FULL TIME FARMER WITH 20 ACRES // Small Acreage Cattle Farming

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Luke Groce made his farm profitable with PIGS! Groce Family Farm is a small acreage cattle farm in Indiana. Luke farms pigs, chickens, beef, ducks, and turkeys for profit. His farm business uses a meat CSA model, which is
simply a subscription service quality farm products.
Groce Family Farms raises their pigs, chickens, beef cows and more using regenerative farming practices. All of their meat is grown on a pasture based system using rotational grazing. Inspired by Joel Salatin, Luke groce transitioned his small farm from produce to pork. It was at this point that his farm business became profitable.
I hope you enjoy this inspiring episode featuring small acreage market farmer, Luke Groce! He is working on a small acreage, owning only 20 acres. Luke Groce also relies on 30-40 acres of property
-the Shepherdess
In this video:
Pig Farming
Small Acreage Cattle Farming
Pastured Pigs for Profit
Farm Business
How to Start a Farm Business
Meat CSA
Meat Subscription

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2 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 35

@grocefamilyfarm3062 2 года назад

Thank you so much for having me Grace! I gave you a ton of work to do in editing with the bad lighting and toddler interruptions, and you knocked it out of the park! Great questions and conversation.

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

I’m really grateful you carved out time in our schedule for me! Well worth it!!

@badapplefarms1706 2 года назад

Do you have facilities for processing your animals yourself? Or do you contract that out to a local butcher?

@grocefamilyfarm3062 2 года назад

@@badapplefarms1706 we use off-farm usda butchers

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

@@badapplefarms1706 here is my podcast episode where he talks about his processors: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/%24300k-with-a-pasture-based-farm-business-luke-groce/id1547916930?i=1000535966731

@grocefamilyfarm3062 2 года назад

@@Skashoon it’s a subscription marketing plan where farmers can select the items their customers get each week or month, based on their availability. Ours is monthly, and includes just meat. We have three sizes that include a wide mix of all the species we sell, plus some options that include just chicken.

@andyzumwalt3632 2 года назад

Really great conversation

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for commenting. -the Shepherdess

@alonzolopez6264 2 года назад

Thank You For Your Kindness and Patience. And Especially Your No Fear Attitude. GOD BLESS YOU

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

Thank you, Alonzo!

@swamp-yankee 2 года назад

Wow, thanks for sharing. I've seen some stuff about this guy's place before. Never heard any of his story. He's a lot like us, but a few years ahead. I just got done with my third season of vegetable CSA (today was the last pickup), and we're feeling like transitioning to just livestock next year.

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

Yes! I saw Luke at the very onset of my journey and it was a lightbulb moment. His meat CSA model really hit me as something I wanted to do as I grew. -the Shepherdess

@swamp-yankee 2 года назад

@@theShepherdess I think there's no such thing as a farm too small for CSA. We started our vegetable CSA with 15 members. You'd probably be good at it based on your internet presence. If you have neighbors that raise other things well you don't have to manage all the diversity needed yourself. That said you need to be within driving distance of a certain kind of place to make it work. There has to be a lot of people around who make good money, and care about how their food is raised.

@Skashoon 2 года назад

This was very helpful! I learned a great deal. I’ve decided that garden will be for friends, family and church. I also realize that I can’t really handle a CSA by myself, so that’s off the table. But I can continue to raise pigs, chickens and rabbits for now and add sheep later, maybe a couple goats to clear brambles and gain silvopasture. I think that’ll be enough, until I get more land and some sort of conveyance or a small tractor with a loader.

@Digger927 2 года назад

Pretty cool concept, very similar to what Gabe Brown's family was doing when I visited his farm in ND.

@dwighthires3163 2 года назад

Thanks for showing us another story as well.

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

Thanks, Dwight! I always end up encouraged after interviewing people like this. -the Shepherdess

@anthonyleake5002 2 года назад

Wow-lots of great info on this video. You really ask some outstanding questions. I learn a lot.

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

I was really encouraged by his monthly meat subscription model. Seems to be the best way to get the consistent volume you need to develop good revenues on farm.

@breesechick 7 месяцев назад

❤❤❤ inspirational!

@alonzolopez6264 2 года назад

Awesome

@jlpaints 2 года назад

Great podcast. Very informative, love your interviews.

@footplate0 2 года назад

Another great video Grace and showing someone else and their perspective, shows just what can be done with the right encouragement. So I wonder what your next step will be, different animals or more land or both I wonder?

@theShepherdess 2 года назад

Next step... you’ll have to stay tuned for that one. 😉 Thanks for watching as always!! -the Shepherdess