Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>]

The only way I can imagine that transition, is:

 

1) You OWN enough land for a home and basic garden/farm.  This can be just a few acres, and can be supplemented later with leased land if you grow.

 

2) No debt.

 

3) At least on person in the family has a secure job with health insurance or a home-based profession with flexibility (like a writer).  Outside income is important during the early years.

 

4) At least one person in the family has computer and/or business skills and the willingness to "keep the books".

 

5) You're all healthy and fit.

 

6) You've got some knowledge of what you're getting into.  In my view, this takes a few years of gardening and research.

 

Sounds unlikely...................

 

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz

----- Original Message -----

From: TradingPostPaul

To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 9:21 AM

Subject: [Livingontheland] Farmers, NMSU Discuss Growth

When families don't get much out of it for all they
put into it, they give it up. Too much trouble for too little return, same
as commercial.

That speaker at the Yellow Springs conference I sent along called for 50
million new farmers. Good. And why should anyone get into farming today?
Nobody seems to figure out they have to be able to make a good living at it
- or it's a lot of hot air.

Thoughts on this?

paul tradingpost@lobo.net