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I'm currently trying to estimate the cost of providing 100% of a cow's food for a year. I'm torn between a dairy cow and a pair of nubian goats. In all honesty, I do much prefer cow products to goat products.

Ironically, Krcote, you live very close to me! I'm in Tilton.

To be fair, there is not much for the cow to ruin in the 1/2 acre fenced in area. It is all woods. There's a very small amount of grass on the ground. Most of the foliage is made up of 100 year old evergreen trees. That is why I mentioned that I expect to provide the vast majority of its...

I intend to supplement 90% or more of the cow's food supply with hay purchased elsewhere. I know that keeping a dairy cow on 1/2 an acre is iffy, but I am willing to put forth the necessary effort to make it work. For me, it's a lifestyle choice rather than an economic issue. I thought about...

The blackberries are planted along the edge of the garden space. 5 feet to the left of them are three large lilac trees, so there's no where else to push them. When I fenced in the area in the back I didn't realize that there is something like a 4x8 patch of wild raspberries. I don't feel...

Yah, the green area is lawn. I've got a small fire pit, grill, and picnic table there for entertaining. A lot of my friends and family live very urban lifestyles (in and around Boston) so it is a real novelty for them to come up here and have a BBQ at my "one acre farm."

I have never grown okra before, so I honestly don't know how it is going to turn out. I'll definitely let you know if it grows. I was considering getting a couple sheep to keep the cow company once I purchase it, but I feel like I am already pushing the 1/2 acre fenced in area to the limit...

Hello everyone, I am excited because I am 75% done building my ideal homestead on my one acre property. I'm a teacher by profession, but recently backyard farming has become a very serious hobby of mine. I made a design in paint of what my property is going to end up looking like once...