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RE: FARMER OR HOMESTEADER - SOME THOUGHTS FROM PAPA
I like the term farmstead and I think you used it well. (I wrote my comment below before I saw your comment) Nothing wrong with being a farmer AND a homesteader to me. I don't really buy into the idea that if you make any money at all, you are a farm, and you can't call yourself a homesteader if you are making money. There probably is a line somewhere between being just a farm or just a homestead, but I tend to think that should be determined on a case by case basis. You're fine, keep defining yourself however you want.
I hope that you didn't think that this was my point. I totally agree with you. I just would prefer not to have manure lagoons or acres and acres of corn associated with what I'm up to. It paints a very different picture in my mind.
No, I didn't think that was what you were saying at all. I've heard that elsewhere quite a few times, and I think it is an over-simplification. I thought the boundaries you suggested between the terms was very accurate. It's kind of a "I'll know it when I see it" thing for me, and I agree with the contrasts you pointed out.
I thought so, I just wanted to double-check. Thanks!