£25000 on an acre and a half

bengaslovechild

Hi all, below is a link to a slideshow of an organic farm where a guy pulls in £25000 a year on an acre and half of land.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/audioslideshow/2011/jul/21/primrose-organics-audio-slideshow

Would there be much interest in the farming community here in Ireland to change to a system like this?

baaaa

Looks very labour intensive,I wonder how profitable it is without helpers/volunteers??

TonyStark

baaaa wrote: »

Looks very labour intensive,I wonder how profitable it is without helpers/volunteers??

I wonder how much is left over after costs.


Having said that there are some good ideas on natural methods of pest control. I like the idea of a "squadron of ducks" on slug/snail patrol.

Grecco

baaaa wrote: »

Looks very labour intensive,I wonder how profitable it is without helpers/volunteers??

I wonder would that redhead volunteer like to go farming in the west of Ireland:D

blue5000

Grecco wrote: »

I wonder would that redhead volunteer like to go farming in the west of Ireland:D

Thanks grecco, you just made go have a look;)

shrubs

Damn you Grecco! That's 5 mins of my life that I'll never get back!

vcsggl

It's one thing growing it and that wouldn't be too difficult at all but it's another thing altogether selling it! You might well grow £25,000 worth of fruit and veg at your valuation but would folks actually buy it at the price you'd need to charge - very hard to compete with Lidl!!

George

sh1tstirrer

bengaslovechild wrote: »

Would there be much interest in the farming community here in Ireland to change to a system like this?

Hippy farmers with plenty volunteer workers and restaurants nearby that will pay a premium price for your produce, somehow I doubt it

Grecco

shrubs wrote: »

Damn you Grecco! That's 5 mins of my life that I'll never get back!

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