Running a farm or ranch operation requires a skill set that spans the range. Regardless of the size of your land- there’s always something that needs to be built, fixed, assembled…on and on- the work never ends!

I have always admired the sense of community of the Amish- just about anyone can immediately bring an image to mind of a group of people doing a barn raising- pretty amazing stuff!

So, for those of us who don’t live in a communal setting, what do we do? Who has time to learn how to do everything that it takes to keep our urban farms, small farms, and ranches going? Doesn’t everyone wish they could say, “I know a guy”?

So here is my list of people I want to have in my circle: A beef rancher (brisket tacos!), pig farmer (matanza time), vegetable crop grower (keeping it clean and green), a fruit and orchard producer (as American as apple pie), someone who rents small equipment (helpful if they can even come do the task for the day!), a welder (to build cool stuff), someone who makes bread (because I believe God created carbs-so we should be consuming them!), a plumber (without the crack please), definitely a dairy farmer (cows and goats welcome), an electrician (because as much as I love biochar, I don’t want to look like a hunk of it!), and of course- people who just want to spend a few hours or days in the field helping you build beds and harvest (be sure to send them home with a box of fresh goodies from the land and I bet they will return!)