I'm going soft ranching as a hobby. Honestly, I want to get a few cattle which I control the inputs too 100% such that get 100% grass fed beef.
My profit is primarily driving down my costs as much as possible such that I can become self sufficient.
My wife and I are carnivores, so our diet is basically beef, butter, bacon, eggs. I'll start with raising chickens such that I can produce at least a dozen a day. Then I'll get beef, and I'll just buy bacon and butter.
I'm designing my barndo right now such that it has a simple living space for me and my wife, and then a big bro science gym where we can work out.
It's the dream right now that I'm clinging too since I'm moving forward. I lost all my stuff, and I'm waiting for insurance adjuster. Fortunately, I had a very good career and I'm in my early 40s, and I'm going to different stuff. I've always wanted land, so I'm going to do it. It's going to be great! (or, I'm deeply traumatized and using optimism to deny the reality of escaping a burning building :shrug: )
Regardless, we should be friends as I love to learn more this. My hope is that I can spend a few years recreating all the 4H knowledge, network with farmers, and just learn new stuff which... isn't tech.
You can do that on 10 acres, which is affordable near a city. (possible even a reasonable commute to the suburbs. It will feed you but won't otherwise pay the bills (probably not even property taxes!) so figure out how to handle health insurance, and those other details of life.
I know enough about this to know that it isn't for me. It will sometimes be hard dangerous work. There will be late nights and early mornings. You can't take a vacation unless you find someone to cover for you. There will be years when there is a crop failure of some sort and you have nothing to work with. I'm happy working for John Deere where I get to meet and learn about the people doing this but I work my 40 hour weeks and go home.
My profit is primarily driving down my costs as much as possible such that I can become self sufficient.
My wife and I are carnivores, so our diet is basically beef, butter, bacon, eggs. I'll start with raising chickens such that I can produce at least a dozen a day. Then I'll get beef, and I'll just buy bacon and butter.
I'm designing my barndo right now such that it has a simple living space for me and my wife, and then a big bro science gym where we can work out.
It's the dream right now that I'm clinging too since I'm moving forward. I lost all my stuff, and I'm waiting for insurance adjuster. Fortunately, I had a very good career and I'm in my early 40s, and I'm going to different stuff. I've always wanted land, so I'm going to do it. It's going to be great! (or, I'm deeply traumatized and using optimism to deny the reality of escaping a burning building :shrug: )
Regardless, we should be friends as I love to learn more this. My hope is that I can spend a few years recreating all the 4H knowledge, network with farmers, and just learn new stuff which... isn't tech.