After having great success in our first growing year in Upstate New York, we've put plans in motion to start our own, slightly smaller, farm in Indianapolis. We've been doing a lot of reading and research into "Urban Homesteading." We are now in search of a proper location: a property with at least 1/4 to 1/2 acre of usable land, (hopefully) within our current township school district, and inside our budget.
We want an investment property that is mostly move-in ready, so that our money can go towards improving the land outside the home. We're currently renting at a rate of $1000 a month, so our goal is to get a mortgage beneath that level. By working the land with vegetables, fruits, and egg laying animals, we hope to become largely self-reliant on our own food, and learn more about homestead farming. The next step would be to sell our surplus at the amazing local Farmers Market, or a roadside stand. That particular business plan is in the draft stage.
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