Chef and I have recently begun talking about approaching my parents to either give us or let us purchase a section of my family's farmland back in the Midwest. I through out the idea the other day thinking it was sort of funny. Saying that we could start our own little organic farm and small orchard back there. We have NO skills in this but it would be a fun experiment. To a bit of my surprise Chef almost immediately embraced the idea. He has only been to my hometown ONCE and for just a few days.
Then today he talked to his mom and she is doing poorly. She had been in a rehab facility to work on getting strength and movement back. However they are kicking her out because she isn't doing the program because she says it hurts to much and she hasn't seen any benefits. She says that she has tried to contact caregivers to get back in her own but they refuse to serve her (in my experience caregiver agency will only say this if your a danger in your own home and they can provide you with enough assistance to keep you safe or if your been a complete none compliant jerk with them). They told her that she wants caregivers that she is on her own to find and hire people herself. She says that "I don't have enough time to do that" HELLO SHE HAS NOTHING BUT TIME!!!!
With things with his mom the way they are we need to be closer we know that. The question is how close? What can we even do for her if we are closer? How much would it cost to build a home? Will my family give me or sell me land? Can we sell our house here? Can we find jobs there? Could I be a farmer?
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In my estimation, one can do pretty much what ever they put their mind to, but that is good for you because you both are young.
My own experience tells me that "not too close" should be your mantra. If you want to do the farm thing, you can't obligate yourselves with others. Farming, as I understand it from all my relatives who farm, is a full time occupation. Even on a small scale. But if that's your dream, go for it. And good luck.
JE
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