How can i become a farmer?

Question

I am really tired of the city, i want to live somewhere it is rural and natural.

Answer 1

Buy or rent a farm.but be careful farming usually is in the blood,and requires a lot of knowledge both old and new .

On what to grow and how to grow it ,what the market is ,how to get assistance ,a life time of information .
Better buy a farm with some friends ,split it up and build yourself a sustainable existence.

How much land is needed to grow your own food =

Have to know your recourses to do an real estimate.

See the land ,what kind of soil,rocks ,sand gravel trees ,grass other plant ,the ratio or each,

How each can be employed to the best effect with the least work,

what kind of climate ,how much Sun Rain,Wind
temperatures.

How much money in the bank ,
What are the skills of participating friends and family.
And what are the needs of each individual involved and how many will be involved.

So blindly i would say on an Acre you can do a lot ,

Space for a large fish pond at the end of the Water harvesting system to breed fish .
some free range ,Ducks,guinea fowl,partridge ,chucks,silkeys or bantams,

Do you need fire wood is there a place to grow it .?

Do you have to build what material is on site ?

Do you have to make cash from the place to supplement and what will generate this cash ,for example courses on what you are doing ,so a classroom and service for food and drink maybe even accommodation is needed .

Or do you plan to grow extra as well to make jam`s or sell vegetables at the local super markets ,

So 1/5 of the space to trees
1/5 to housing and paths
1/5 water ponds and canals
2/5 to vegetables
roughly speaking.

Each place is individual as to what one can achieve and a lot depends on what is already there ,is there a creek ,or a pump or water for a pump .Land comes seldom as a barren flat piece of land and if it does look somewhere else .
In Africa many people buy a farm between 4 or 5 families and this is a lot of space ,and a lot of stuff comes with it ,such as the flora that exists or even buildings .

I always fall to the ground and look at it from a rabbits point of view,notice the dips and the rises and enhance those to fit an overall plan that fits in with the owners ideas .the rises higher with the soil from the dips to make them deeper .

The first thing i do is make ALL the path ways .this gives me a blue print of the design engraved into the ground itself ,using a tractor and guys with picks and shovels as pencils to draw with.

The idea is then to develop each plot that results from the path ways ,and these i always make curved (for example figure 8`s)so that they will meet up with another path and so enclosing an area creating a plots.
Hard,Soft or Wet depending what they look the best suited for.

Little by little the whole place ends up totally utilized .

Some plots for buildings =high ,hard and dry
for houses or animal shelters

Some for vegetables low and soft and humid
And some deep filled with water for ponds obviously wet.

I may be deviating ,Do you mean totally self sufficient ,for power ,building material or just food .
With just a tunnel you can grow just about all the vegetables you need ,but it also depends on what you diet is .
A Mexican will need an acre just to grow corn for his tortillas
Do you want to grow wheat to make your own flour for bread ?,that would be around the same
Do you eat cows ?,than you may need 2 acres to keep a couple of cows in a green country like England .

And if you live in Texas make that 30 acres.

So many Variables and so many questions unanswered.

check out PERMACULTURE


Permaculture is is a collection of sustainable ideas from around the world coupled to present level of knowledge
ideally suited for those who want to get back to the country and build a auto sufficient situation for themselves and the family or a community .

People plant rather for the quality of life and to feed their families, than for the market ,so the motivation and the manner are totally different from ordinary agriculture .

Although the basic concept of Permaculture also applies to Organic and sustainable farming,

Utilizing soil management ,and mulching

The utilization of space is more concentrated ,thinking in cubic and vertical terms instead or merely horizontal on the plain ,

Having many principle to follow such as utilizing all resources and following and enhancing energy flows ,
for example the ditch around the house catches the rain water and leads it through the chicken house where it cleans and picks up the manure to deposit it in the vegetable patch


Permaculture means permanent agriculture
a concept put forward by Bill Mollison in the 60`s

Which offers practical solutions for energy systems ,infrastructure ,intelligent design in housing,
animal shelter ,water systems and sustainable agricultural practices.
With the world and it`s history as it`s source
From the chinampas of Mexico to the terraced gardens of the Andes.
From the dessert wadis to the steppes of Russia.
Covering all climatic conditions temporal, dessert, humid and dry tropics.
with chapters on soil ,Water harvesting and land design,Bio diversity
Earth working ,Spirals in nature,Trees and water ,utilizing energy flows,
Strategy for an alternative nation

this book also has many gardening tips,bio-gas,companion planting and ideas for structures ,how to cool down houses in hot climates ,how to warm up houses in cold climates with out using technology but rather by design.

