![]() All hotels adhere to COVID-19 safety precautions, while all Airbnbs are committed to Airbnb's Enhanced Clean program, a five-step cleaning process developed in partnership with health and hospitality experts. ![]() ![]() The best farm stays were selected based on the following criteria: Here's where to stay to experience a field-to-fork connection. ![]() Even if you don't feel like toiling in the soil, eating sun-dappled blueberries and sipping fresh milk are luscious treats that both families seeking activities and couples in search of romance can appreciate.įind farm stays everywhere from a high-end hotel with an apiary in Carmel Valley, California to Airbnbs on farms nestled in Vermont's Green Mountains, and even on Hawaii's lush Big Island. Though you're not required to work, it's a golden opportunity to gather just-laid eggs or pluck ripe tomatoes off the vine. Once you get a few years of animal care under your belt (and butchering, birthing, etc), then go towards dairy animals.With abundant fresh air and bucolic scenery, a farm stay vacation offers remote, secluded accommodations alongside a first-hand glimpse of your food source. So, for me, it goes rabbits, poultry, pigs, in that order (bees being optional). If you grow anything that produces flowers, bees are the logical compliment. I don't really count them as an animal, they are more of cornerstone to any homestead. But, they do require a good location, so you need to keep that in mind. If you are close to a dairy or a bakery or a distillery, get your pig food from them, and you won't have to buy much in terms of pig feed.īees are great, pretty much hands off, and don't require much in terms of feed. And a family of 4 makes enough kitchen scraps to almost feed one feeder pig. 2 feeder guilts will keep your family in pork all year. Buy females (guilts), not boars, so you can avoid the whole castration thing. If you are a beginner, go with a smaller breed for your first few times until you get used to butchering and everything. They do fine pretty much on their own (feral hog population in the US is proof of that). Give them plenty of room (electric fence), fresh water in a nipple, and some shade. Dairy animals require a daily commitment, 24/7/365, so I don't recommend them to someone just starting out. Goats are fairly easy, but they require good fencing, so if you are a beginner, go straight to electric fence. Pigeons are another option, but we do rain catchment for our water, so that is out. If you let the poultry get into the rabbit manure, then they will keep the flies under control and almost feed themselves (depending on the number of poultry vs rabbits). If you want completely hands off, barely any feed requirements, go with muscovies and/or guineas. If you want eggs, go for the Muscovies or chickens. I would start with rabbits, and then go with poultry. If you have a yard, you have all the food a trio of rabbit needs. They are easy to butcher, reproduce without effort, and are quiet and clean. They take up less space, no fighting, easy to take care of, and will provide a lot of meat in a short amount of time. We started with chickens, but I tell you, if I had it to do over again, I would go with rabbits first.
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