Financial Sustainability - It's More Than Income

Some of my kids and a sweet neighbor girl walking the pigs

While the complete definition of sustainable agriculture includes consideration for the environment, public health, animal welfare, and the local community, I was recently in a conversation about the financial aspect of sustainable agriculture.

Specifically, the conversation was about whether or not local, farm-fresh eggs are economically sustainable at $3.00/dozen.

For some farmers, $3.00/dozen is less than what it costs to produce the eggs.  For our family, $3.00 is sustainable, and as I thought about why that is true, I had some thoughts I wanted to share.

About pigs.

How to be a Good Neighbor in the Country

Source

One of the goals of this blog is to offer support and information to other farmers and would-be farmers.  To that end, I thought a brief little note, for those looking to live in the country, would be entertaining and informational!

My Life is a Country Song Right Now

Chloe

I hate that one of my first official blog posts here is a whiny one.  However, the topic is just life on the farm, so we might as well start here.