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Good news for all you iOS users. You now should be able to download “The Beginning Farmer Show” on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod! I finally tracked down the issue that was keeping that from happening, so hopefully this will be more convenient for some.
One of the questions I get all of the time is how do you pay for the farm. There are plenty of questions about raising livestock, marketing, or working the land, but above all people are most interested in how to make it work financially. My advice is always simple … save up your money and pay for the farm. We do have a manageable mortgage, but when it comes to the things that make the farm go (livestock, equipment, structures, etc.) I make it a point to pay for them instead of financing them. That does mean doing things on a shoe-string sometimes or at least making some savings in other areas. Here are five things that I’ve found to be able to farm on a shoe-string.
5 Tips For Farming on a Shoe-String
- Do it yourself with your own two hands …
- Eat low on the hog …
- If you have to heat, heat with firewood …
- Pay for it with your money instead of the banks money …
- In the end you most likely will find contentment …
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First time to listen! Very much enjoyed! I only have a 2 acre goat & veggie farm so big machinery is out for me. We use mostly hand tools & our 80 x 100 ft garden produces a lot of veggies,flowers & herbs for us plus excess to sell. Our 9 Nigerian dwarf goats provide plenty of milk for cheese,yogurt,kiefer, & the goat kids, of course. My husband is retiring & we are hoping to move nearer our daughter & get more acreage- up to 20 acres if we can. We plan to pay cash. We will be selling excess at farmer’s market, this will supplimenting our “retirement” money. I can’t think of another way of life that could be so satisfying- even having to tote warm water from the house to the goat barn twice a day in the winter vortex! Though not a beginner farmer, as with everything, I am always continually learning & your podcast to day reminded me that you need to get the thing you ready need, but not the latest & greatest you don’t