You're Never too Old for a Field Trip!

Photo: Grady's Farm. Red Hook, NY
 
There’s a lot of information out there about starting a farm. The amount of information only seems to increase as you learn about it. Have you ever tried to dig through a sand dune? I lived in New Mexico growing up, so I have. Reading about starting a farm is a lot like that. For every useful book or blog you come across you find another! And another! And another! And they’re all hidden gems and they’re all extremely useful and critical to your farm education, but they won’t build you a farm. 

The conclusion that I’ve come to is that you can only learn so much before you just have to get started.
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FASHION + FINANCE = FARMING ?

 
We're living in Brooklyn and working in our "dream" occupations in Manhattan, where's the pot of gold?
 
We came to New York City to fulfill childhood goals that were based on high-paying jobs and glamorous lifestyles. The keys to a happy life were well determined and we could achieve them if we tried. Well, here we are - goal achieved!  Or not.  Luckily we've got the love part down, but the rest of it, not so much. 
 
Something happens when you meet the person you're meant to spend the rest of your life with, or at least it did with us. We realized that our jobs in fashion and finance just weren't doing it for us. We needed to find a purpose, a new goal - one we could believe in and achieve together.  
 
So, we began our search to find a mutual passion that would allow us to share our days together, hopefully achieving something great and inspiring others along the way.
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