4 Tips to Start Your Own Hobby Farm

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Are you thinking of giving up your urban life and starting a small farm operation? Owning a bit of land to grow vegetables and raise animals can be rewarding, but it involves a lot of preparation and motivation. Here are our 4 tips to help you start on your new journey.

Do your homework

Before starting anything, we would advise to do some research. You could look into farming websites and blogs or you could go directly to farmers and ask them questions about their business. There are also a ton of books about how to start your little farm. Make sure you know what you are getting yourself into.

Decide what you want to farm

It’s essential to consider what animals or crops you would like to have. Make a list of how much land, resources and money you have before jumping into anything, don’t spend more money than you have, remember that you are starting a hobby farm not a full-scale business. Start small, if your thing is animals, you could begin by owning some chickens, rabbits, pigs or even sheep and start planting some vegetables. It all depends on the amount of time you can devote to farming.

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Do-it-yourself

The beauty of a hobby farm is that you learn by doing a lot of things yourself to save money. DIY will soon become your life! You’re going to have to learn to use some tools and start repairing things yourself. You’ll soon be an expert in resourcing rain to water your vegetables, putting together a chicken coop heater or building a sheep house.

Farming is good for you

It can be easy to get overwhelmed by everything and completely forget to just enjoy it. And yet, farming is therapeutic, it has been done by humans since the beginning of time because it is a necessity and brings us an unexplainable joy, being around nature and animals is a great stress reliever. So once you’re all set up, take a minute or two to sit back and breathe. Plus, if you have children, it’s a great way to show them how to be more responsible, caring and closer to nature.

To resume, hobby farming is therapeutic and practical, it brings joy and let’s be honest food! However, it’s important to remember the costs and the amount of work that come with it, it requires passion and a lot of effort.

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