I can. I buy store bought meat a fair amount. I don't feed my birds organic feed. It's a matter of baby steps, and doing what you can where you are right now. Would I love to have enough acreage to raise all my own meat, hay, veggies, etc? You bet. I'm the type of person who would be happy not leaving the home place for weeks at a time. But, right now, God has placed me on 1 acre, in an urban growth boundary, and not independently wealthy. So, I do what I can. Right now I can do a little more than you, cause I have more ground. I have the chickens, a decent size garden, and we just got 4 weaner pigs. Your neighbors would probably object to the pigs.
So, now you've got your chickens. What else would you like to do, within your current space? Do you garden at all? if not, and you're at all interested, go for it. Start small and learn as you go, and remember you have the best fertilizer available. If you don't want to garden, you can learn to cook, or make soap, or knit, sharpen a knife well, study herbal remedies, learn first aid.....whatever strikes your fancy. Baby steps!
