Mine is just a hobby with the intent to cover costs from what we sell. Did okay with sweet corn and other vegetables at farmers markets last year. Raise some pigs and beef cows were new last year. I have 12 acres. 3.5 acres in fenced pasture paddocks and about an acre for vegetables, sweetcorn, or whatever strikes my interest. About 6 acres are hay and the rest is yard/buildings.
I have an Oliver 77, Oliver 88, Oliver 1650, and Farmall Super A. I have an Owatonna Mix Mill for grinding feed for my critters and buy corn in small amounts at elevator and store in a gravity box. Have an Allis All Crop 72 combine because I feel there is an un-served niche at farmers markets for locally grown edible dry beans and to a smaller extent cereal grains for artisan breads. Have a White 5100 4RW planter for planting sweet corn and beans. I had trouble finding someone to cut and bale our hay when we moved in so I bought a Deere 1209 hay mower, 24T baler, and a 894 hay rake with a couple hay racks. I have <$15000 invested in equipment and If I decided I've had enough I can sell it for more than I paid as it's now all field ready (but not pretty).
My kids are 13, 10, 10, and 8. They're getting more out of this experience than I am and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
Our freezers are stocked with chicken, pork, and soon beef and pantry is full of canned and frozen goods from garden. We're not going to starve here.
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