What It Really Takes to Run a Farm

Picture a farm at harvest, it’s what people normally think of when starting farm.

Farms start with cost, time, and uncertainty.

Farming is managing a system under pressure.

Costs

– Equipment
– Infrastructure
– Labor
– Loss

Farm Types

– Market gardens
– Livestock
– Orchards
– Specialty crops

Profit

Efficiency beats expansion.

Mistakes

– Overcomplication
– Poor planning

Regenerative

– Soil building
– Rotation

Reality

Farming is physical and unpredictable.

The Bigger Opportunity

Well-built systems support themselves.

What this article uncovered and what we should drill into next:

– Market gardens

– Livestock

– Soil

– Sales

– Greenhouses

– Scaling