Market Farming

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We have an urban farm - small - we cultivate 6 acres of garden.  We live on a 3 1/2 lot in town.  There are large lots in my area of town and folks are not into taking care of them.  I also use the the back 75% of two lots near me (each 1 acre) and just got the use of a 2 acre plot less than a mile from my house - no charge - but part of an Independent school.  There are many of lots available - I don't have time for all of them.  We do have a greenhouse on the lot that we live on.  We add to our urban farm work by substitute teaching in the winter, managing two farmers markets, and using our marketing experience/connections to broker vegetables/fruits grown outside the Wichita area.  All though marrying a farmer might be a good route to go, we choose this alternative life style.  There are many ways to be a part of the farmers market experience.  Go to work for someone already doing it first.  If you like it, you will find a path.

 

 

Elzie

Wichita, KS 

sunnfarm AT netscape.com wrote:

> Suzi. You can start by marrying a farmer. I understand they have a lot of them in Iowa...Bob.
> r
> Howdy all,
> I am going to be graduating from college coming up here in may. What
> I really want to do is veggie production and farmers market, but I
> dont own any land. From your experience, is market farming profitable
> enough to pay for rented land? Is it best to go somewhere and get a
> job for a few years so I can make a big downpayment, or should I try
> to find land to rent and go into it right away? Any opinions are
> defiantly appreciated.
> Thanks so much!
> Suzi Bernhard
> Farmer wannabee in NE Iowa (finishing college in central
>  iowa)
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