This is probably both the most basic and open-ended question anyone could ask, so hopefully people will have fun answering
I've been planning to start a simple homestead (hobby farm might be more accurate) for years now, but only yesterday made a 5-year plan to get me there by the time I'm 29.
This made me realize: holy **** I'm going to own a farm in 5 years. And thought I should probably start learning and researching.
I know a bit, of course. I've worked on a horse farm, had my own veggie garden, I've owned backyard chickens and I've studied agriculture, horticulture and sustainability for a few years so I'm not going in ENTIRELY blind. But right now it definitely feels that way!
So my question is - any advice on where I should go from here? What should I research first? What knowledge did you wish you knew at the start? Basically any little bit of advice to start me in the right direction.
Here's a little bit about me that I hope will help in answering. I'm currently 23 and live (and will buy a farm) in Southern ontario. I'm supported financially by my parents and spouse. I do not plan to own a hobby farm to make money off of it or even break even. I will obviously be starting very slow. I'm thinking of finding a property in the range of 20-30 acres, enough to comfortably keep a few horses on plus the rest of the farm. I'm budgeting for a property of $8-900,000. I know I want chickens and I'd really like a dairy cow but I'm otherwise up for suggestions on what animals to get, what to plant, etc.
Obviously I'm very new to this so I'm sorry if any of you find yourselves shaking your head or rolling your eyes at my little start of a plan. But I'm here to learn so let me know whatnyou think! And thank you so much in advance for taking the time to help me out
I've been planning to start a simple homestead (hobby farm might be more accurate) for years now, but only yesterday made a 5-year plan to get me there by the time I'm 29.
This made me realize: holy **** I'm going to own a farm in 5 years. And thought I should probably start learning and researching.
I know a bit, of course. I've worked on a horse farm, had my own veggie garden, I've owned backyard chickens and I've studied agriculture, horticulture and sustainability for a few years so I'm not going in ENTIRELY blind. But right now it definitely feels that way!
So my question is - any advice on where I should go from here? What should I research first? What knowledge did you wish you knew at the start? Basically any little bit of advice to start me in the right direction.
Here's a little bit about me that I hope will help in answering. I'm currently 23 and live (and will buy a farm) in Southern ontario. I'm supported financially by my parents and spouse. I do not plan to own a hobby farm to make money off of it or even break even. I will obviously be starting very slow. I'm thinking of finding a property in the range of 20-30 acres, enough to comfortably keep a few horses on plus the rest of the farm. I'm budgeting for a property of $8-900,000. I know I want chickens and I'd really like a dairy cow but I'm otherwise up for suggestions on what animals to get, what to plant, etc.
Obviously I'm very new to this so I'm sorry if any of you find yourselves shaking your head or rolling your eyes at my little start of a plan. But I'm here to learn so let me know whatnyou think! And thank you so much in advance for taking the time to help me out