Hi all....I am a reasonably new member to this site and interested in reading other peoples experiences in setting out to become self sufficient. We have been tinkering around the edges for a long time with a 3 acre plot close to Perth where I have a large orchard, vegie patches, chickens, geese and ducks but both of us have had full time jobs until now so have not been able to put as much time as we would like into it - but the plan is to set ourselves up on a proper little farm outside of the city where we can keep other larger livestock such as - cattle, sheep, pigs and either a milking goat or a jersey cow (I have also done a couple of cheesemaking courses)
Now finally we are almost ready -Last year we bought 100 acres in Donnybrook which is in the south west of West Australia and are slowly working towards realising our dream of becoming completely self sufficient. We have not moved there permanently as yet but I have quit my job and I will be in the next few weeks. so exciting.
The farm currently has 150+ olive trees from which we have taken our first harvest and have had processed and now have 300lt extra virgin olive oil. We also have 12 beef steers that have been fattening up over the last 12 months. I have already moved a dozen geese down to the farm as we have a massive dam where they can look after themselves when we are not there and I have built some breeding pens for them to use to nest safely away from foxes. Next up I need to build some fox proof enclosures for the chooks and ducks and start working on the veggie patches and fruit trees.
I hope to be able to sell products from the farm at local markets, boutique gourmet shops and I will also be setting up an online shop.
A lot of work to do but I am looking forward to realising a dream come true and sharing my experiences as I progress
Now finally we are almost ready -Last year we bought 100 acres in Donnybrook which is in the south west of West Australia and are slowly working towards realising our dream of becoming completely self sufficient. We have not moved there permanently as yet but I have quit my job and I will be in the next few weeks. so exciting.
The farm currently has 150+ olive trees from which we have taken our first harvest and have had processed and now have 300lt extra virgin olive oil. We also have 12 beef steers that have been fattening up over the last 12 months. I have already moved a dozen geese down to the farm as we have a massive dam where they can look after themselves when we are not there and I have built some breeding pens for them to use to nest safely away from foxes. Next up I need to build some fox proof enclosures for the chooks and ducks and start working on the veggie patches and fruit trees.
I hope to be able to sell products from the farm at local markets, boutique gourmet shops and I will also be setting up an online shop.
A lot of work to do but I am looking forward to realising a dream come true and sharing my experiences as I progress
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