The Permaculture designers manual by Bill Mollison,which cost about 40 dollars.
and is the best all round book you can get,on Environmental design,.(tagiari publishing, [e-mail])

Some other writers that are on the Internet are
David Homegrown
Larry Santoyo
Kirk Hanson

Masanobu Fukuaka has written ,
One-Straw Revolution
The Road Back to Nature
The Natural Way of Farming

Answer 2

Buy a farm!

Let me tell you this first though, before you do some thing as drastic as this. It is a very hard life, it's a lot of work for not a lot of money.

My dad owned a dairy farm for years in Wisconsin. While its a good simple life, it's a very hard life. My dad owned dairy cows, they are expensive to buy. Back when he owned his farm the cows cost $1,000.00 each. That was in the 50/60's so it's been a long time ago.

He grew crops, hay, etc and if a crop was destroyed it was a big loss. If a cow died, that was a thousand dollars down the drain. Farm equipment is extremely expensive. You put in long hours taking care of the farm and all that goes with it. Farmers get up at like 4:00 in the morning to milk the cows. Cows are milked twice a day, so that you have to again milk them in the evening.

Do a lot of research before you go into this, so that you will know exactly what you getting your self into.

It's a great life for children, as it is very simple. But any more the city issues are fast spilling into the country areas. Drugs are fast showing up more in the rural areas and it's really sad. My brother still goes up to the area in Wisc. where we use to live so that he gets to see what's happening there.

Answer 3

There's a big difference between moving to the country as opposed to, shall we say, "buying the farm"!

If you just intend to move to a country setting, without becoming a farmer (i.e., you were being somewhat facetious about becoming a farmer), then, just move there! But, be aware that country living comes with a price! You will be further away from shopping, social activities, sports activities, museums, etc, etc, etc. Peace and quiet is one thing; boredom is quite another!

However, if you really want to be a farmer, it is a HUGE undertaking (pun intended! the expression, "buying (or bought) the farm" refers to people who did as you want to, and, eventually, passed away (i.e., relatively few folks look forward to "retiring" to (and dying in) the city, or the expression would have been "bought the skyscraper!"). You need lots of acres for whatever you intend on farming (i.e., produce? livestock? both?); you'll also need storage facilities, zoning permits (even for established farms), licenses to buy and sell bulk goods, heavy machinery, hired hands, seeds, food for the livestock, permits for waste disposal, etc, etc, etc. Farming ain't cheap or easy! FWIW, my father had a one-acre farm when I was very little (he grew mostly corn and strawberries), and it proved to be too much for him; and that was a *solo* operation! Before you jump into this venture, my advice is to consider your age and health, then find a "dude ranch" or cooperative where you can, literally, get your hands dirty. If you can "plow" through the hands-on stuff for an entire week without complaint (excluding physical pains, which, I can guarantee will be there!), then you'll have to consider all the other stuff, and ask yourself, "Can I really do all that without going broke or suffering an early heart attack?" If the answer is "yes", then go for it! If not, then, find something else to do in your retirement years!

Good luck!

Answer 4

You don't have to buy a farm to be a farmer. If you are interested in getting out of the city for a bit and learning something about farming I would suggest checking out the wwoofers web page at http://www.wwoof.org/.

They offer exchanges where you get free room and board in exchange for your work, as well as a whole variety of opportunities.

Good luck!

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Answer 6

I grew up on a farm. It's hard work, I hated it when I was young. But now, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I chose a career other than farming. I credit my success to the morals, hard work, and appreciation for those who others are mocking.
If you want to get out of the city, you can make a great living working in rural communities (heart of AMERICA). Travel and look around.
Don't be scared, make it happen

Answer 7

Find a school that offers a good Agricultural Business Management Program.

Answer 8

Buy a few acres in the country, and the book "Grow It" (published in the late 60's-early 70's) and don't be afraid to talk to your neighbors, or lend them a hand, and they'll usually return the favor when you're in need!

Answer 9

Buy several acres of property and grow whatever you want. Slowly you make enough money to buy more land and sell more crops. It takes time but its all worth it in the end.

Answer 10

just buy a bus ticket to the farm areas