"young grower" chuckle. I started on this path after a career as a paralegal. Retired at 60, bought 20 acres where my wife and I are building our homestead and small farm ;)

I've adjusted my work schedule to 3 - 12hr shift a week for mortgage.. 4 days in a row to get the homestead market going.

I know this is an older one but I’m so happy I found this series! I hope other new farmers find it too 😊

I garden, it is my passion! With that being said, I am in Alaska and specialize in cold crops, 50 pound cabbages, and giant broccoli, but do well with other crops as well, bu nothing takes off until my soil temps hit 60 at least. It is all about the microbiology breakdown of the soil, which means...no til!!! I have some decent vids, but nothing like you have, but you really inspire me.

I have been watching and saving your videos for several months now :D and finally I landed on this gem. I am planning to get into no-till organic farming, having no experience of gardening up until now... and it was very encouraging to get confirmation that I am thinking along the right lines. All the steps you have mentioned are exactly how I am planning to go about it. Although at 43 yrs of age, I wonder if it is already too late for me to start :D But.. I'll keep the faith and give it a shot. Let's hope I will someday be able to report on how well / badly I am doing. Can't thank you enough for these very informative videos. More power to you man. Cheers :)

Hi Jesse! I have a small hobby farm in NE Wisconsin and I am ready to turn it into a cash crop business, so this series is perfect! I have about five of my 33 acres to use for this. It is pasture and yard now. I'm excited to learn how to get this going!

I would say a good step would be to A. Grow what you like to eat. That way you will be more critical of your produce and "know" what your end product should taste like so to speak. B. Or do the shotgun approach and grow as many types of as many veggies/herbs/fruits as you can squeeze in. See what does well and what doesn't in your particular growing situation. And don't waste time doing things that don't work. Like for me Peppers are my specialty and my property suits them great. Lettuce and spinach not so much, I've tried several times and know it's just not gonna work so I move on to things that do work..

Amazing, practical resource right here..

I can’t tell you how happy I am that you called the dog Wendell Bear, and cannot guarantee I won’t steal that name.

Thank you for making these videos! Being a farmer/market gardener is my dream life! Good information helps it become more likely!

Finally! A video presenter who doesn't sound like they've had a friggin' stroke and I have to speed up the video so they sound normal

You need money to farm is so spot on. Thank you for sharing your advice and experience!

I am starting a farmstead myself I have purchased the land I have to build everything from the house to the well everything but your videos have help me stress a little less I look forward to continuing to follow you

Thanks for another great video. Could you make a video talking about your experiences building/laying out your wash/pack house. What were your biggest challenges, what worked well and what didn’t? Also, if you had to do it all over again, what would you do differently? Thanks again! Many blessing to you guys.

Glad I found you! I'm moving to Japan and I think I'll be helping my father in law work his cabbage farm to start. Got a lot to learn as I've been an office worker throughout my work life. I cant wait to get out there and start working the land, I hope I actually enjoy it... in my head it seems so awesome but in reality, we shall see. Can't wait to learn more from your content. Thank you

Super cute kiddo -- makes me remember jumping around on haybales on my grandparent's farm!

Great advise.

Hi Jesse. From South Africa. Thanks for all the great video's, very informative. Got a 1 ha piece of land busy preparing the infrastrucure to do some crop farming on a small scale. Still a long way to go but looking at your videos inspires me to push for forward through these tough times. Cheers

As with almost anything, gotta work your way up. I have labored many hard jobs at the bottom, and stayed there because I only put a year or two into that trade. Automobile mechanics was something I worked at for around 10 years and actually climbed the ladder a bit (experience and accumulated knowledge, along w/ purchasing a personal tool arsenal creates confidence, etc.) Now, I have been bit by the farm bug for waaaaay more reasons than any other interests/endeavors I have had in the past (and these reasons are actually meaningful on a worldly level :) but finding the PATIENCE to see this process through is challenging! I have access to some land and want to do something NOW, but really need to get some things sorted before going out on my own...might take 5+ years I'm starting to think?! I took a big leap (and big pay cut lol) to work full time on a small organic veggie farm for at least the next two years, hopefully more. I am glad to see that something like that is #1 in your suggestions. I love it, not looking back!

Thank You For All The Great Information!

Sage advice my friend. Gotta throw yourself into this head first. Been doing as much as I can here in NYC even though my salad CSA plan fell through due to landowner changing their minds about the project. Going to be volunteering at Gotham greens here in the city and at the local farmers market on Saturdays. Still plan on growing a bit of spring mix crops in for no other reason than to get a sense of what my DTM is for the various plants at different points in the season. Also really excited about starting a 10 week internship later in the summer. Would really love to have started my own project this year but it's not really feasible. I'd be great to see more videos about finding land to rent or lease as that's a major obstacle for alot of folks. Thanks again!

We would love to start a farm!

