The parts of the journey that aren't on a spreadsheet — buying land, first failures, the honest switch.
What a failed first season teaches that a good one can't
A first season that fails is the fastest teacher you'll ever hire. It shows you the land, the weather, and yourself in ways a lucky harvest never will.
From IT desk to farm: what city professionals get right and wrong about the switch
Capital, spreadsheets, and research are the easy part — and often the part the city professional over-relies on. Patience and presence are the hard part, and no salary buys them.
Reading the land before you buy it: a walk-the-plot checklist for first-time farm buyers
Slope, soil, water table, and neighbours decide your next decade more than the asking price does. Here's how to walk a plot and read what the seller won't tell you.
The weekend-farmer reality check: can you do this without quitting your job?
Absentee natural farming mostly fails — quietly and expensively. Here's the honest threshold for what a weekend farmer can and can't pull off, and how to tell which side of it you're on.