Comments on: The New Family Farmer (VIDEO) http://civileats.com/2009/10/30/the-new-family-farmer-video/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bobg http://civileats.com/2009/10/30/the-new-family-farmer-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4314 Bobg Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:48:50 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5431#comment-4314 I'm not a farmer but I was raised on my grandfather's farm (26 acres.) My thoughts here might be totally wrong and I welcome comments. I'm wondering if the 50 acre farms mentioned in the article might be ideal rather than the mega-thousand acre factory farms which require extensive applications of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The 50 acre farm might be much more manageable for a farm family. I’m not a farmer but I was raised on my grandfather’s farm (26 acres.) My thoughts here might be totally wrong and I welcome comments. I’m wondering if the 50 acre farms mentioned in the article might be ideal rather than the mega-thousand acre factory farms which require extensive applications of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The 50 acre farm might be much more manageable for a farm family.

]]> By: Rebecca Gerendasy http://civileats.com/2009/10/30/the-new-family-farmer-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4313 Rebecca Gerendasy Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:30:49 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5431#comment-4313 Recently Mike was talking to a group of young farmers (and others interested in the subject) and he suggested not to be so married to the idea of owning land - consider leasing as an option. I think these days it helps to be open to new ideas and be very creative at how you go about it. Recently Mike was talking to a group of young farmers (and others interested in the subject) and he suggested not to be so married to the idea of owning land – consider leasing as an option.

I think these days it helps to be open to new ideas and be very creative at how you go about it.

]]> By: Living Off The Grid http://civileats.com/2009/10/30/the-new-family-farmer-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4307 Living Off The Grid Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:13 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5431#comment-4307 Hello, Yes, we are seeing the same thing, farming today is very difficult, when Jane and I first started living off the grid we did market gardening to make a living, and found success there. It's not all about energy production anymore either, food has become a real focus for us, and it is good to see people like Michael taking it on. We might suggest he switch to soil block technology, I see all of those plastic growing containers in the background... it worked great for us. Hello,
Yes, we are seeing the same thing, farming today is very difficult, when Jane and I first started living off the grid we did market gardening to make a living, and found success there. It’s not all about energy production anymore either, food has become a real focus for us, and it is good to see people like Michael taking it on. We might suggest he switch to soil block technology, I see all of those plastic growing containers in the background… it worked great for us.

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