I am not a farmer, but an outsider looking looking in. How can anyone compete with huge corporate farms? The successful small scale farms are nitch farms. Something that is a special specific produce that allows you to work full time while growing a produce. Horseradish BBQ sauce is something I was thinking about a while back. Horseradish is a specific crop that you only plant once. I remember a family that made this type BBQ sauce and they were the only source. With the internet, you can sell worldwide. Needs a catchy name like, Blackbeard' goast sauce from Edenton NC. Baby boomers are liking good BBQ sauce and we are a huge population. Think outside the box, geographic specific products work.

I saw a program on a farm that only grows peppermint, they process into oil and sell worldwide. Tabasco sauce, another great story. Winery grapes are another one it takes years to get started, and u sell your grapes to other winery's until you develop your own brand.