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I'm trying to transition into running a small 1/4 acre farm over the next 3 years with our 3 acres of land. Trying to find people from a tech background who ha
by ckdarby 6y ago
I'm trying to transition into running a small 1/4 acre farm over the next 3 years with our 3 acres of land.
Trying to find people from a tech background who have either gone through this journey or just starting.
- giantg2 6y agoI've done a lot of research and planning/visualization of it. What kind of crops do you plan to raise? Is it mostly like a big garden for subsistence with some sales of the extra, or will it be mostly commercial?
- ckdarby 6y agoWhat we plan to grow are tomatos, cucumbers, garlic, carrots, and mesclun mix. Grow for ourselves but sell the extra.
- giantg2 6y agoCool. I have a garden with mostly roma tomatoes for canning and a couple of dark tomatoes like Cherokee black or black icicle. I used Boston pickling for the cucumber since I like pickles and they work fine fresh too. I have plans for carrots and garlic but the soild type isn't great here since there's a lot of clay. Maybe after a few more years of composting and fertilizing the soil will be loose enough. I'm planning for purple hardneck garlic and one type of orange carrot with another type of black carrot. Of course there's tons of other stuff I grow too. I'm sure with a 1/4 acre you'll problem find some other things to add to the mix.