"Instead of figuring how much money you need to make to replace your income figure out what you can produce yourself. Would a big garden, and raising your own meat, and baking your own bread replace some of your income now? While you…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Kim Gates Feb 25. 9 Replies 0 Likes
We have begun our search for land but are running into obstacles with local and state governments. We put a high value on buying the right land but little value on what we live in the first few…Continue
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Kim Gates replied to Wendi's discussion Creating a Farm Logo
"I would love to see it when its done Wendi!"
Kim Gates replied to dayflowr's discussion Goat - CAE positive
" I bet you have never been so happy to see twin bucks! Congrats!"
Kim Gates replied to Warrick Jones's discussion Health care Benefits and Personal insurance
" I drove a rural route on a public school bus for 7 years, and then worked in the school cafeteria. Both part time jobs with little pay, both had full benefits for a family of 7. My advice would be to go for the cafeteria job straight…"
Kim Gates replied to dayflowr's discussion Goat - CAE positive
"I never took sick days and when I did it was always because something was due to give birth, or I had been up all night assisting a birth. My co workers always thought I was crazy. What do you do when a foal is born and it has not gotten up and…"
Kim Gates replied to dayflowr's discussion Goat - CAE positive
"I didn't mean to sell them....I meant if you could not bottle raise them then maybe somebody would like to.....they are pure Dairy. I would rather give away animals than have them dam raised and CAE positive.
I know you have to heat colostrum…"
Kim Gates replied to dayflowr's discussion Goat - CAE positive
"I have had CAE positive goats...two of them....a mother and a daughter. I bought them from a certified herd so was shocked to find they were postive. The daughter came down with CAE at a young age and it was horrible. She got encephalitis and…"
Kim Gates replied to Warrick Jones's discussion Farm Location - State / area
"Warrick,
I hope you get some good feed back on this topic because we are interested in the same thing! I can tell you what we have learned.
We are market gardeners who will expand into pastured poultry.
We currently live about an hour and half east…"
Kim Gates replied to Nick Duncan's discussion Raising Chickens
"Get Joel Salatins " Pastured Poultry Profits."
Here are some rough guesses....
eggs- they will lay 5-7 days a week during peak season. Spring, summer, fall. They shut down in winter and for spring moult. Varies greatly within breeds. After…"
Kim Gates replied to The Orange Jeep Dad's discussion Got the land, now what kind of home should I start with?
"Being a hater of carpet I have to comment! When I was raising my 5 children my mother always said I needed cement floors with a drain so we could hose them down. When we built the house in Costa Rica we had cement and then put tile over the…"
Kim Gates replied to Abitcrunchy's discussion Wild Baby Bunny
" I hope you find them.....they are probaly scared to death. Maybe put Fido on a leash and ask him where they are? I have a Jack Russell who could find them!
Stress? Children, animals out of control...welcome to that quiet country life everyone…"
Kim Gates replied to Abitcrunchy's discussion Wild Baby Bunny
"There is a very good reason not to keep a wild bunny as a pet....because it is wild. They have not been bred for hundreds of generations to be happy and content in captivity. Wild bunnies have been bred to survive and a pet situation would be very…"
Kim Gates replied to Abitcrunchy's discussion Wild Baby Bunny
"Similac for kittens is best but goats milk is fine. You can feed them with a small syringe. Rabbits grow up quickly and eat solids at an early age so keep some lettuce, cabbage, clover, and carrots handy. Pick them up and make sure their body temp.…"
Kim Gates replied to The Orange Jeep Dad's discussion Got the land, now what kind of home should I start with?
"Ron....First congradulations! Yes, you can do a lot with 5 acres. The first thing to find out is if there are any restrictions on the land, either county or area covenants. Check into yurts....lots of space and easy on the budget. Also those…"
Kim Gates commented on Daisy's blog post Grow Tomatoes
"After 20 years of growing tomatoes I am still experimenting too! It is fun to try new things. Spring came so early this year that I have not done my own starts for the first time in forever and I am going to buy them. The varities are…"
Kim Gates replied to Wendi's discussion Creating a Farm Logo
"My husband is an artist and while we were courting he drew me cartoons of our relationship, past, present and future. We are a late in life couple...we married at 45 and 55 and we have both always been country people. He drew this picture…"
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My husband and I are small farmers. We selling at the local market, and are 
starting a CSA. We also sell artisan breads. Our "real" job is caretakers/barn managers on a horse farm. I have homesteading experience here in Georgia as well as in Costa Rica. My husband is a blacksmith and farrier. We are saving our pennies, and building our growing skills to buy a homestead retirement farm in the next few years.
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