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Production of vegetables for market - Herbs [culinary], Vegetables, and Fruits.
Vegetables [exotics]: Chinese, tomatillos, amaranth, quinoa
Orchards: nuts, fruit, oil
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Fibers: organic cotton, naturally colored cotton, flax, industrial hemp, ramie,
milkweed/syriaca
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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
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Ornamentals: outdoor and potted plants
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Transplants: vegetables, flowers
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Agroforestry: christmas trees, lumber, seedlings, bonsai, fodder, maple syrup
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Specialties: Indian corn, gourds, dyes, soaps, tea, mushrooms, bamboo, sorghum
[syrup], bananas, green soybeans
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Oils: canola, sunflower, soybean, cottonseed, safflower, peanut, castor bean,
meadowfoam
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Flowers: cut [fresh], dried, edibles, fragrances, oils
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Herbs: culinary, medicinal, fragrances
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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].
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Seeds: wildflowers, grains, vegetables, fruit.
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Halophytes: forages, grains.
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Winter gardening/mini-farming:
Cold frames, hoop greenhouses over beds, cover crops, winter crops


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
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Dairy: sheep, goats, cattle, water buffalo
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Fibers: angora rabbits, angora goats, sheep, alpacas, vicunas, llamas
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Eggs: hens, ducks, geese, quail
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Wild game: pheasants, ducks, geese, deer, quail
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Specialties: peacocks, swans, show rabbits, show poultry, pet birds, hamsters, guinea
pigs, bees, chinchillas, mink, fox
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Miniatures: cattle, horses, goats, swine, sheep, donkeys
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Aquaculture: fish, shrimp, frogs, crayfish, eels, alligators
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Winter mini-ranching:
Forage crops, hay, silage, winter grazing.


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


The following would generate additional income. Select according to personal preference, land
availability, market, etc.
Tours: Show the garden, mini-farm and mini-ranch.
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Hay rides: Wagon pulled by horses.
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Farm zoo: All animals including game animals.
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Petting zoo: Farm animals for the children to pet.
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Pony rides: Rent ponies for children's rides.
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Horseback riding: Mini-ranches near riding areas.
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Sleigh rides: For areas with sufficient snowfall.
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Retail store: Sell all produce/products.
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Wildlife: tours of wetlands, nature trails, bird watching, etc.
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Exhibits: Show animals from the mini-ranch at schools, malls, birthdays, etc.
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Dude mini-ranch: Day/overnight guests help with ranch work.
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Mini-farm holiday: Day/overnight guests help with gardening and farm work.
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Camps: Teach children in day, evening and overnight [tents] camps.
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Workshops: Teach adults in day and evening classes.
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Seminars: One day teaching sessions on various subjects.
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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.
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Mini-ranch chuckwagon: Serve breakfast/lunch/dinner, using farm/ranch produce,
around a campfire. Free entertainment can be provided by aspiring musicians.
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Restaurant: Serves food made from the farm/ranch produce.
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