Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
buying a farm??
- Thread starter fmoore200
- Start date
It's definitely quieter in the way you're hoping for.
But it's not quieter, really. It's just different.
So do you want car alarms, or the screams of your pet cat being eaten by a bobcat on your porch? I'd take the car alarms out of those two.
How about someone's car right outside your place with the bass thumping so hard on their stereo that you can't hear your actual bass to practice, or the place half a mile down the road exploding because it was secretly a meth lab and now it's a hazmat scene? Actually with those two, I'd go with the hazmat.
Hmmmm. I guess it's a wash.
But it's not quieter, really. It's just different.
So do you want car alarms, or the screams of your pet cat being eaten by a bobcat on your porch? I'd take the car alarms out of those two.
How about someone's car right outside your place with the bass thumping so hard on their stereo that you can't hear your actual bass to practice, or the place half a mile down the road exploding because it was secretly a meth lab and now it's a hazmat scene? Actually with those two, I'd go with the hazmat.
Hmmmm. I guess it's a wash.
In all tragic fairness, I have kind of a bad attitude about really small towns because I escaped from them. When my Grandmother was dying, all my cousins came to see me as a group and informed me that since I was the oldest grandkid, it was my responisbility to take over the family farm. I informed them that it wasn't really a farm anymore. It's just a place with a REALLY big yard. And it wasn't even pretty because it was flat and you could see the property line in each direction by looking for the trailers, trailers, trailers, and highway. Anyway, my house was almost paid off and I liked my neighborhood.
My cousin, David (the SECOND oldest grandson) lives there now.
But my fear that my wife would sigh heavily and say "Well you ARE the oldest grandson." led me to enumerate some of the reasons small towns suck. I turned it into a song.
Small Towns
Just a tiny piece of land
Hard red clay and sand
Handed down in my family to me
Well God blessed the working man
But I don't have farmer's hands.
So I moved away to where I'm supposed to be.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And a dog sleeping in the intersection
Was that Peachtree and Clark?
I belong in this big city
But that small town's in my heart.
Uncle John still builds hot rods
Twenty years in the same job.
Back home, where you're put is where you stay.
And the sisters both teach school
And complain about newe new rules
And they'll tell you that they worry about kids today.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And a dog sleeping in the intersection
Was that Elm Street and Clark?
I belong in this big city
But that small town's in my heart.
Everyone sees Dr. Worth
Any time that they get hurt.
'Cause he's the only doc for miles around.
The whole town knows he drinks
but everybody thinks
that we're lucky to have a doctor here in town.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And a dog sleeping in the intersection
Was that Maple and Clark?
I belong in this big city
But that small town's in my heart.
Everybody knows that Dan
Is dating once again
Because his car was parked at MaryAnn's.
His divorce was such a shame.
But Julie was to blame.
'Cause we all heard what she did with that guy, Ken.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And that dog sleeping in the intersection
Well that was Clark and Pecan.
A small ain't no place to be.
But it's a great place to be from.
My cousin, David (the SECOND oldest grandson) lives there now.
But my fear that my wife would sigh heavily and say "Well you ARE the oldest grandson." led me to enumerate some of the reasons small towns suck. I turned it into a song.
Small Towns
Just a tiny piece of land
Hard red clay and sand
Handed down in my family to me
Well God blessed the working man
But I don't have farmer's hands.
So I moved away to where I'm supposed to be.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And a dog sleeping in the intersection
Was that Peachtree and Clark?
I belong in this big city
But that small town's in my heart.
Uncle John still builds hot rods
Twenty years in the same job.
Back home, where you're put is where you stay.
And the sisters both teach school
And complain about newe new rules
And they'll tell you that they worry about kids today.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And a dog sleeping in the intersection
Was that Elm Street and Clark?
I belong in this big city
But that small town's in my heart.
Everyone sees Dr. Worth
Any time that they get hurt.
'Cause he's the only doc for miles around.
The whole town knows he drinks
but everybody thinks
that we're lucky to have a doctor here in town.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And a dog sleeping in the intersection
Was that Maple and Clark?
I belong in this big city
But that small town's in my heart.
Everybody knows that Dan
Is dating once again
Because his car was parked at MaryAnn's.
His divorce was such a shame.
But Julie was to blame.
'Cause we all heard what she did with that guy, Ken.
Mama says that I have neon in my veins.
But I remember a strip of weeds
growing right down the center of Main
And that dog sleeping in the intersection
Well that was Clark and Pecan.
A small ain't no place to be.
But it's a great place to be from.
This. Don't ever expect to make any money out of farming.
I don't have much experience with farming crops, but I grew up on a cattle and dairy farm. If you have the space for a few head of cattle, buying some and raising them for slaughter is a fairly good option. Not a lot to go wrong, you can use them to keep the grass under control around the place (depends what you are growing), and you get to eat one occasionally which is always a bonus
This. Don't ever expect to make any money out of farming.
If you have the space for a few head of cattle, buying some and raising them for slaughter is a fairly good option. Not a lot to go wrong, you can use them to keep the grass under control around the place (depends what you are growing), and you get to eat one occasionally which is always a bonus
You know how some jokes aren't all that funny because they are literally true? Well one of those is this- Q:How do you end up with a million dollars as a farmer? A: Start with two million.
