scesnick
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LOL !! Hey "semi" legal is better than illegal but probably doesn't pay as well..
Does anyone make any money off their property
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LOL !! Hey "semi" legal is better than illegal but probably doesn't pay as well..
buckeyefarmer
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The state make a lot of money off of mine each year. :mur: I never figured out why they have the right to charge you because you own something. course with all the zoning and regulations, nobody really owns property anymore, they get to use it for some things for a fee.
Abe460
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So far, the only thing I seem to be able to grow is debt. Good luck and please keep posting if you find something that kills debt.
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I heard that some farmers in N. Cali have discovered some real good paying cash crops. :confused2:
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I hear that black walnut trees are a good investment as the wood is worth a lot. Long time project though.
Goats are in big demand for meat now with a lot of people moving in from countries where goat meat is in high demand.
What about this:Grow Arugula At Home
Arugula is one of those great, simple greens to grow at home. Sow the seeds in a sunny location in succession plantings (approximately every 20 to 30 days) from early spring to fall.
Arugula performs best in spring to early summer. After that time, plant it under the shade of an "airy" tree (not dense shade), or under shade cloth. It is not fussy at all, although too much drought and summer heat will cause the leaves to be smaller and more "peppery".
This plant does go to "seed" fairly quickly. But use the flowers in your salads and collect seeds for future plantings. And if you make your "succession" plantings, then the new plants will be ready as the older plants are going to seed.
Harvest
To harvest simply pick the young leaves and the plant will keep generating new ones for months. Older leaves are a bit tougher and hotter.
The flowers are small, white with dark centers and can be used in the salad for a light piquant flavor.<<
Arugula is supposed to be pretty pricey in some places. Don't know about the market for it.
Blueberries? Sod Farm? Flowers?
I think there is a lot of things one can do to make money off a farm, even a small farm if you really need to.
Oh yeah........what about Rodeo stock? How much land do you need to raise some really good bucking bulls?
Goats are in big demand for meat now with a lot of people moving in from countries where goat meat is in high demand.
What about this:Grow Arugula At Home
Arugula is one of those great, simple greens to grow at home. Sow the seeds in a sunny location in succession plantings (approximately every 20 to 30 days) from early spring to fall.
Arugula performs best in spring to early summer. After that time, plant it under the shade of an "airy" tree (not dense shade), or under shade cloth. It is not fussy at all, although too much drought and summer heat will cause the leaves to be smaller and more "peppery".
This plant does go to "seed" fairly quickly. But use the flowers in your salads and collect seeds for future plantings. And if you make your "succession" plantings, then the new plants will be ready as the older plants are going to seed.
Harvest
To harvest simply pick the young leaves and the plant will keep generating new ones for months. Older leaves are a bit tougher and hotter.
The flowers are small, white with dark centers and can be used in the salad for a light piquant flavor.<<
Arugula is supposed to be pretty pricey in some places. Don't know about the market for it.
Blueberries? Sod Farm? Flowers?
I think there is a lot of things one can do to make money off a farm, even a small farm if you really need to.
Oh yeah........what about Rodeo stock? How much land do you need to raise some really good bucking bulls?
lakngulf
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While on vacation last week in Colorado our group took a sleigh ride in the snow to a barn for dinner. It was neat, and a way to make some money off land if you have snow and live near a resort town like Steamboat Springs. Startup costs would be reasonable, but it took a lot of folks to put it on....drivers, cooks, entertainment, etc.
On the wall near the entrance was a cartoon of an old farmer standing next to his rundown horse. The caption said "If someone gave me a million dollars, I'd just keep on ranching 'til it all ran out"
On the wall near the entrance was a cartoon of an old farmer standing next to his rundown horse. The caption said "If someone gave me a million dollars, I'd just keep on ranching 'til it all ran out"
dave1949
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For fruit/vegetable and animal raising, if you could take a big chunk out of your grocery bill, that is real money 'earned'.
Seems like the secret to that is to supply as many of your own needs yourself as possible. For example, if you raise chickens, free range and grow all the grain feed you can on your own land. Use breeds of chickens that will set their eggs, don't pay for peeps. Use the manure on your garden, don't buy it at the garden store. It has to function as much as is practical as a closed system to keep your out of pocket costs low. Of course your sweat time will be enormous.
