How Big Is An Acre Of Land - And How Much Do You Need..? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

When you are looking to buy Land people always think more is better. But when you purchase lots of land comes with it lots of expenses. In fact the more land you own the less likely you are to make a profit.

This is because you will spend most of your time taking care of the land and wasting valuable time and effort on things that are very unprofitable. Things like raising sheep for lamb. This is not a good way to make use of your time, money, and land. So how big is an acre of land and is it enough to start a smallholding..?

You could earn more profit from a no-dig garden on One Acre than you would raising sheep over 10 - 20 acres.

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[thesmallfarmerlife]

People don't really understand how big One Acre of land is. You can get 30 Homes on one acre of land and you can grow way more produce than you will ever be able to eat.

[prepperinireland]

We're in Ireland, on an acre of land (freehold). Discounting the cottage and a couple of small barns, the acre's hedged thickly with native trees and shrubs. We grow enough veg to feed ourselves for a year, using no dig and raised beds and we're about to sow grain crops to feed the sizeable flocks of meat and egg hens we rear. We're elderly so more than this would be too much for us to handle. Part of the acre also contains a small woodland including apple trees. We use a small polytunnel but it's helpful for winter crops. I can't speak for the UK but honestly, an acre is plentiful for self reliance for a couple or even small family. It's still hard work..the land is hard packed clay, hence the raised and no dig beds. We'll be growing the grains in traditional lazy beds. It's all doable. We also harvest rainwater for personal use. No lack of rain in Ireland!

[vennahopiyo]

The best explanation of the size of an acre.The rest are just doing calculations without visually showing the actual land size in reality.
This should be top on you tube search

[endlessmotion]

I've been fixated on looking at 4-5 acre plots lately in Wales but you made a great point about the work involved regarding the upkeep of the land around you. Always learning useful information from your videos lately. Good news for my budget too now I can stop dismissing smaller plots!

[suzanneladue]

Thank You for the video. I am thrilled now because 1/10 acre and 1/4 acre plots of land are going to be fine for what I need to do.

[nathaniel]

This was informative, I learned so much from this 10 minute video. Thank you so much!

[Nellyontheland]

Thank you. So many folk have asked me what an acre looks like.

You saved me pegging it out for them 😛

[IamPeacefulWarrior]

Finally, a kindred spirit. May long live the wise and the free. Blessings my brother.

[fefann]

This was great, interesting and helpful, I used to google what an acre would look like but still never really get a sense of it, cheers Craig

[april_maybee]

I live in the US and just wanted to say thanks so much for this video. It helped me to understand an acre and possibly what really is needed for a small farm. We're looking now and I thought more is better but you're right, you can do a lot with just one acre.

[OneAajis]

Thanks for uploading another informative video.

[toby]

Wow, , you walking around puts it into perspective...I just bought 2.2 acres of land and thought it would be too small and was considering buying the plots around it, but now I dont think I'll ever need those other plots so I'll be ok with the 2.2 acres..thanks

[cdeye]

Finding that acre is hard but I have enough saved for when I do. And thanks for putting it in perspective 👍

[gallopingg]

GREAT CHANNEL, GREAT ADVICE, EVERYTIME. FROM SURREY

[dudefullofjelly]

An acre can support a family for the most part even with meat, pigs can be kept in a relatively small area, sheep can graze orchard grass under trees, chickens can free range for eggs and meat rabbits can produce 2 rabbits a week for next to nothing in a minimum amount of space.

[Freedom-Hunter]

Big help thanks. That’s a question that’s been on my mind for a long time.

[natebecerra]

Great video looking to buy 2.5 acres myself I want to plant trees and grow veggies

[sh-hgeg]

If our ancestors could survive on an acre then so can we.

[christinamoneyhan]

You would be surprised with how much you can do with a garden tractor and implements ( used of course ) or a walk behind tractor.

[OneAajis]

hi mate.
do you have a butcher room as well to slaughter chicken? If not please explain in your next video, how to get permission for slaughtering livestock. thanks