justincredible;1474472 wrote:Homesteading, living off the land, whatever you want to call it. Could you do it? Would you do it if you could?

It's taken a while but I finally have my wife on board to move to a farm in the next couple years and she actually seems to be looking forward to it. I likely would keep a regular job for the first few years, at least on a part-time basis, but within the first few years I am hoping to quit working a day job and farm/homestead full-time.

Enforcer;1474477 wrote:I could/would do it, but the Wife and Kids wouldn't be happy

LJ;1474482 wrote:It's gonna be harder than you think. Everyone I know who has tried ended up going back to a full time job within a few years. All these people had lots of farming and livestock experience as well. The COL in Ohio is just a bit too high to be fully self suffcient off of homesteading. You would need to have another trade that you rely on to make extra money to live. I am sure you could do some freelance web development. Many are blacksmiths, trappers, woodworkers, etc.

justincredible;1474488 wrote:We're also not necessarily staying in Ohio. I've thought of crossing over in to Kentucky. The only requirement is that we are relatively close to a big(ish) city that has a decent number of farmers markets.

justincredible;1474472 wrote:Homesteading, living off the land, whatever you want to call it. Could you do it? Would you do it if you could?

It's taken a while but I finally have my wife on board to move to a farm in the next couple years and she actually seems to be looking forward to it. I likely would keep a regular job for the first few years, at least on a part-time basis, but within the first few years I am hoping to quit working a day job and farm/homestead full-time.

LJ;1474491 wrote:From what I understand supplying food service is the key, not farmers markets

dlazz;1474493 wrote:You'll need electricity and car insurance and whatnot. Unless you can master the art of growing electricity, you'll need a job.

justincredible;1474496 wrote:Yes, the working the land and selling the "fruits" of it would be the main job. I'm not just going to keep everything for myself.

Manhattan Buckeye;1474501 wrote:"It's gonna be harder than you think."

The issue is going to be that there is no such thing as holidays, vacations, etc....Someone will have to be around at all times on a farm. If one has the revenue and capability to employ someone then it can work. It is difficult to do everything yourself.

LJ;1474518 wrote:I dont think this is an issue for most who want to do this. It's a lifestyle moreso than a job.

vdubb96;1474519 wrote:Maybe you could grow beets??

MoldyDog;1474520 wrote:I suggest "Mother Earth News." At least check out their website, but the magazine is great.

Sonofanump;1474523 wrote:No. I enjoy living in 2013.

justincredible;1474522 wrote:This is accurate.



Beets will absolutely be grown. I am actually going to be planting some in the fall in my ghetto garden.



I've ended up on the website a few times after being linked from various homesteading sites/facebook pages. I will check out the magazine as well.

justincredible;1474472 wrote:Homesteading, living off the land, whatever you want to call it. Could you do it? Would you do it if you could?

It's taken a while but I finally have my wife on board to move to a farm in the next couple years and she actually seems to be looking forward to it. I likely would keep a regular job for the first few years, at least on a part-time basis, but within the first few years I am hoping to quit working a day job and farm/homestead full-time.

LJ;1474526 wrote:What all fall veggies are you going to do this year?

Sonofanump;1474523 wrote:No. I enjoy living in 2013.