That would be like going back to farming in the pre-WWII days. They didn't have much for money, but they had the basics covered. By and large, the farms kept meat animals and chickens/ducks/turkey and raised crops and had a big vegetable garden and some fruit trees. They did their own butchering and preserving too.
If you own a woodlot, it is making money - literally. Just like money in a bank account drawing interest. You can increase the growth in value by managing the timber. as said before, you have to wait for the trees and the market.
Don't overlook the obvious to make your land pay. If farmland was capable of making lots of money for what's invested, we couldn't afford to buy it
Dave.
Seems like the secret to that is to supply as many of your own needs yourself as possible. For example, if you raise chickens, free range and grow all the grain feed you can on your own land. Use breeds of chickens that will set their eggs, don't pay for peeps. Use the manure on your garden, don't buy it at the garden store. It has to function as much as is practical as a closed system to keep your out of pocket costs low. Of course your sweat time will be enormous.
That would be like going back to farming in the pre-WWII days. They didn't have much for money, but they had the basics covered. By and large, the farms kept meat animals and chickens/ducks/turkey and raised crops and had a big vegetable garden and some fruit trees. They did their own butchering and preserving too.
If you own a woodlot, it is making money - literally. Just like money in a bank account drawing interest. You can increase the growth in value by managing the timber. as said before, you have to wait for the trees and the market.
Don't overlook the obvious to make your land pay. If farmland was capable of making lots of money for what's invested, we couldn't afford to buy it
Dave.
PA hayseed
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Three ideas - none proven
Ginseng
flowering and fruit trees for people's yards (not real trees that take 40 years)
flowers - sounds stupid, but I have met two farmers that only grow flowers now and sell em at a farmers market. They don't make a killing, but they aren't going back to corn either. Mix in some local fruit like strawberry or blueberry or grapes. Make sure it is organic, the people at the farmer's market like to say "is it organic?". They seem to only buy the organic stuff.
On a side note, I grow alot of peppers and tomatoes for me and my family, and two guys I play poker with. One owns a fruit stand and the other has a restaurant. Tomatoes are going up in price right now, may not be that way this summer though.
One of my favorite sayings is from an old farmer that was interviewed on TV after winning the lottery. They asked him what he was going to do. He said he would keep on farming until the money ran out. Too true. Sooner rather than later all the farms will be commercially owned. Something like 70% of all the tax money for farming goes to NY city. Someone posted a link to it on this site before.
Ginseng
flowering and fruit trees for people's yards (not real trees that take 40 years)
flowers - sounds stupid, but I have met two farmers that only grow flowers now and sell em at a farmers market. They don't make a killing, but they aren't going back to corn either. Mix in some local fruit like strawberry or blueberry or grapes. Make sure it is organic, the people at the farmer's market like to say "is it organic?". They seem to only buy the organic stuff.
On a side note, I grow alot of peppers and tomatoes for me and my family, and two guys I play poker with. One owns a fruit stand and the other has a restaurant. Tomatoes are going up in price right now, may not be that way this summer though.
One of my favorite sayings is from an old farmer that was interviewed on TV after winning the lottery. They asked him what he was going to do. He said he would keep on farming until the money ran out. Too true. Sooner rather than later all the farms will be commercially owned. Something like 70% of all the tax money for farming goes to NY city. Someone posted a link to it on this site before.
skipmarcy
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Going to give it my first try this year, just busted about 1/2 acre and going to try some sweet corn and maybe some watermelons to take to the farmer's market in Nashville. If it pans-out I might bust a couple more acres next year. I already had the equipment - plow, disc and just bought a used 5' tiller this past fall. We have always grown a garden for the house - a 50' x 100' so we're experienced in that respect, just not the volume growing and trying to sell it while it's still real fresh. With corn you don't have much time. With what the grocery stores get for watermelons I'm hoping they might be worthwhile and I've grown them many times. Bell peppers grow extremely well in my dirt here in the garden and they might be good possibility for market as well - the stores get as much as $1 each at times for them. Ask this question again this fall !!
