How many here are actual backyarders vs. Farmers?

[Mattemma]

I have an .87 lot with some hens,fruit trees/bushes,and gardens. Suprising what can fit on a small lot.Surrounded by about 10 houses looking in on us.

 

[Smittenroade]

I'm technically considered a farmer by the government because we have a "tree farm"

Moved from the city to the country and am morphing into a farmer more and more everyday.

200+ acres with loads of wetlands.

My backyard.

 

[chickensioux]

Backyarder

 

[A.T. Hagan]

I'm in the gray area between backyarder and farmer. I live on a small amount of acreage in the country and have more birds than it is probably good sense to have that create a small income stream for the family, but it's not large enough to be really significant yet. I'm working on it though.

 

[ams4776]

Im a backyarder though my acre plot is located right along with the in laws sheep farm. Lol

 

[Peaches Lee]

Farmer I guess. Currently I don't raise/sell animals for slaughter or grow large cash crops, even though our garden is slightly bigger than most other's. My farm has been in the family since 1949, used as a dairy. We were really heavy into horses and showing, but I think more people see them as pets maybe? and less as livestock (even though I do consider them livestock). We still have horses, one goat who is a pet and chickens which I'm becoming very serious about--read: absolute addiction!

I have been helping my friend sell his cattle, and I thought if I ever get a website advertise for him on there. I would love to have cattle, but I'm a bit afraid of them, they're different than a horse, which I'm use to.

I don't know how you guys can live with restrictions on your chickens--that would drive me bonkers!

 

[EweSheep]

Backyarder, in city limits.

 

[sheaviance1]

I'm a backyarder too. We have less than an acre. I raise a garden, chickens and rabbits. I'd love to have a milk goat but hubby isn't interested. Our neighbor has over 100 acres, and has granted us free run of his land. He raises cattle. He has even stated that we could fence a portion off if we wanted to.

 

[uncle rico]

I am technically a "farmer" since I have 40 of my 100 acres in CRP (Crop Reduction Program) and we are far out in the country, beyond any city limits. I am not a farmer by profession though. Plus, we keep our chickens more for the eggs they provide then as pets so that further distances us from the urban backyarding scene

 

[herfrds]

uncle rico we call CRP a Coyote Reproduction Pasture.

It fits too.