"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.
Huacaya
and Suri alpacas, colored
Angora goats, fiber products, eggs from
heritage hens, produce, honey and
agritourism on 17 acres. Secondary
income for two owners.