7 Things That Happen When You Go From Employee to Farm Owner

Farm Small Farm Smart by The Modern Grower Podcast Network

Aug 31, 202624:19Science & Medicine

Everybody fantasizes about being their own boss, but nobody fantasizes about standing in front of a field at 6 AM wondering if you made the right call, or about the part where you clean the toilets. After a decade interv...

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