Maryland Farm Couple Sells Produce Locally - America's Heartland
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2010
- Ted and Julia Wycall are new to farming, but their desire to raise particular produce and sell directly to consumers has given them a new direction in life. This young Maryland couple has joined with others in giving new life to their old family farm.
great to hear stories like this. Keep up the hard work Ted and Julia (and crew).
Having access to family land puts you miles ahead of everyone else wanting to farm. Good for you. All those acres is a lot of work. But good job in continuing the farmer profession. I hope to one day have my own little piece of land I can call my own and do the same.
Those are some of the most beautiful vegetables and fruits I've ever seen!
I wish them the best of luck for their future they seem like a bunch of good folks.
Hardworking families inspire me a lot
I feel we all have the yearning to go back to our roots. This inspires me that much more to have more than just a home garden. But as long all as my home G sustains me, I am happy and healthy :) ...Peace
Great Job, and I wish you great success. It is exciting to see the transition that is taking place in this country and that it is our youth that are waking up to the fact that it is not all about possessions and MONEY!!! More about a way of life and making a choice of how to live in harmony with our planet and enjoy a much simpler enjoyable life that does not require keeping up with the Jonses!!! Keep up the great work...
Really cool to see a young person like my self out there making it happen, maybe ill take my familes farm and start it all back up again!
Awesome! I loved this story!
GOD BLESS,,, GREAT STUFF,, THANK YOU
Very cool! Thanks for sharing :)
i love this life style.
Awesome farm. I am in my second year growing, my first year with a CSA.
awesome, i love it! From New York.
Wonderful Permaculture Farmer. Great video.
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wow that is exciting.... and lots of work and fun....yeah cool....
I grew up on a farm, swore after I left, at 24 yo Id never work that hard again...... how I miss the life style. Didnt know a good thing when I had it.
120 acres is pretty huge, for those of you saying its not even considered s farm if its less then 400 acres!! Jeeez people my parents own 6 acres and ithink thats hell of alot of land. My mother does some small gardening of vegetables and its alot of work doing it all labor on your own.. so I give alot of credit to this family farm! =)
Indeed, 120 acres of various produce is a nightmare compared to say 600 acres of just corn that can be mechanically planted/harvested. My hats off to them.
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Damn...I only have 27 Acres....I am land poor!!!
Good job, i like it, it's nice to see young people interesed in farming, especialy organic. And i have to add that i'm surprised how much is monocluture represented in US agriculture.Greetings from Croatia...
ur farm looks good so glad your working the family land. i grew up on a farm here in wv, and now i have my own. i bought it s a reclaimed strip mine. so farming has been a struggle to say the least. i have to build up the soil and use animals that will work for this type of land i raise highland cattle , and mules. as of last year starting a flock of hair sheep. over the yrs i have grass growing in the fields i pasture ... its a work in progress and will be for ever... happy farming
fantastic! this is proper farming
wonderful idea
This is my dream lifestyle.
nice work folks
I'm quitting my job right now & go raise me some corn!
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How did it go, Jack?
helo bro are you american
120 acres is a fairly small farm considering the average farm is around 400 acres and many large farms are upwards of thousands and even tens of thousands of acres. Although 120 acres is a lot for an organic operation--lots of physical labor for that amount of land. But one thing to always remember, no matter the size, all farms require a lot of hard work.
Nice video
I think this is nice i love all farming and the people who does it , i have did my share the hard way ,i am happy for them
4:01 is what you were looking for
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so inspired. damn you city walls!
great decision, keep on farming
this is great
Not to mention that the "crops" are additive crops, poisonous soybean, and high starch corn grown for ...High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Ethanol subsidies, and feed. Rural communities benefit from Farmers Markets and the get to know your Food/Farmer, initiatives that naturally occur with zero promotional hype. While I was brought up utilizing our patch of ground, Joel Salatin is a favorite philosopher of symbiotic farming...
Great video thanks for sharing. Where in Maryland is this Farm Located?
Very beautiful
god bless you all
Good answer.
It's true that farms that use the produce for income are very large (750+ acres), but to sustain a family of four with everything (including an income) you only need around 10 acres. Half an acre of very intensive gardening (less than that really), a 1 acre pond, a quarter of an acre of chickens, a quarter an acre for rabbits, 3 acres of corn to feed the animals, and 5 acres of a specialty crop. You don't make alot of money, but if the land/home is paid off, it is easy to get by.
Large scale organic farming is absolutely sustainable. With proper crop rotations and pasture grazing management it could be sustained indefinately.
Great .. .. i want see your farm house
Beautiful place and good farming.. We all need good food so this is sustainable.
