Comments on: Why I don’t/can’t farm full-time http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/01/why-i-dontcant-farm-full-time/ A tiny farm on Bainbridge Island. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:45:33 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sinfonian http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/01/why-i-dontcant-farm-full-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Sinfonian Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:51:48 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=262#comment-1466 I know how it is, insurance is such a problem, worse than ever, but necessary. I believe help is the only way you could make it work. Maybe just being as self sufficient as you can is the best you can do right now. That wouldn't be so bad in my book. Good luck with your dilemma, I can see it's a difficult one. I know how it is, insurance is such a problem, worse than ever, but necessary. I believe help is the only way you could make it work.

Maybe just being as self sufficient as you can is the best you can do right now. That wouldn’t be so bad in my book.

Good luck with your dilemma, I can see it’s a difficult one.

]]> By: Mangochild http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/01/why-i-dontcant-farm-full-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1447 Mangochild Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:27:48 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=262#comment-1447 Some of the CSA's around here do ask (though not require) for volunteers on the farm... Leigh's idea is a good one. Its hard to balance the necessities of having insurance, money to live on, etc. with what one loves to do and would do in an ideal world. Especially the getting-started part - even if it could be done in the long run, the initiation is often painful and keeps it from getting off the ground (not talking about farming as I've never done that, but just in general). I don't have any answers or ideas, other than keeping up your own plot (no matter how small)... but I share some of your feelings. Some of the CSA’s around here do ask (though not require) for volunteers on the farm… Leigh’s idea is a good one. Its hard to balance the necessities of having insurance, money to live on, etc. with what one loves to do and would do in an ideal world. Especially the getting-started part – even if it could be done in the long run, the initiation is often painful and keeps it from getting off the ground (not talking about farming as I’ve never done that, but just in general). I don’t have any answers or ideas, other than keeping up your own plot (no matter how small)… but I share some of your feelings.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/01/why-i-dontcant-farm-full-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Leigh Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:37:04 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=262#comment-1438 What about doing a CSA? Don't they sometimes require that you volunteer on the farm? I bet some of the city folk would love to come play farmer! What about doing a CSA? Don’t they sometimes require that you volunteer on the farm? I bet some of the city folk would love to come play farmer!

]]> By: Trent http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/01/why-i-dontcant-farm-full-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1415 Trent Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:53:18 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/?p=262#comment-1415 Hmm - it sounds like the limiting force here is that you need to keep your job for health benefits, but there's too much for Garth to do by his lonesome. Have you tried lining out the extra work that would need to be done on Farm 2.0 and figuring out what parts of it aren't doable? There's gotta be a way - temp help, your friends who'd like to slum on BI for a day tilling the fields, etc. :) Hmm – it sounds like the limiting force here is that you need to keep your job for health benefits, but there’s too much for Garth to do by his lonesome. Have you tried lining out the extra work that would need to be done on Farm 2.0 and figuring out what parts of it aren’t doable? There’s gotta be a way – temp help, your friends who’d like to slum on BI for a day tilling the fields, etc. :)

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