"Micro
Eco-Farm" (MEF) defines
the new sustainable local mini-farms from urban greenhouses
to backyard gardens to small rural 1 to 25-acre parcels.
MEFs
include:
Wild-grazed micro dairies
Backyard gourmet chef market gardens
Small scale farming of organic spa products
U-gather nut groves
Front-yard honor system cut-flower stands
Urban greenhouse heirloom tomatoes
Miniature rare sheep ranches for
handspinners' wool
Lavender farms with their own healing retreats
Small scale farming of exotic heirloom melons
Old-fashioned farm festivals
Family-run mini-farms
offering
children's farm experiences
Small scale blueberry farming with
value-added products ...and much more that evolves each
season as humankind's kinship
with the earth progresses.
Diversified
farm on less than
2 and 1/2 acres. Full time income for
married couple. Emphasis on
Norwegian Fjord horses and
agritourism, plus chickens, eggs,
pigs, and various crops
including lavender.