I am wondering what are hours and daily routines you have to do. All say 'a lot of hard work'...well but is yours and fun & rewarding hopefully.
older comment, but i think another consideration is labor viability. i've been on a small orchard, mixed veg system and it was jjusstt starting to incorporate some permaculture ideals. However, that mixed ten acre system was at capacity for what the couple could handle and help still would have been nice. so, what can one or two people on their own handle(little/no machinery) is also a question of sustainability.
Good looking girls on that planter
What's does looks as to do with farming
3:42 It would take more than a newfound interest in farming for a younger generation to take over the operation of existing farms; it would require a drop in land prices. Currently, all land sells at "developer prices" (an unfortunate consequence of everyone wanting their own little piece of land and farm owners selling to those developers who offer them more money than they could ever earn by simply working their land) and I see nothing to indicate that one may be able to pay less in the future. So, unless one inherits a sizable plot, one is unlikely to earn enough from either farming or ranching to pay the mortgage on that land.
Not necessarily true look up Curtis Stone video on making $100,000 on a quarter acre oh, and that's not even his land
argicorp farms can be 50,000. acres.. and all one thing like corn..they work with 100,000lb tractors those farms destroy.. however this 120 acre farm with the rotation they use is actually improving the land and the coop thing integrates the community.. we need more of this.. nothing to criticize rather praise is in order; you must not be familiar with farming
Let's go #FARMERS#WORLDWIDE WE HAVE TO FIGHT AS ONE
I'm 46...maybe that's too old..I dunno...but if one of those old farmers ever wants to sell...I'm game. I have family down there, just outside of Snow Hill..I would love to be there.
If rotation of crops wasn't an issue, I would agree with you. Crops need to be rotated. example: plant tomatoes on an acre, then plant a legume, then corn, then finally after 4- years, maybe tomatoes again. 10 acres is a garden spot, and can not turn a profit of $30,000+ needed to live on for a family of 4
eric toole you need to get the hell out of farming if you dont know how much you plant and cant make 30k on 10 acres of produce. in 2017 yellow squash was earning over 17000 per acre wholesale in the southeast maybe you dont know what others do or have extremely low yields or poor quality produce
Great
so great to see the enthusiasm of young people. too bad the deep bureaucracy of their own government is working against them and will eventually shut them down.
i hate to admit that you are right but you are the leeches on the top are the same the world over they car for their profits n controlling us any way they can i hope you are wrong as am sure you also hope too
Jibber Yoda you are absolutely right. Not just in america but also in my country malaysia. In my country for a farmer to own 120acres is almost non existant. Land lease in too expensive for farming. Many farmers farm under electric cable lines for dirt cheap lease or sometimes none at all. Many farmers end up farming on non fertile land since most fertile land have been used for non farming purpose. What a waste. Even if you have a good crop season the govt people would kill your profits with imported produce. The govt dont give a damn about farmers. All they want is dirt cheap price food for the mass. In due time I would quit farming that I have done for almost a decade.
Jibber Yoda that’s why I voted for Trump.... Drain the Swamp
@@charlesharleyheritagerelic3780 ur an idiot. Trump & his ilk are the exact opposite of this lifestyle & philosophy. Do you know how many contractors he screwed over the years? Farmers, esp. small family, organic ones mean zilch to him. Nothing there to line his or his family's pockets. He's even taken from vet & child cancer charities. Pull your head out. One of the first things he did in office was to have the organic veggie plot ripped out of the white house lawn.
If you're a u.s. citizen, then you, & I, ARE the government. What are you doing to participate? Just sitting around gripping with your thumbs doesn't solve anything.
Depends on where it is. Down here in the deep south land is very expensive because its very fertile and plenty of rains. I have guys around me with 1000s of acres, worth millions of dollars in land. I paid 150k for 8 acres. But if you go to western states you can buy 1000 acres for 150k dollars. It just depends on where it is, what kind of soil you got and proximity to civilization.
Land is not as cheap in the West as you might think...per acre goes as high as $15,000(or Higher)and as low as $1000.00. Really depends on the type of land and where it is located. These numbers are from Minnesota and North Dakota.
where did you get your start up money for the farm?
its funny to watch this back in the 50's and 60's in rural areas it was the small farms that fed the surrounding communities and now everyone thinks this is something new. good luck to you
Exactly
Great I love this lifestyle how much it cost to start a farm?
Average size of Indian farm is 1.5 hectares.
We are self sufficient and largest food producing nation in many aspects.
Good cultivation
Howdy Neighbors!!
I love farmers because I am a farmer
Hehe me too
Look up Polyface Farm and the owner Joel Salatin. He has several books you can get from the library about raising cows, pigs, chickens and just basic farm management. He has several videos people have posted of tours from his farm.
