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The good news is, it is still possible to have a sustainable, profitable micro farm on a small piece of land. However, the truth is that the methods and tools that worked in traditional pioneering and homesteading days just won’t cut it anymore. Here’s the reality of starting a micro farm today. Finding land It …

Anyone who has a window or a fire escape, some terra cotta or wooden containers, and a bag of soil can grow a multitude of fruits and veggies. Shade-loving plants with shallow root systems—like radishes, beets, and lettuce—can be grown in containers smaller than ten inches in diameter, says Sonia Uyterhoeven, the New York Botanical …