it could be a long term thing so trees and fruit would be okay. It is at about 400 foot elevation, has deep soil, and rainfall somewhere between 70 and 120 inches a year. There is irrigation water available and a vehicle can drive up to the area. I may be able to get the use of a tractor, perhaps. Not much labor available, though, so a crop which needed a lot of hand labor (such as strawberries) wouldn't be a good choice.
There is a new farmer's market in our neighborhood, but are there other ways of selling produce? Selling wholesale cuts the profit in half or less, but we will have very limited processing facilities.
Any ideas anyone? How would you make money farming two acres?
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson