In article , The Devil's Advocate
writes
Kate Morgan wrote:
: A young couple I know have a organic smallholding, fruit and veg.and
: cut flowers.They live in Gloucestershire very near the Vale of
: Evesham, maybe that is not a good place to be for starters, anyway
: they are really struggling to make ends meet, no time for trialing
: new products etc.etc. Is this the same for most organic smallholders,
: are there no grants to help young peeps trying to make a living, it
: does seem a shame if they have to give up. They do do veg.and fruit
: boxes but there is not much to be made in that.
:
: kate

I wonder if specialising in something like lavender would be any good

Not in Gloucs/vale of evesham for lavender, I wouldn't have thought.
Asparagus, possibly, but that's a short season with a lot of established
growers. There seems to be more profit in organic meat, but you'd need
more than a smallholding.
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Kay Easton

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