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littlehouse17
Posted 10/23/2009 4:03:21 AM
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I am retiring in 1.5 yrs and plan on moving to western NC to finally have my dream of having a small farm. So the big question where do I begin? I am starting to look at property now since the market is good for buying. I am a single woman with grown children so it will be me and my dogs for now. Want to have some farm animals and grow my own vegetables, just not sure how much acreage to buy without overwhelming myself. Also I am into dog rescue so would be involved in that.

Advice please!
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HFfriend
Posted 10/23/2009 6:25:34 AM


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Hello littlehouse,

Welcome to the forums! We hope you will be able to find the information and support you are looking for here. To get more feedback on the topics you mentioned, consider checking out our Livestock (http://board.hobbyfarms.com/Forum7-1.aspx) and Crops and Gardening (http://board.hobbyfarms.com/Forum14-1.aspx) forums and posting your questions there.

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BJackson831
Posted 10/25/2009 1:50:13 PM
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littlehouse, western NC is a great area for a farm. The Boone area is a wonderful place and has great prices and value.
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Paul Ewing
Posted 10/25/2009 4:38:27 PM
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The NC Extension Serice is very good and has a lot of information online.  I use them even though I am from Texas.

The main site is at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu

They have many county specific websites which you can find here so you can look for specific information on your county or nearby counties: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=countycenters

The Growing Small Farms website is maintained by Chatham County which is by Raleigh but has info good for most areas.  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/index.html

Cheers, Paul

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littlehouse17
Posted 10/26/2009 6:54:16 AM
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Thanks, I have chosen the Cherokee County area ( Murphy) since my sister is building a log home there, I have heard that Boone is wonderful I know someone that vacations there a lot
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Posted 10/26/2009 6:55:32 AM
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Paul Thanks for the websites, I will definitely look them up

Celia

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BJackson831
Posted 10/29/2009 4:16:47 PM
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The Cherokee County area is a wonderful place as well. You will love it here in NC. Welcome.
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