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<blockquote data-quote="toquark" data-source="post: 8095620" data-attributes="member: 72428"><p>This was a 200ac traditional farm until the 1990s when it was split into four units, each with a house and steading. It went from barely supporting one family to definitely not supporting four. BUT… there are now 4 families living and working in the countryside, 3 of us producing stock for the commercial market (the other one has a few horses and rents the bulk of his ground to me). We are very much hobbyists or lifestylers or whatever but I kind of like the idea that instead of the old farm just being subsumed by the neighbour and resulting in a loss of people, it’s gone the opposite way. This was allowed by a quirk in the planning system, but I think that the idea was good and could easily be replicated, there’s certainly demand out there from farmers kids looking for a first step to people looking for a lifestyle change.</p><p></p><p>The part time farming business model is one which is gathering momentum. Reduce inputs, lower expectations, find a nice day job and crack on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toquark, post: 8095620, member: 72428"] This was a 200ac traditional farm until the 1990s when it was split into four units, each with a house and steading. It went from barely supporting one family to definitely not supporting four. BUT… there are now 4 families living and working in the countryside, 3 of us producing stock for the commercial market (the other one has a few horses and rents the bulk of his ground to me). We are very much hobbyists or lifestylers or whatever but I kind of like the idea that instead of the old farm just being subsumed by the neighbour and resulting in a loss of people, it’s gone the opposite way. This was allowed by a quirk in the planning system, but I think that the idea was good and could easily be replicated, there’s certainly demand out there from farmers kids looking for a first step to people looking for a lifestyle change. The part time farming business model is one which is gathering momentum. Reduce inputs, lower expectations, find a nice day job and crack on. [/QUOTE]
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