I’m lucky to own/operate a small farm I live on. It doesn’t produce almost any real money for me but it serves as a good collection of hobbies/food. My primary income is industrial and doesn’t scratch that itch. But, it pays the bills and affords me a schedule that let’s me maintain the farm. So, what would your ideal small farm setup look like?
Yeah I currently have chickens, goats, sheep, a llama, pigs, ducks and bees. I don’t really operate for money more as a hobby and for food. I do sell and donate my products regularly, pretty much breaks even, which is okay by me.
If you have cottage industry laws (where I live if you are a small producer selling locally you aren’t subject to the same regulations as a bigger producer) you could also think about making soap from the goat milk, people seem to be successful with that here. Candles from beeswax too.
It’s fine to make a living. As my midwife said, you need to value your own knowledge and labor fairly, as you would for someone else.