Greetings all:
Anyone have any ideas on what would make a good first choice to do some small scale, commerical farming venture? Not only would I like to make a little extra money, I'd also like to have something we do from home that the whole family could get involved with.
Two ideas I have had so far as pumpkins and xmas trees. What appeals to me about both of these items is that 1) I can sell them myself retail right from the house (we are just off a main road that gets a decent traffic count)
2) its very seasonal. (you only need to deal with the public for a short few weeks in the fall/winter).
Pumpkins seems like an easy enough thing to grow, and wouldn't take as long (lime xmas trees) to actually have a product...if the pumkins worked out we could possibly do some related things (i.e. pies, snacks, crafts etc) and try to make the place into a micro-tourist attraction (we live in Western, Mass and get a lot of leaf-peepers).
Any thoughts on this or farming in general? I'd like to become a legitamite farm operation where I can write-off my equipment and also get the land into a agriculture tax bracket and, as I mentioned above, have something the whole family could be involved with (3 small kids).
Thanks in advance!
Anyone have any ideas on what would make a good first choice to do some small scale, commerical farming venture? Not only would I like to make a little extra money, I'd also like to have something we do from home that the whole family could get involved with.
Two ideas I have had so far as pumpkins and xmas trees. What appeals to me about both of these items is that 1) I can sell them myself retail right from the house (we are just off a main road that gets a decent traffic count)
2) its very seasonal. (you only need to deal with the public for a short few weeks in the fall/winter).
Pumpkins seems like an easy enough thing to grow, and wouldn't take as long (lime xmas trees) to actually have a product...if the pumkins worked out we could possibly do some related things (i.e. pies, snacks, crafts etc) and try to make the place into a micro-tourist attraction (we live in Western, Mass and get a lot of leaf-peepers).
Any thoughts on this or farming in general? I'd like to become a legitamite farm operation where I can write-off my equipment and also get the land into a agriculture tax bracket and, as I mentioned above, have something the whole family could be involved with (3 small kids).
Thanks in advance!