Start with a plan of what you want to can and then start small this year. We got into canning years ago and eventually realized that most of our canned goods weren't even stuff we wanted.
We usually do a food garden with a variety of veggies and herbs.
Potatoes
Squash
Zucchini
Onions
Carrots
Jalapenos or other peppers
Cilantro
Tomatoes
Etc
Nothing beats garden fresh veggies.
We had a few alpine goats for a while. They behaved like you'd expect goats to behave. They ate everything, chewed on random things for no reason but were pretty friendly too. We just had them for fun really so we wound up selling them. But I named them goat, moat, and boat. Never knew which was...
Almost anything can be reused and if you look at most farms they are already re-purposing the consumables. In another post here there's talk about using plastic pallets for hay bale storage and obviously wood pallets have many uses. Plastics can be good padding for packaging or separators for...
Every single snap on tool I've bought has been the last one I've bought. I've had some 40 plus years now. If I could afford it I'd have a full set from them they're great. Like everybody else I used to buy craftsman but not anymore, i fear they aren't what they used to be.
Trying to visualize this. Would it be a permanent solution or just walking them once? When you say wetlands are you talking about swampy wet mud or is there standing water?
I think certain towns got hit hard if they relied on one big employer and lost it but the small farm communities seem to be stable even if the farm income is not that high these are generational farms not paying big mortgages or anything. Small towns are great. friendly people, good life to live.
Not sure where you're located but here's some info on land values by state: USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service - Charts and Maps - Land Values
Lease rates are anywhere from 2% - 10% per year but you've gotta figure if they aren't asking for it you'll not be expecting top dollar.
I would agree with this. There's a reason pretty much every single pro lawn mow service uses a Honda walk behind. A few months ago I saw some on sale too.