Hi 👋
I've been learning and practicing farming (on others' properties) for a few years now. My partner and I are looking at land and will likely buy something in these next few months.
When we get our land, I intend to start my first forest garden by (a) transplanting about 200 grow containers and (b) digging some swales, trenches, and ponds to slow down and absorb run-off water along the land. I intend to start the garden big enough to feed myself and 10-50 other people with a large diversity of veggies. Due to the diversity, I intend to
sell "mixed bags" (or boxes), and only sell a few specific items
a la carte.
I want to succeed at this first milestone for 2024, so I can make full-time income (a
very meager salary) from farming in 2025. I also need to scale the
gardening area in 2024 to prepare for 2025.
I feel validated and somewhat confident due to learning from other unconventional agroforestry farms . However I want to minimize how much failure, discouragement, and financial adversity I will incur in these next few years.
Is anyone else interested in connecting about forest
gardening or agroforestry for
business purposes? I'd love to learn from others, and support each other towards mutual success. I would like to have some colleagues who I can bounce ideas off of and grow with as we pursue our forest gardening businesses.
One reason I want to collaborate is to maximize my chances of financial success & security in the near-future. Secondly, however, the more quickly I succeed, the more quickly I will be able to share my learnings with others who want to have similarly diverse gardens with a handful of local customers. Forest gardening can be quite profitable (lower costs; lower, same, or even higher yields depending on management). Once I have experienced the full end-to-end growth & sales, I'd love to help others who are passionate about nature find financial security through such beautiful, harmonious activity.
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