Title: What Makes for Good Farm Land? | Gone Outdoors | Your Adventure Awaits
Headings: What Makes for Good Farm Land?
What Makes for Good Farm Land?
Soil
Drainage
Climate
Location
History

Content: Many farms dry up during the summer, right when it is most needed. At the same time, knowing where the sun shines and the past temperatures can tell you a lot about what can grow. If people have lived there before, it is also a good idea to try to find out what they did–for example, what they grew and whether they used any chemicals. References
Gateway Alpacas: Buying Farm Land
The Organic Center: Critical Issue Report: Soil Quality
University of Minnesota Extension: Soil Water Concepts, Sands, G.
Better Homes & Gardens: How to Use Hardiness Zone Information
Oregon State University Extension Service Small Farms: Top Ten Things I Learned Buying a Small Farm
Writer Bio
Nicole Faires has been writing in the realm of natural lifestyles, alternative philosophies and reviving historical skills since 1998.