They sell seeds?
Local family farm should be supported. Bring back mom n pop shops... Enough of corporations playing with human health and animal cruelty
mine too
small farms and food forestry/permacutlure really are the best methods for food production, but, there are just so many other social issues to overcome. What is label as food, how people eat, what we consider diet, aalll of that needs to first be realized before anything changes.
actually if you rotate your crops right 3 acres can be sustainable if you go all organic, the trees however isn't sustainable i would recommend growing bamboo for firewood.
This is great but how did he get the money for the equipment and start up costs?
EXACTLY!!! It was given to him. With all the fiat QE around, its nearly impossible to get REAL capital. Especially with Trillion dollar deficits being soaked up by government. One really has to look for niches these days. These kids had it handed down to them.
My grandparents had 40acres and not only did they raise 5 kids but were pretty self sufficient. More is not always needed. Wise land stewardship is what counts.
We have 84 acres. Seven acres of garden
I want to work their.
may i come to work
If i could win the lottery I already have it planned to buy a farm, but until that happens the dream sits on the back burner. :(
i believe one can manage to spare some cash upfront and start small - meaning a lot smaller than in this video. We have to start somewhere :)
Urban farming is a great way for many people to start
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now that is a chicken tractor
Unfortunately, Ted and Julia will be shutting down their dream farm. The state of Maryland has made it unsustainable for them to continue and they are moving their efforts back to Montana. What is wrong with you Marylanders. Why do you allow your elected officials to act this way? Wake up!
liberals HATE all farmers and always have, look at what liberals did to the kulaks(farmers) in russia. at least the liberals in maryland did not murder this couple
The links are on youtube......just search Permaculture or Bill Mollison
80 acres of crop and 40 acres of timber - SMALL farm? I guess different parts of the world have different notions of big and small. In India, the average farmer tills about 2 acres of land...
I run a small farm in NWFLA. We grow about 250-300 acres of vegetables. In no way do we claim to be organic. These folks are doing a good job. The size of their equipment is right. We have tractors that are 150+ horsepower to do the work of heavy tillage. We also have smaller tractors that have a purpose. Unless you own a farm, you have no idea what farming is. 1 to 5 acres is a garden spot.
You want less physical labor? Try Permaculure and permaculture food forest for growing food.......permaculture also incorporates "no till gardening". Great Britian (which has to import most of its food) is getting into permaculture big time. There are links to Bill Molleson's documentaries on permaculture which can be used in most areas from desert to tropics.
This looks more fulfilling than doing computer.
The only self-sustainable farming method is small scale zero cost "natural farming." Once you introduce machinery and sell your produce, you will need to import fertilizer, whether chemical or organic from outside because you always have a net loss of nutrient in your soil. Plus, you need to use energy.
your probably a cityslicker shutup
+Love Lies Bleeding Mini Natural Farm Cover crops, dawg.
+Tyler Van Gieson I am going to turn my 2 acres of damaged barren land into a food forest within ten years.
Mountain Meskin To an ignorant who has never read One Straw Revolution, I am a troll.
+Love Lies Bleeding Mini Natural Farm
agreed. it's simple mathematics.
i know right look at those traactor tires
I thought they said they saved it like most other people?
what is that suppose to mean?
Exactly, I dunno where he is but 120 is nothing much for a farm, don't even think about a big scale industrial farm. Most of the farms near me are no less then 500 acre's. Myself I wish I could just get 1-3 acre's for my family
America very very super
120 is in fact small "farm".. What you are referring to is a garden.
i live in maryland
Can I help drive the tractors I'm good at it
Alot states gov's will assist , with grants/loans ensuch.
80 acre farms were a thing 100 years ago.
When you grow your own food and learn the hoops and what's involved.. (BY DOING IT) Wal Mart bought 7 day old veggies taste like plastic compared to home grown
The Amish farmers make more than 100k a year. They use horse pulled plows. The plows are community owned and each farmer sends a horse to help his neighbor when it's their turn to plow. Mechanical industrialized farming isn't near as cost effective as the way they do it, drive around the farms in you county and you''ll see every farm with 100k dollar air conditioned tractors taking benefits from everyone and jacking up prices just cause they don't want to work with their hands.
I love this feedback!
I came here for 4:00
yeah if you have way more than 3 acres or 3 acres of only trees.
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I found the video on freespeak. Now that you've farmed for a while have you seen the ways the US Gov't wants to handcuff farmers are produce sellers??
Ladies, gentleman, how much net profit did you get it after vegetables sale to town/market for every month? 🤑🤑🤑🤑