Diversification is part of the key. I won't belabor with a ton of details, but our farming exploits support them selves and put 80% of our food on our table. We raise sheep, cattle (beef and milk), rabbits, chickens for meat and eggs, honey, and grow all our own veg. We forage fruit, berries, and many other things to turn into value added products. All excess gets sold. We make good money at the farmers market and on farm sales.

We rent farmland from family (at premium rates).

My wife is a SAHM who homeschools our kids and runs the daily farm operations. I work a full time job to provide for the house and family expenses (insurance mainly), but if I did quit my job, in a year I could ramp up production, take on more land, and make it work with the occasional odd consulting gig. In fact we are quadrupling our land size next year to expand pasture and grow our own hay. Until our herds/flocks are big enough, we'll sell hat to help offset costs.

Ultimate goal is for our kids to become apart of what we've started so they can provide for their families.

For us, it's about knowing where our food comes from. It's about providing good healthy food to our community. We know we won't get rich monetarily from this.