perseus-m31,
I'm actually a bit more of a beginning farmer. I just live by the idea of if you want to be something then claim it.
My wife and I have started farming our .25ish acre yard. I'm calling it a nano-farm. Basically we are growing food for a few friends on a subscription/CSA sort of basis, as well as selling at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and hopefully mail-order (dehydrated stuff, like mushrooms), as well as some crafty stuff like fine silver and copper jewelry that I make, clothing and accessories that my wife makes, etc.
I'm trying to apply my systems integration and engineering skills to developing some good products for homesteading like a rainwater management system (solar-powered, cpu/sensor system, collects rainwater, irrigates intelligently, fertilizes via compost tea, etc.).
As far as what we grow, we grow many things but are kind of tailoring to peoples' wants this year since we are now trying to move toward making a living at it. So, what would you like? We are actually finalizing that stuff now...
We can/have grown: tomatoes (all types), ground cherries, winter squash, summer squash, potatoes, beans (green, lima, etc.), peas, many varieties of lettuce, spinach, beets, carrots, amaranth, hops (not going too good), mushrooms (oyster, shitake, maitake, etc.), Hot peppers, sweet peppers, bell peppers, onions, eggplant, cabbage, brussels sprouts, sunflowers, most common herbs, raspberries, dewberrries, blueberries, pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, probably many more but I'll stop there.
Oh yeah, working on a podcast/video show too. Mostly about "scroungineering" which I will explain in the show if I ever get it going.
Anyway, wehat kind of produce do you prefer? We're in Gravette, by the way...
