jwoginrich

No tractors here. I use animal power (a fell pony) to help pull logs for logging (I heat with wood) I have rented things like tillers and such but mostly it's just this girl and her hoes.

See what I did there?

No plan for retirement. No health insurance. I hope to be able to afford the state plans next year but this year I opted out. Honestly, I think this kind of thinking keeps people in lifestyles that shorten their lifespan. I was going to die overweight of a heart attack at 50 when I had healthcare and a 401k. This afternoon I am going to help load 200+ 5lb bales of hay into a barn in 85 degrees. So healthcare is a fight as well.

I hope to find a partner, and start a business or CSA to save for my older years.

3 acres pasture. 4 acres wood. stream, pond, and bars. Farming is only about 10% of my income though. I am an author, blogger, teacher, speaker, and internet geek.

Nope. I did get a $22 tax return this year. I bought Guinness with it.

a falconer is a hunter, just like any other liscened hunter. But a falconer uses a hawk or falcon instead of a shotgun on small game like rabbits, pheasants, grouse and squirrels. It's the most regulated sport in America.