Farming 101

Today I will present you with a basic outline on how to become a farmer. First you start in a distant city, say Denver or Mumbai. Then you look online and buy a house in rural PA, like the one pictured below.


After you have acquired such a house, you move in and read books about raising animals and vegetables. You become friends with the Amish neighbors and ask them questions. You let everyone you meet know that you wish to become a farmer just in case there is an extremely generous person at your church who will give you two pregnant dairy goats to get you started. A pair like these will be great.


Then you go to your local Tractor Supply store and buy chicks. 30 or so is enough to get you started. These 30 some odd chicks then live in a refrigerator box in your sun room.


Soon there after you must go to a local livestock auction and obtain a pygmy goat and three kids of your choosing. Make sure the kids are still bottle feeding, and that you have plenty of questions so you can pull into the Amish neighbors driveway with a carload of goats on your way home and ask them to come over to give you advice on how to keep them.


While you have been busy with all of this, you need to have purchased seeds with which to plant your garden. Aim for 60-80 varieties of vegetables, fruits and herbs your first year. Plant in flats and keep in the sun room with the chicks.


The overall theme here is to try anything and aim high, welcome to the life of a farmer! (at least our style of farming!)