Skip to main content

The Stress of Farming is Real....Buying more Land? Deal is off!

1:16
12.3K views

Video by Stoney Ridge Farmer

Stoney Ridge Farmer

What happens here

This video features a farmer discussing the extensive workload of managing a 150-acre first-generation farm, his desire for hobbies outside of farm work, and personal health challenges (Alpha-gal syndrome) that prevent him from eating his own beef. These factors lead him to consider downsizing the farm. The video does not contain instructions on building raised garden beds.

Transcript

Hide

I've realized that what I've got going on here on this farm is a lot of work for one person. And we're on a 150 acre first generation farm project here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. I am a busy guy. I also like to have fun just like you guys like to have fun. I'm a busy guy. I want to go out. I want to enjoy myself. I want to be able to have some hobbies other than working on my farm. And most farmers understand if you have a farm, this is your hobby. This is your life. This is your hobby. You got cows. You wake up with them. You go to bed with them. Uh you dream about them in your sleep, right? You've got a farm like this and you want to keep it nice and you want to keep it up. Well, between that and creating content for you guys here on YouTube, I was beginning to get a little bit uh tired. Just tired. That that's all it is. Tiredness in my eyes. I wake up in the morning. I find it hard to motivate, to get myself up, to get out and do stuff. I got bit by the lonear tick. I have the affliction that's called alpha gal. And I can't eat red meat anymore. So even though I've got some of the best beef I've ever tasted in my life, I can't even eat it. So, all that being said, I was looking into downsizing the farm.

Auto-generated from the video audio.