I'm excited for this series. We are starting up our farm this year, and it is amazing just how many things you need to know going in. The number of small questions that I have, that takes chunks of time to answer, have eaten up a lot of my winter. I'm 10 hours deep into my research on if I can legally display bunched produce in wooden structures, and still don't have an answer I am happy with, lol. Getting to start seeds this coming week will make up for the headache of it all though.

This is going to be a very helpful series for a lot of people who want to start out Jesse, I wish you 10 million subscribers, all the best.. and thank you

I just found your channel and am loving it. I recently retired at 61 yrs young to some property in S/E TN. It's never been farmed and has a lot of challenges (grade,rain,soil composition, etc.). My first year(last year) I put in a 20x70 plot terraced on a hillside, three raised beds and a small hoop greenhouse and did pretty well but will be following your videos for more good tips and tricks to expand. The closest large market for bulk produce is about 40 miles away, not sure how to address this,...yet.

Some key influencers for me are geoff lawton, Alan savory, Richard perkins, j fortier, salatin,

Thanks for doing this video, they are quite informative, l have a farm land and am thinking of making farming as my living. Thanks for this video, this is very helpful.

Hi Jesse! Im glad I found your channel last night, it feels like one of those things that I’d been working towards without knowing it. I’m 24 and want to eventually have my own small parcel of land and a very modest home, but until i discovered this no-till market gardening stuff I didnt see how i could really do that outside of working my regular job and investing extra money into the “homestead” when i had time. Farming didnt seem viable, or even moderately accessible. But now I’ve fallen in love with the idea of using the land to support itself AND my dream AND being 100% invested in the work I do. And I want to get started like today. I want to get some learning materials (i was thinking the market gardener because that guy is inspirational) and start developing a plan. Im pretty much at ground zero, no substantial capital, no real experience, but im definitely FIRED UP! We have some LIMITED unused yard space (~20’x20’) that I have the green light to start my journey with. So, Farmer Jesse, my new friend, how would you suggest I dip my toes in?

So happy that I have found this page/group. These videos have some of the best info. Jesse makes learning very fun and has a wealth of info to share. I am so green to farming I don't even know what I don't know . It seem I always have many new things to learn in an attempt to be successful. I really like the suggestion to volunteer on a farm. I fell this will be a fantastic way to get my hand dirty. I am very interested in starting a market garden but not sure if I want to do or will be able to do the farmers market thing because I have heard it is hard to get into them. Anyhow I just wanted to say thank you for the great information, I feel I am really learning a bunch and I am also starting to narrow down what I want to grow. Thanks again

The gophers won't allow me to be an organic grower! Any advice GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks Jesse great video I've been trying to get into Market Garden for a long time have the place some tools my job is 70 hours + 12 hour plus a 12 hour commute per week. trying to figure out how to get it done and Stihl cover expenses . Any tips here would help greatly keep doing what you doing it's great !

Thank you Jesse for your vids. Always good content. Here is a question for everyone: How useful is your co. extension agent for organic, permaculture, no till (etc.) farming? If they are useful are there particular areas they might be more or less useful? Thanks to all y'all.

feeling good

Have you tossed around the idea of a book, your articles you write for magazines are always good

Love this thanks!

Do you have any videos or recommendations for someone who lives in a warmer zone 10 climate? Having trouble with pests in the Florida area.

Can you talk more about determining gross and net profit for the year. As well as taxes and the business side of farming

Loved this! Thank you

🤔 is it possible to bring in 50 or 60,000 a year selling veggies at farmers markets?

Love this!!!

I need a consult for my land in SE Texas (Madison county). How do I find someone familiar with my climate? Also, do you think the Neversink Farms course is applicable to me being in such a different climate from them?

Jesse, do you do consulting? We would love to hire you

Hello! I've been thinking about starting a farm for sure, wanting to be my own boss and have more time to be out doors and work with the land, but here in southeast Missouri there isn't too many high end restaurants or anything, wondering If someone could make it selling to retail chains and doing the farmers market, and possible csa, though not sure if that would catch on in my area or not.

What is the FSA? I have the capital and past farming experience. Lol! I even have two Great Perenese!

Hey there, my husband & I both have full time public jobs, two children and raise beef cattle here in Hardin Co. Kentucky. We are playing with the idea of diversifying by starting a market & CSA garden and at least one of us quitting our public job. I have some experience produce farming and setting up at a farmer’s market. Do you have any recommendations for a consultant in this area?

Fsa?

7:29 he disappeared! Lol. Thanks for the good tips.

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Well I am glad to know I really thought this threw well enough I want a farm because I love farm work getting ready to buy my land looking more for a homestead I plan on really getting ready to set up a KZfaq to really promote myself and get out there put stuff on my tictok and Snapchat get me out there and then I plan to sign up for local farmers markets and doing a farm stand of my own I plan on doing a permaculture orchard with seasonal grows I already make my own compost’s and have already taken a bunch of classes