I am using family land to do my farm project. I have 12.5 acres to work with and currently have bees. I might make up to 100k in honey but depends on the weather but I am building infrastructure to produce a fair amount of food. I mostly grow food that I can cut my costs down so I can save more money.
Yes I’m making 4’x50’ rows .I just added 2 and I’ll add 2 more . I love providing fresh organic food to my community. I just planted 1,000 hardneck garlic . If you are at 120 growing days and get a second crop I’ll try it also. Thank you for the inspiration! 🐝🌿🐞
Yes that does help but you can do well in small markets if you're creative. Most of our sales are to in a town of 10000 people. Repeat customers are the key.
Thank you so much! I'm not sure what you mean but my Gardening course will have all journals you need for planting and getting a crop in your climate if you live in Zone 6 or lower. Price will be increasing soon.
@@farmtablewest5991 thank you so much! I’ve tried pruning like crazy, ground covers or mulch underneath, and the air flow seems good but I will focus on that.
Great content i like your presentation. I am also looking to follow a similar path as you. My challenge is off grid infrastructure there is no power to the land. Question: were you able to get a grant for your high tunnel? I have heard of programs for that. The other major challenge i face is the saturation of market gardeners servicing the area i am in. How did you manage to get market share when you first started out? Was there already established competition? Thanks for sharing.
I did use nrcs grants for the 2 cat tunnels and 1 high tunnel. Only one competitor for me but hmthw market here is extremely small. I'd start as small as possible for a year or two before spending big dollars in this because it's a huge commitment. It's my 4th season and I hope to reach $100k in sales by end of the year and I still don't expect to pay myself yet. So food for thought.
Market/climate dependent... Costs $$$ to do so. Im not saying not to do this, what im saying is the reality of doing so is very difficult and expensive and becoming more difficult to do so because of zoning laws and skyrocketing land prices. You have to be wealthy to do this in 49423 lower west Michigan... If you can find 1 acre you will pay 30-60K for that land alone. Personal shared observations of the area I live in. Its a beautiful dream, thanks for sharing with us.
There are ways to skirt the huge upfront cost of land like leasing. If there is a good market it's totally worth leasing a small amount of acreage. Leasing of course isn't a perfect solution, but it can be a great opportunity for entry
Yes it is incredibly difficult. But it does pencil out. We plan on hitting $100000 on 1/2 acre this year and eventually $250000/acre once built out. All "brick and mortor" businesses cost huge amounts of capital to start from scratch. Think restaurants, bakeries, even grocery stores. Much cheaper to get into once established but there are so few farms like this established it's hard to see the long term potential because to start one it has to be from scratch. Aka zero infrastructure. I'll have a video at end of this year explaining in much more detail.
Absolutely. I'd say that is the best way because there's tons of land owners who want their land used but not the energy to do it. See my vid on farming part time.
I am using family land to do my farm project. I have 12.5 acres to work with and currently have bees. I might make up to 100k in honey but depends on the weather but I am building infrastructure to produce a fair amount of food. I mostly grow food that I can cut my costs down so I can save more money.
That is awesome!
Yes I’m making 4’x50’ rows .I just added 2 and I’ll add 2 more . I love providing fresh organic food to my community. I just planted 1,000 hardneck garlic . If you are at 120 growing days and get a second crop I’ll try it also. Thank you for the inspiration! 🐝🌿🐞
Try it but you have to grow specific crops. Garlic is tricky.
@@farmtablewest5991 I’ve been growing in my gardens for 50 years . I’m not new to garlic. Thanks for the videos ! Great content.
You are absolutely inspiring me to expand my garden (again) next year! Thank you!🎉
I'm so glad! Would love to hear your results.
Great vid. How do you distribute after harvest? Local? Online?
You have to have a large infrastructure to sell into=metropolitan area
Mostly farmers market some restaurant and a bit online.
Yes that does help but you can do well in small markets if you're creative. Most of our sales are to in a town of 10000 people. Repeat customers are the key.
So much value in your videos!
Would it be possible to buy your journal with the dtm?
Thank you so much! I'm not sure what you mean but my Gardening course will have all journals you need for planting and getting a crop in your climate if you live in Zone 6 or lower. Price will be increasing soon.
Any advice on preventing tomato blight?
Airflow. Intense pruning.
@@farmtablewest5991 thank you so much! I’ve tried pruning like crazy, ground covers or mulch underneath, and the air flow seems good but I will focus on that.
Great content i like your presentation. I am also looking to follow a similar path as you. My challenge is off grid infrastructure there is no power to the land. Question: were you able to get a grant for your high tunnel? I have heard of programs for that. The other major challenge i face is the saturation of market gardeners servicing the area i am in. How did you manage to get market share when you first started out? Was there already established competition? Thanks for sharing.
I did use nrcs grants for the 2 cat tunnels and 1 high tunnel. Only one competitor for me but hmthw market here is extremely small. I'd start as small as possible for a year or two before spending big dollars in this because it's a huge commitment. It's my 4th season and I hope to reach $100k in sales by end of the year and I still don't expect to pay myself yet. So food for thought.
How many feet on beds is your half acre
I have 80 50 foot beds
He said 50foot beds
Market/climate dependent...
Costs $$$ to do so.
Im not saying not to do this, what im saying is the reality of doing so is very difficult and expensive and becoming more difficult to do so because of zoning laws and skyrocketing land prices.
You have to be wealthy to do this in 49423 lower west Michigan... If you can find 1 acre you will pay 30-60K for that land alone.
Personal shared observations of the area I live in.
Its a beautiful dream, thanks for sharing with us.
There are ways to skirt the huge upfront cost of land like leasing. If there is a good market it's totally worth leasing a small amount of acreage. Leasing of course isn't a perfect solution, but it can be a great opportunity for entry
Yes it is incredibly difficult. But it does pencil out. We plan on hitting $100000 on 1/2 acre this year and eventually $250000/acre once built out. All "brick and mortor" businesses cost huge amounts of capital to start from scratch. Think restaurants, bakeries, even grocery stores. Much cheaper to get into once established but there are so few farms like this established it's hard to see the long term potential because to start one it has to be from scratch. Aka zero infrastructure. I'll have a video at end of this year explaining in much more detail.
Absolutely. I'd say that is the best way because there's tons of land owners who want their land used but not the energy to do it. See my vid on farming part time.
Zoning? They prohibit a garden? WOW! That's scary.
Grow mushrooms indoors and find a small piece of land and do a couple rows of lettuce
Click bait, you don't show the complete items in that spreadsheet.
Lol. I will by December 31st. Separate video.