make a possible living from farming

sherper

Hello,
I am new to boards so please bear with me.
I work in a factory at the moment but there is a risk of it closing. I live rural in west cork so my commute to another job if this goes, would be about > 3 hours a day so I was thinking of a plan b.
Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
I have about 60 acres more as a side income with sheep but with the risk of the main job going was thinking how I could make a living (keep wolf from door). I have to support a wife and 3 kids too.
I was thinking of farm assist, keeping some bees, teaching the fiddle, rent a room for B&b in the summer. Any other ideas on how to make a living where I would be my own boss.
Would like to avoid 3 hours in car a day to a city job if I could at all and be my own boss..
Thanks

_Brian

I sent you a pm.

popa smurf

sherper wrote: »

Hello,
I am new to boards so please bear with me.
I work in a factory at the moment but there is a risk of it closing. I live rural in west cork so my commute to another job if this goes, would be about > 3 hours a day so I was thinking of a plan b.
Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
I have about 60 acres more as a side income with sheep but with the risk of the main job going was thinking how I could make a living (keep wolf from door). I have to support a wife and 3 kids too.
I was thinking of farm assist, keeping some bees, teaching the fiddle, rent a room for B&b in the summer. Any other ideas on how to make a living where I would be my own boss.
Would like to avoid 3 hours in car a day to a city job if I could at all and be my own boss..
Thanks

Plan b sounds good to me making money isn't everything ,a good lifestyle is , if you don't have a big mortgage or a fancy wife that spends money you will be all right. Grow your own through a few lambs in freezer, milk a few goats, stay out of the co op stores, and its a great simple life.

sherper

Thanks guys- always good to start thinking about a plan b just in case.

TITANIUM.

_Brian wrote: »

I sent you a pm.

Do tell????

_Brian

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Do tell????

Sorry, no mystery I suggested looking into the Rural Social Scheme.

Username John

popa smurf wrote: »

Plan b sounds good to me making money isn't everything ,a good lifestyle is , if you don't have a big mortgage or a fancy wife that spends money you will be all right. Grow your own through a few lambs in freezer, milk a few goats, stay out of the co op stores, and its a great simple life.

A plan B is good, we should prob all have one...

But everyone needs some bit of money too. Kids will need money, if anyone gets sick you'll need money, kids education will cost money...

Not trying to put you off a simpler life, there is a lot to be said for that. Just go into it with your eyes wide open too...

As regards ideas, is there any value you can add to your existing product? Any hope of selling lamb direct?
Maybe Air BnB when lambing - people may like to be around that for a while?

What about your wife, if you finish up work, could she find some work outside the home as easy as you? I know it might not be your preference, but it's also something worth considering...

Whatever you do, best of luck...

popa smurf

Username John wrote: »

A plan B is good, we should prob all have one...

But everyone needs some bit of money too. Kids will need money, if anyone gets sick you'll need money, kids education will cost money...

Not trying to put you off a simpler life, there is a lot to be said for that. Just go into it with your eyes wide open too...

As regards ideas, is there any value you can add to your existing product? Any hope of selling lamb direct?
Maybe Air BnB when lambing - people may like to be around that for a while?

What about your wife, if you finish up work, could she find some work outside the home as easy as you? I know it might not be your preference, but it's also something worth considering...

Whatever you do, best of luck...

Ya john the country is full of boarded up little cottages on a few acrea of marginal land that people bought up trying to live the dream of a simple life. Its not as easy as it looks and the dream turns into a nightmare for some..you could get away with it 30 years ago,you could kill your own animals for freezer, kids did nt need as much as kids today you went in to town ounce a week you could repair all your own machinery they were simple to work on ,cars were simple to work on, no NCT need I go on .

sherper

Thanks all. It's true alright that living rurally can set one on a hard road.