It started with four goats and a half-acre plot the family already owned outside the city, mostly as a weekend project for their teenage kids.
Two years on, it's a real second income — modest, but consistent, and it covers more than the plot's own upkeep.
We didn't scale on purpose. We scaled because the demand showed up first.
What actually made money
Milk and manure sales to neighboring farms came before any meat income did, and by a wide margin. The family says that surprised them more than anything else.
Their advice to anyone starting out: budget for veterinary costs from day one, not as an afterthought once something goes wrong.
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