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Applications & Target Enterprises



Mini-farming - Market Gardening
Production of vegetables for market - Herbs [culinary], Vegetables, and Fruits.
Vegetables [exotics]: Chinese, tomatillos, amaranth, quinoa
Orchards: nuts, fruit, oil

Fibers: organic cotton, naturally colored cotton, flax, industrial hemp, ramie, milkweed/syriaca
Grains: wheat, oats, rice, wild rice, barley, corn, milo, amaranth, buckwheat, millet, rye, triticale, kafir, spelt, wild triga [perennial], kamut, quinoa, teff, chia, teosinte, farro
Ornamentals: outdoor and potted plants
Transplants: vegetables, flowers
Agroforestry: christmas trees, lumber, seedlings, bonsai, fodder, maple syrup
Specialties: Indian corn, gourds, dyes, soaps, tea, mushrooms, bamboo, sorghum [syrup], bananas, green soybeans
Oils: canola, sunflower, soybean, cottonseed, safflower, peanut, castor bean, meadowfoam
Flowers: cut [fresh], dried, edibles, fragrances, oils
Herbs: culinary, medicinal, fragrances
Industrial: guayule [natural rubber], jocoba [lubricant], broomcorn [brooms], guar [gum], Candelilla [wax], chia [oil], gum tragacanth [emulsifier], milkweed/syriaca [paper], kenaf, industrial hemp [paper, cloth, food].
Seeds: wildflowers, grains, vegetables, fruit.
Halophytes: forages, grains.
Winter gardening/mini-farming:
Cold frames, hoop greenhouses over beds, cover crops, winter crops




Mini-ranching
Can be done in the city. If neighbors do not complain, the city authorities probably will not. Raise quiet animals, no roosters, keep clean, control odors, and give each neighbor eggs or meat or vegetables each month. Production of animals and animal products for market. Animals can be in movable pens over raised-beds of forages. They are moved each day. Or use cut and carry.
Meat: goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs, ostrich, rheas, emus, guinea fowl, turkey, cattle, muscovies, deer, water buffalo, elk
Dairy: sheep, goats, cattle, water buffalo
Fibers: angora rabbits, angora goats, sheep, alpacas, vicunas, llamas
Eggs: hens, ducks, geese, quail
Wild game: pheasants, ducks, geese, deer, quail
Specialties: peacocks, swans, show rabbits, show poultry, pet birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, bees, chinchillas, mink, fox
Miniatures: cattle, horses, goats, swine, sheep, donkeys
Aquaculture: fish, shrimp, frogs, crayfish, eels, alligators
Winter mini-ranching:
Forage crops, hay, silage, winter grazing.



Products
Eggs, milk, meat, vegetables, fruits, herbs, honey, grains, fibers, nuts, oils, pets, straw, plants, flowers, animals




Income
The following would generate additional income. Select according to personal preference, land availability, market, etc.

Tours: Show the garden, mini-farm and mini-ranch.
Hay rides: Wagon pulled by horses.
Farm zoo: All animals including game animals.
Petting zoo: Farm animals for the children to pet.
Pony rides: Rent ponies for children's rides.
Horseback riding: Mini-ranches near riding areas.
Sleigh rides: For areas with sufficient snowfall.
Retail store: Sell all produce/products.
Wildlife: tours of wetlands, nature trails, bird watching, etc.
Exhibits: Show animals from the mini-ranch at schools, malls, birthdays, etc.
Dude mini-ranch: Day/overnight guests help with ranch work.
Mini-farm holiday: Day/overnight guests help with gardening and farm work.
Camps: Teach children in day, evening and overnight [tents] camps.
Workshops: Teach adults in day and evening classes.
Seminars: One day teaching sessions on various subjects.
Composting: Recyclable waste [sawdust, food, trees, leaves, grass, manure] is delivered [city, tree trimmers, stores] for composting and sell it to the public or use on the farm.
Mini-ranch chuckwagon: Serve breakfast/lunch/dinner, using farm/ranch produce, around a campfire. Free entertainment can be provided by aspiring musicians.
Restaurant: Serves food made from the farm/ranch produce.





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