ihabkal Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi Friends, Anyone thought of moving into farming? just get away from all of this, get some chicken and some cows, it is a good exercise. work with hay, milk and manure. Or maybe something else? What do you think an artist with 12 years of experience in coloring pixels can do for living? I love animals, motorcycles, being outside... any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horhe Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 What happened to the donut shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) I am not sure I can have my late nights, and still get up at 4am to milk the cows. Edited May 21, 2009 by Crazy Homeless Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccoy Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I will be working harvest in a month. So in a way I will be doing farming. Since I got laid off I am up for about any type of work. Actually, I am trying to make a career change into the furniture design world from architecture/3d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 When my father was a kid he lived on a farm. He does not speak kindly of the lifestyle, and as soon as he was old enough, left for a life in architecture and rendering. Even my grandparents packed it in for other things. You think its hard keeping up with the demands of clients, try a life where you are at the mercy of the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickdt Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 In the US farming isn't a very profitable business especially considering the ammount of personal time invested into it. That wouldn't prevent you from having a small farm/garden on your own property though. My wife and I are starting our garden this summer and have plans to get chickens next summer. Not a full fledged farm but it ought to put a nice dent in our produce expenses for the summer. More than that it will be a good reason to be outside which is my favorite place to be. Fun for the kids on the way too It's important to remember that your job/work is not an ends in it of itself. I look at my job as a means to the ends of me living my life and being able to do things like afford enough land to have the garden and eventually chickens etc. I happen to quite enjoy my work, stressful as it might be at times. In the end it's all worth it though because it enables me to do the things that help me relax and appreciate life. I do hear that olive farming is pretty big business in Lebanon. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippu Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 i have a business plan in hand for a goat farming project .. never know when i might jump into that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 In the US farming isn't a very profitable business especially considering the ammount of personal time invested into it. That wouldn't prevent you from having a small farm/garden on your own property though. My wife and I are starting our garden this summer and have plans to get chickens next summer. Not a full fledged farm but it ought to put a nice dent in our produce expenses for the summer. More than that it will be a good reason to be outside which is my favorite place to be. Fun for the kids on the way too True, ....and to add to that, the majority of farming in the U.S. is done by mega corporations. I don't know exactly how it works, but I believe a handful of corporations have bought a lot of family farms. Those who didn't give up there dream have to fight the big boys to compete. Now, there is an emerging market for locally grown, seasonal foods, grown with care. Is there enough of a market to support a living. Probably, but it would take quite a monetary investment to get up and going. This means you would be paying on this investment for many years. Would a million dollars be enough? Who knows. Tractors and farm equipment arenot cheap. You would probably need at least 80-100 acres to make a decent living, and the land that can be farmed is limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Nelson Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 What I am more interested in is the retailing of consumer/community farming and teaching people how to do and grow things for themselves to be more self sustainable. With hyrdoponics and aeroponics its not really about digging up a plot of land and hoping for good weather anymore. You can grow indoors, outdoors, bad weather or good. I've never really been much of a gardener, but I've been doing a little bit this season and I really love it. This winter I'm going to start trying out indoor methods. For those who are considering raising chickens, look into coturnix quail. They eat less and need less space compared to what you get back. http://www.essortment.com/all/coturnixquail_rksp.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 yes olives and olive oil is big in Lebanon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camby1298 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 No way could I do farming. If i had to clear out of the field completley to something outrageous, it would be becoming partners in a winery. I have family in the Napa Valley/Santa Rosa are in CA, who are partners in a vineyard; and to be able to design the entry ways, the layout of the vineyards, wine tasting rooms, geust houses etc would be awesome (assuming the proper funds) plus, taking a minute out of your day to enjoy your own product. Its a very competitive, but appealing lifestyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 When my father was a kid he lived on a farm. He does not speak kindly of the lifestyle, and as soon as he was old enough, left for a life in architecture and rendering. Even my grandparents packed it in for other things. You think its hard keeping up with the demands of clients, try a life where you are at the mercy of the weather. Hi Ernest, that was a long time ago since your father was a kid, I am sure things have changed. Paris Hilton made farming sexy again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 I will be working harvest in a month. So in a way I will be doing farming. Since I got laid off I am up for about any type of work. Actually, I am trying to make a career change into the furniture design world from architecture/3d. that's a great idea! and the 3d skills would help too. I modeled all the furniture on http://www.sensfurniture.com, you can make a website like it and do 3d content without even manufacturing anything so that you can gauge the market... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 What I am more interested in is the retailing of consumer/community farming and teaching people how to do and grow things for themselves to be more self sustainable. With hyrdoponics and aeroponics its not really about digging up a plot of land and hoping for good weather anymore. You can grow indoors, outdoors, bad weather or good. I've never really been much of a gardener, but I've been doing a little bit this season and I really love it. This winter I'm going to start trying out indoor methods. For those who are considering raising chickens, look into coturnix quail. They eat less and need less space compared to what you get back. http://www.essortment.com/all/coturnixquail_rksp.htm Hey Tim, Thought you might be interested in this concept. One of their flyers showed up on my doorstep the other day. http://myfarmsf.com/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAcky Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My family gets our veggies, milk, some meats and eggs delivered to our door once a week from a company called "aussie farmers" Better quality than the supermarkets and delivered. Not sure on the prices tho. Supports the locals and its delivered so that works for me. We used to have chickens which were taken by a fox, and now have a pretty good veggie patch eventhough we live in suburban Melbourne. Anyone can do it and home grown/home made always tastes better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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