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Hello,
I'm Don. I'm from SW Missouri. Sustainability and community are my interests. I believe that our future will be in a return to small farms and local economies and to get there, we need to reconnect to our communities. Innovation of traditional methods mixed with current knowledge and new forms are a solid place to start. Co-ops, CSAs, Farmers Markets, Face to face interactions, etc.
Over the past few years we've been raising chickens, both broilers and layers. We found much helpful advice on backyardchickens, and recently discovered this board. We're ready to move to cattle. Or at least our minds are, we've much preparation to do before we're ready for calves. We know we want Jersey and/or Dexter with a goal of midsize breed.
Part of what I'm doing here is research. Trying to settle on what our goals are for this endevor. Ideally we'd just have our heard and live our lives, but there's always need for income and we'd like to do a large portion (if not all) of that from farm enterprises. This will require diversifying. Likely raising some animals to sell as well as market gardening, fruit production and value-added products such as cheese,cider,etc.
That's a little about me. I look forward to getting to know the community.
