[Thebothersuman]

great post. I made the jump about the same time dec 2014...after realizing that I couldn't do it anymore; the it being trying to grow veggies in S.FLA and have iguanas eat through them/ and the standard 9/5. Id wanted to return to nature as my family on both side were worked the land and lived in balance; and was raised heading and from the property in the sugarcane fields and the farm in S.Ga. its a lasting experience growing from land to plate. But the nature offers endless knowledge... the priceless night skies, feelin seasonal changes and shifts; over looking the deer, foxes and the hawks (whom grabbed at least 10 of our turkeys in the first first year and several of our bird) it s cool soulful experience. one thing I always enjoy when acquiring new plants or animals is traveling to other farms... we talk and talk. discussing each others set up, why we do what we do ete etc. more often when in the middle of no where or hours from my home, me and strangers find ourselves smiling at the world's illustrations as if we knowing are defying the odds. its def not easy and you have to see yourself in it. timing too is important. farmland is very hot now. "after years to trying to do too much" is where the work is or has been most in my experience. when i take a step back, dream, think and plan the work shifts in weight