I'm thinking of owning a piece of land somewhere in South East Asia and becoming a farmer.

[Travel memoir21]

This idea has been lingering in my head for quite sometime. I'm a writer, I love doing chores and manual labor to stay busy, hopefully I can get a piece of land that is not too far off from the city where I get some resources if I have to. Is this a good idea? Anyone here has experience with this? Where's a good place to start with this? Is gardening a good hobby to start with this?

 

[sevbucmash]

Before you do that you take care of your citizenship in that country, then you can own property and land.

 

[plumber]

is it just a hobby or do you need to earn income ? do you have large or small capital to get started ? what do you think your average day will be like if you do that ? you have spent time in Philippines before, is that the location your thinking ? if yes are you able to own the land (same as @sevbucmash asked). planting a few papaya is very different than managing a sugarcane plantation.

 

[MatureDJ]

Be on the lookout for the Asian Giant Hornet!

 

[Bible_Belt]

I'd build a greenhouse of hydroponic lettuce.

 

[Clockwerk50]

I read somewhere that when you verbally say you’re thinking of doing something, you’re less likely to actually do it because your brain feels like you’ve already accomplished it.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Farming is a brutal way to make a living.

Long hours, hard work, and you are at the mercy of many things out of your control that can decimate your crops.

To top it off, there is no money in it.

So, unless your goal is to flush money down a toilet, I wouldn't. And if it is, you can get far more bang for your buck so to speak than that, with a whole lot less work involved.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Farming is a brutal way to make a living.

Long hours, hard work, and you are at the mercy of many things out of your control that can decimate your crops.

To top it off, there is no money in it.

So, unless your goal is to flush money down a toilet, I wouldn't. And if it is, you can get far more bang for your buck so to speak than that, with a whole lot less work involved.

Nothing you said is untrue. Some of us were just born into it. I've thus become accustomed to quality food, at least when it is in season. It seems like everyone I meet says they don't like tomatoes. I keep saying, that's only because you haven't had mine.

 

[MatureDJ]

Nothing you said is untrue. Some of us were just born into it. I've thus become accustomed to quality food, at least when it is in season. It seems like everyone I meet says they don't like tomatoes. I keep saying, that's only because you haven't had mine.

I'm not much of a fun of tomatoes either. When I get a sandwich dressed, I always say, "without tomatoes". That said, I'm OK with Italian tomato sauce and sun-dried tomatoes.

 

[The Duke]

You should first go work for a farmer so you can see what that life is all about. You don't strike me as one that has the grit and fortitude it takes to be a farmer.