A Small Scale Integrated Livestock Farm

Husband and wife team, farmers Mike Guebert and Linda Bangs live on 10 acres of land, raising and tending to a variety of livestock. Currently, they have 2 Jersey cows, and 40 goats that provide raw milk; about 250 laying chicken hens for eggs, and 800 chickens for (meat) broilers; and 5 turkeys: 4 hens, and one happy tom. Oh yes, and not to forget, 2 heritage breed pigs, and just the day before we arrived this spring (2012), they picked up 14 wiener pigs.

This is a snapshot moment of life on their farm, and their story.

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[raeodell]

I love this video and your back story. I have begin putting the bug in my husband's ear to buy some farmland and start small...we live in WA state, a very friendly state for farming. Your testimonial is inspiring! Thank you for sharing it.

[foodfarmerearth]

I've heard from many farmers to start small is best. Good luck with that 'bug'!!

[Vega Chastain]

Can you perhaps recommend some books that helped you figure out how you were going to farm your ten acres? I'm trying to get this started myself... would love some pointers from someone as successful at this as you have been!

[foodfarmerearth]

Hi VegaChastain, I'm the filmmaker. I've done stories on other small livestock farmers and one book in particular that helped a couple get started was 'You Can Farm' by Joel Salatin. They also went to apprentice at his farm years ago [with kids in tow!]. I'm not sure this would be a fit for you, but I know many farm interns go on to start their own farm. Start small is another piece of advice I hear from many. Hope this helps a little.

[sarah4life050399]

What a dream lifestyle. <3

[Ryan Mickels]

Nice to stumble upon a video featuring farmers I've actually met a few times!

[absinthone]

Great video very inspirational..

[wyndeely]

I love the advice "start small", but may have taken it too literally ;). I live on a quarter acre suburban lot We wanted a farm, but couldn't afford to move, and so we decided to work with what we had, where we are, and have been farming our yard. We're not farmers and will never make a living with what we raise, but it feeds us delicious, wholesome (safe) food, and that's all I wanted anyway. I think the bottom line is anyone can raise food - anywhere. Thanks for the inspirational film.

[wh2006dk]

I would like to know how big this guys stock portfolio is and was before he decided to move out to the country..... This guy demeans real farmers.....

[tkguyok]

Good video. Keep up the good work.

[trapneck]

@mike and linda, drinking the milk without any modern process is what i would prefer and to tell you that my family have been doing this of what you are doing now for many years, healthy way of living

[phatNaturals]

Really with their kids?!?! I wanted to do this with my husband but we have 3 kids. One of which would be old enough now to work.