About me:
My name is CJ. I currently work full-time for the Army, but that is going to change in the very near future. I want to wake up where I work and enjoy what I do. I greatly enjoy the outdoors, animals, and doing my part to better the planet on which we live. Sustainable agriculture seems a perfect fit, and I am anxious to jump right into it. I have watched countless YouTube videos on various farm enterprises and read thousands of pages on All-Things-Farming, all with the intent of starting a Farmstead business that not only provides me with an enjoyable profession, but also improves everything it touches; be that the health of our farm, or the health of our minds, bodies, and spirits.
I understand that reading books and watching videos is not the end-all solution to gathering farm knowledge. I have some experience with livestock raising and slaughter, so I will not be going into this venture completely blind. I will work for as long as I am able to develop and refine ethical and renewable practices that provide my family and my customers with the best food imaginable, and I will work to document these practices so that those that wish to may use them on their farms and homesteads.
I enjoy spending time with my family which is something that the Army does not provide for, but the farm certainly will (possibly more time with my family than my family will prefer). Over the next two to three years I hope to fully transition from my current profession into a profitable and enjoyable farm enterprise focusing initially on pasture raised pork and poultry. From there it can grow into a wide array of other branches, but up front I want to remain focused and learn to do my core function very well.
I view the world as a generally good place. Unfortunately, the media outlets most likely to be viewed by the most people emphasize the bad in the world. I have been all over the globe and I can confidently say first-hand that no matter where you go, people are generally the same. They want to help others, and generally be left to live their lives in a way that they enjoy. I hope that our Farm and this site will serve to spread the good in the world and diminish the currently popular emphasis on the bad.
- CJ