>You'll be amazed at how much time feeding your face requires in effort
>before you ever get to take a first bite of anything if you're talking
about
>starting from scratch on raw land and raising everything you eat. Let us
>know how it goes.

>Theola

Well, that's exactly why I started checking into this. We are not planning
on growing everything we eat, but I would like to grow SOME veggies/fruit of
my own. They also have tons of wild raspberries and blackberries out there.
What my husband and I were wondering is once I have spent money on feeding a
cow, possible vet bills, and put time and effort into it (my Father-In-Law
knows how to butcher animals so no cost there), is it really going to be
cheaper than buying grass-fed, free-range, hormone/antibiotic free beef
online for example? If I have a big freezer and order bulk to keep the
shipping expenses down, would that be cheaper than raising a cow and
slaughtering it?

The other thought is to have sort of a co-op. My FIL and his wife would
pitch in. Their property is not fenced, ours would be, plus there is another
couple that already has horses, a cow, and two pigs.

Anyway, thanks for the feedback. I figured that it seems a lot simpler, fun,
and 'romantic' than it actually is. When I was a teenager we had one horse
and about 10 chickens and a rooster. Can't say it was a lot of work, but I
am talking 2 to 4 horses, 10 - 15 chickens, 2 cows, a steer, 2 - 3 goats, 2
- 3 lambs, and maybe some turkeys.

Thanks,
Kristina