An acre is much nicer than a quarter acre.
Five acres is about the minimum for a self-sustaining farm.
“minimum for a self-sustaining farm.”
Depends on the climate. That’s the size of my place. But I only get a good 5 months of growing season. The chickens help but chicken and eggs gets pretty boring after a while.
However with my friends and neighbors we all have hundreds of acres all producing our own meats and veggies. I must say I do enjoy just going to the Costco a few towns away and stocking up on canned goods and the convenience of the grocery store.