Just last week I was telling my mother how Id much prefer to live on a piece of land and raise my own crops. She said she could totally see me doing that, which was actually pretty comforting to hear.
Later in the week I met this seemingly cool couple who asked about bumming a smoke. We started talking and they live nearby on a self sustaining regenerative co-op. I asked about availabilty, and they said theres usually space. Rent is right around what I was looking to pay to move into a room. It'll be a few months before Im ready, but Im really stoked about it. Its also precisely in the area I was looking to move to, and not far from home or my friends!
http://www.regen.org/
Later in the week I met this seemingly cool couple who asked about bumming a smoke. We started talking and they live nearby on a self sustaining regenerative co-op. I asked about availabilty, and they said theres usually space. Rent is right around what I was looking to pay to move into a room. It'll be a few months before Im ready, but Im really stoked about it. Its also precisely in the area I was looking to move to, and not far from home or my friends!
http://www.regen.org/
Step 1. - Get some land
Step 2. - Plant something on it
Step 3. - ????????
Step 4. - Harvest your bounty
Step 5. - Profit
Sounds pretty easy huh?
well, all except Step 3.
Step 2. - Plant something on it
Step 3. - ????????
Step 4. - Harvest your bounty
Step 5. - Profit
Sounds pretty easy huh?
well, all except Step 3.
OK, Good luck in your venture!
BTW,
what kind of irrigation options are available on the land you are looking to purchase?
nortonrider said:
I am not going to be running a full scale farm for profit Norton. The only "venture" is that of owning property. The farm that I was looking at already has trees bearing fruit annually, so I don't think there was much of a problem with irrigation. Tropical islands generally are irrigated pretty well.
Thanks 
I think I may have confused some people with (at least) the title of the thread. My goal is not to become a professional farmer. I want to own property large enough to raise animals and crops to provide for me and my loved ones. I don't plan to quit work or anything like that.
The purpose of this thread was to ask for specific advice on running a farm. Someone asked if I was trying to make any money from the farm, and, honestly, I wouldn't be opposed to make enough $$ to cover the cost of running the farm (fertilizer, compost, seeds, etc..). Money isn't the goal though. I'm sorry if I made anybody think that.
I guess a more proper title would be "buying a garden" but that sounds kinda lame, lol
I think I may have confused some people with (at least) the title of the thread. My goal is not to become a professional farmer. I want to own property large enough to raise animals and crops to provide for me and my loved ones. I don't plan to quit work or anything like that.
The purpose of this thread was to ask for specific advice on running a farm. Someone asked if I was trying to make any money from the farm, and, honestly, I wouldn't be opposed to make enough $$ to cover the cost of running the farm (fertilizer, compost, seeds, etc..). Money isn't the goal though. I'm sorry if I made anybody think that.
I guess a more proper title would be "buying a garden" but that sounds kinda lame, lol
I am not going to be running a full scale farm for profit Norton. The only "venture" is that of owning property. The farm that I was looking at already has trees bearing fruit annually, so I don't think there was much of a problem with irrigation. Tropical islands generally are irrigated pretty well.
The Big Island of Hawaii??
Peace,
Greg
Thanks
I think I may have confused some people with (at least) the title of the thread. My goal is not to become a professional farmer. I want to own property large enough to raise animals and crops to provide for me and my loved ones. I don't plan to quit work or anything like that.
The purpose of this thread was to ask for specific advice on running a farm. Someone asked if I was trying to make any money from the farm, and, honestly, I wouldn't be opposed to make enough $$ to cover the cost of running the farm (fertilizer, compost, seeds, etc..). Money isn't the goal though. I'm sorry if I made anybody think that.
I guess a more proper title would be "buying a garden" but that sounds kinda lame, lol
If you want to run a hobby farm to provide produce for your family and maybe sell enough to cover its own costs - that is very doable.
We had a garden in the past, and it always yielded more food than the wife, son, and I could eat. We gave the extras away to friends, which made for some enjoyable afternoons of harvesting, visiting, then cooking.
Ours was just a raised bed in the back yard, 12'X12'. You'd be surprised how much food you can get from that small space.
-Mike
Ours was just a raised bed in the back yard, 12'X12'. You'd be surprised how much food you can get from that small space.
-Mike
Thanks man! I met these people Saturday night and got pretty excited, as it seems to be pretty well meshed with the way Id like to live my life.
I talked to my folks about the place the next morning and they thought it seemed like me.
That night I looked the place up online and got excited to find that rent there is exactly what I was looking to pay for similar digs, only without all the self-sustainability.
I'm super excited, though it'll likely be a few months before I can get in there, as Ive just incurred some financial obligation Ive got to take care of first.
I was talking to my friend Selena about it last night and she told me she used to go to parties there, and one of her friends knows a few people that live there. She said they were cool people as well.
Yeah, it seems reasonable enough to grow enough produce for a family, and maybe raise some animals for food and/or other uses. Good luck with it, fmoore200!
