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Looking for great resources online or locally for starting a farm / orchard, or agriculture in general. Any leads?
There's a dream somewhere of running a flower farm + orchards + apiary...
Any resources around general approaches with the tax benefits / business end would be greatl
@ryan owned/operated an organic flower farm for a few years. off the top of my head:
books:
- The Market Gardener by Jean-Martin Fortier
- The Flower Farmer by Lynn Byczynski
- Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein
- The Back Yard Beekeeper by Kim Flottum
- The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman
comments:
- if you are serious about this, go work on an existing farm near you for a few weeks or months before tackling any of it yourself.
- when selling to markets, it is the least gratifying, high-stress and low value job i have ever done
- growing flowers, market gardening and beekeeping sounds great on paper and in the imagination. it is fun to do in your backyard. it is a misery to do agriculturally.
@vga256 this is all greatly appreciated, thank you! Both resources and words of caution.
Finding ways to dip our toes in instead of chasing something shiny is absolutely a priority. I'm sure it'll mold our focus and approach over time.
@ryan i did a year-long Master of Organic Gardening course before starting my farm (with my wife).
we both agreed 4 years later that the best decision we ever made was selling our farm 