Attracting Young People Into Farming

Kentucky Fried Panda · Post by **Kentucky Fried Panda** » 12 May 2012, 23:35

In Scotland a lot of young people have taken up farming...

hodson2k9 · Post by **hodson2k9** » 13 May 2012, 09:12

In Scotland? Id say more like the whole of the UK tbf! I know of (off top of my head) atleast 6 farming operations just in my medium sized town of Telford of the kind you mention, and there not all young people either.

moimitou · Post by **moimitou** » 13 May 2012, 17:45

KFP : hehehehe, nice farming!

So, what would you people do if you were just coming out of uni? (and aware of peak oil/limits to growth...)

hardworkinghippy · Post by **hardworkinghippy** » 13 May 2012, 18:27

I'd do exactly what you're doing with the addition of getting together a bit of cash.

Learn as much as you can, find somewhere where you feel comfortable and are a valuable resource and settle down and become as self-sufficient as possible.

Kentucky Fried Panda · Post by **Kentucky Fried Panda** » 20 May 2012, 17:52

This young lass needs a partner...

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 20 May 2012, 18:08

Kentucky Fried Panda wrote:This young lass needs a partner...

Bugger me, if I was twenty years younger and single, I would be straight up there. She's a bonny lass.

Tarrel · Post by **Tarrel** » 20 May 2012, 21:25

I think you may find yourself at the end of a rather long queue (purely because of the attractions of a remote rural lifestyle of course).

moimitou · Post by **moimitou** » 22 May 2012, 16:43

hardworkinghippy wrote:I'd do exactly what you're doing with the addition of getting together a bit of cash.

Learn as much as you can, find somewhere where you feel comfortable and are a valuable resource and settle down and become as self-sufficient as possible.

Yep, makes the most sense to me. cash can be hard to come by though these days.

KFP : Hahaha, I am a little young for her I think, but thanks!