Westcoastcroft, I'm so sorry I hadn't seen your reply!
How rude, I really didn't mean to ignore you!
What an inspiration! We definitely have questions!
I have a little experience growing fruit and veg for the home but still have a lot to learn. Every year I experiment with new ideas and am in the process of building up to producing all our own fruit and veg all year round. OH has no growing or animal experience but is an outstanding crafts man and very eager to learn.
A few questions; we have 10 acres with 5 acres of permanent pasture so are wondering how to fit a business/ lifestyle model like yours onto our land, bearing in mind we have 4 milking goats, 4 Angora breeding does to sell mohair, 3 Coloured Ryeland ewes and a tup...
1) What is a veg bag- how does that set up work?
2) How many acres do you have all together and how many acres are allocated to each section i.e how many acres do you grow veg on, how many acres for sheep/ cattle grazing, how many acres for pigs, how many for hens.
3) Do you rotate sections, so using hens for clearing ground, pigs for rotating e.t.c.
4) Am I right in thinking you buy in weaners and rear calves for meat - these aren't bred on the place.
5) How do you feed stock i.e veg waste for pigs, make own hay for cattle?
6) What breeds do you keep?
7) How do you keep stock? Outdoor or indoor pigs, grazed cattle or indoor reared?
Sorry for so many questions! We are really, really interested in your template. Please pm me if you would rather not answer these questions on the thread!
Many, many thanks from Sophie