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terracinque) wrote2002-02-13 09:02 am
terracinque) wrote2002-02-13 09:02 am
How do you become a farmer?
I know nothing about planting or livestock. But I watched Survivor 3, including the video of goat farmer Big Tom's family down on the farm and later, in the "Back from Africa" episode, Tom himself hanging out with his family and playing with the goats in Rich Valley, Virginia.
How idyllic, I thought. To live on a big property out in the sticks, with hundreds of lanky, mischievous mammals wandering around.
I'm sure it's harder than it seems. Goats, I'm sure, have to be fed and cared for, and then there's the matter of making money off them, which almost certainly involves their deaths (I know some cheese and wool come from goats, but that's probably a niche market).
How would I learn more about goat farming?
How idyllic, I thought. To live on a big property out in the sticks, with hundreds of lanky, mischievous mammals wandering around.
I'm sure it's harder than it seems. Goats, I'm sure, have to be fed and cared for, and then there's the matter of making money off them, which almost certainly involves their deaths (I know some cheese and wool come from goats, but that's probably a niche market).
How would I learn more about goat farming?