http://chismheritagefarm.com/2012/06/28/too-big-to-succeed/ A Stewardship Chronicle Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:45:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://chismheritagefarm.com/2012/06/28/too-big-to-succeed/#comment-455 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:24:28 +0000 http://chismheritagefarm.wordpress.com/?p=1309#comment-455 There are so many of us in this dilemma. Working off farm, trying to get the farm to pay for itself, pay us, and still have some sanity and a marriage at the end of it all. Oh and do all this in a way that nurtures and heals the land. In short, you need an enterprise with low start up, low infrastructure, fast turnaround, minimum labour, quick returns, that is a sure sell. You need the goose that lays the golden eggs! Seriously, I had a quick look at “You Can Farm” again last night after I read this post. Go flip through Chapter 10 and 11. Your blueberry idea might be a good fit, except for the start up. And remember Salatin’s thoughts about “bankruptcy tubes” – I am currently stuck in the trap of my own infrastructure, and have just woken up to that…you might be too, at least in regard to expanding existing enterprises.

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