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If the things I've seen are right, most of the smaller farms like this are side-gigs: the household adults have day jobs.
by mcguire 4y ago
If the things I've seen are right, most of the smaller farms like this are side-gigs: the household adults have day jobs.
- legitster 4y agoSure. My parents have a couple of acres of orchard on their property they pay someone to professionally manage. If they get $5k a year from it they are pretty happy. There are also a lot of small farms that are run by teachers (works well with the summers off). But I think you would find that anything over 50 acres in an area with distribution options (either close to a packer for that product or urban area) CAN be a full time job if you know what you are doing and are willing to work that hard.
- saalweachter 4y agoI know, like, one farmer whose only job is farming, even those who are farming like 60+ hours a week.