This guy has some good huglekulture info in his videos!
Suburban Homestead EP2 Hugelkultur Inspired Garden
http://youtu.be/IdylmzvV2w4
This guy has some good huglekulture info in his videos!
Suburban Homestead EP2 Hugelkultur Inspired Garden
http://youtu.be/IdylmzvV2w4
I would print some pics off of google earth and make a master plan. Take some time to figure out exactly what you want. I'm kind of looking into permaculture type stuff. Survival podcast site has some good info and links.
you can do a ton on 5 acres. there are many many many books on square foot gardening. the backyard Homestead is a fantastic book that gives you layouts for plans on as little as a quarter of an acre. With the proper care you can absolutely thrive on 5 acres.
also look into smaller cattle such as Zebu or Dexter. Don't let any fools tell you the meat is not good. No the steaks are not as big but if you get alot of Hamburger you cannot tell the difference between a zebu and an angus. The Zebus are the ones I have experience with, they can do excellent on a small parcel of land, They do not eat as much as a full sized cow, their poo makes excellent compost because it decomposes extremely quick. We had two on about a .3 acre fenced area for over 2 years and they did not destroy the grass, it actually had to be mowed a couple of times.
I give u 6k and u give me 1500 a yr cash back and a market steer? I assume at least 500 weight stocker calf or are u talking market feed steer like 800 plus?. How many can you handle and you got pics?
I take the money and buy heifers. Raise calves to approx 500-800# depending on birth dates. The exact 1 yr date will vary due to making those calves market ready. 1 calf will be sold to generate the $1500 and the other can by sold or butchered. Repeat 3 more times. To generate $6000 plus a steer to butcher each of the 4 yrs.
I keep the original heifers.
Anybody interested can PM me.
Interesting proposition. I have 5 fenced acres with a pond that I am not using for anything. I just let the Amish bail the hay to keep the fire danger down and keep it cleared. Unfortunately I most likely live way too far away to consider this, being East of Tulsa but it certainly would be something to think about. We like beef.
