The five horses we have help cut down on bush-hogging and produce some mighty fine fertilizer! We have plans to plant two acres in corn next Spring.
#HOMESTEAD VS HOBBY FARM PLUS#
We managed to get 13 acres plus an acre barn lot fenced. I have not bought eggs in almost a year now. In less than two years we've acquired three hens, a rooster and a duck. We've planted apple and mulberry trees, blueberry bushes and have plans to add pear and peach trees, plus a strawberry bed. My husband is hooked and plans to expand the garden next year (we have raised beds and traditional rows). Our organic garden didn't do so well this year due to drought, but I was able to can several quarts of tomatoes, put squash in the freezer and a bushel of sweet potatoes in storage. Instead we plan to maintain the area by culling damaged/fallen trees for firewood. We do not intend on clear cutting these trees once they are mature. The State of Mississippi has officially named us a "tree farm". In that time we've had 33 acres planted in hardwoods (9,000 trees) as part of a government wetlands reclaimation program. We own 96 acres and have lived on the place almost two years.
He wants to be here clearing, building fences, gardening, cutting wood, etc. He finds it more and more difficult to leave the farm to make the 45 minute commute to work. He did not grow up on a farm like I did, but has come to love the country life.
My husband is an air traffic controller and will be eligible for retirement in two years. I read the threads and posts here and I wonder what I am.a homesteader, a farmer, a hobby farmer, what? A homestead seems more "hardcore" and basic. What is the difference between a hobby farm and a homestead? To me a hobby farm sounds like something one does for fun.
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