• Hule@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Wait, 5 acres wouldn’t be all vegetables! Fruit trees, grains, grassland all spread in time so you can work on them when your vegetables don’t need attention.

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        11 months ago

        I have around 15 acres I work on. Mostly alone, with a tractor. I have let parts of it go wild.

        I quit my day job, I have a sick father and brother to take care of.

        Yes, farming is really hard work, and animals need attention all the time. My farm isn’t making me any money, I get some subsidies though.

        But my fruit trees are over an acre. I keep ducks, pigs and sheep. I have a woodlot. It all makes me happy, that’s why I do it.

        We still buy groceries, we could go 3 months without that. But I’m not a prepper.