SO YOU WANT TO START A FARM? SIX THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW (WITH VIDEO)

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As we chug through what is currently our ninth season farming, I am realizing that there are a near infinite number of elements of this work that the available farming literature can’t really or just don’t tell you about the realities of starting a farm—six in particular, however, that really stand out. And being July, I feel as though we are feeling every single one of these six elements all at once. Most of them in my back.

So I thought in the spirit of being utterly exhausted and almost completely enveloped by our job, I thought I would share the ones that have most impacted us in this week’s video and, of course, encourage you all to share your own. Because for me, I don’t think it’s going to help get people into farming—which we do need to do if we want good food in the future—if they have false expectations about what it’s like, especially in those first five years of starting your own farm. Those are just a beast. But don’t worry, I end the video on a positive note, because for every harsh reality of farming, there is, to be sure, an equal if not completely redemptive joy.

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