He Farms 35 Hours a Week By Himself and Makes 6 Figures

5 year ago, I met a guy named Andrew at a farm to table dinner. He told me about his market farming operation and we've stayed in touch ever since. Today, I finally got the chance to tour his ~1 acre market farm that he's optimized to give him a work-life balance that many people would dream of.

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[victoriabernuth]

When I retired, I bought a hobby farm & had it for 22 years. It kept me young and provided so much food for so many. Asparagus to Zucchini, blueberries to peaches. I loved it.

[gregd]

You know what you should do? A "day in a life" video on him so we can really understand how much work he puts in the farm and how it can keep it low cost

[leno]

Glad I started at the age of 18, just like he does I work on my farm alone, it's not as big as his in fact it's not even 1/4 of his area but my point is anyone can do it alone and earn money without spending that much in equipments, I'm currently 21 years old and im expanding my farm bit by bit, im genuinely happy

[lauragreaser]

My grandma lived off the land and had a huge garden. Something I deeply regret is not paying enough attention to how she planted etc. when I visited. It was/is something to be respected.

[bjbrown]

At almost 65 years and growing gardens most of that time I admire this man and his plan. He is doing it right. I live solo but always raise more than I need so I can give the bounty away. My small plot has my house with some ornamental plants and a veg patch. Grow all from seed to save money. It works!

[dls]

So simple and straightforward. What’s most encouraging is his energy and approach. He farms within his means. Great example!

[GeneralSulla]

I'm expanding my garden to a full fledged farm, from 1/2 to 2 acres. This video is right on time. I'm gonna need some equipment though. My shovel and wheel barrow are just not gonna do it. People love my food. They recognize the taste is better than the store. We have lots of farmer's markets. It's for love, not money but money is good too! I'm from San Diego, retired to New Mexico. My dad's thumb was the greenest. Taught me well. 😊

[cathrynmartin]

I wanted to farm, but when I was younger and my husband and I bought our first house, the entire backyard was hardpan clay that was sticky mud in the rain and when dry, it was cracked and awful. There was a horse farm near us (we lived in a small town surrounded by all kinds of farms) and I was given permission to take as much as I wanted from the stall muck outs - straw/hay/horse urine and manure. Thier piles of muck out were very large and I would look for the "steaming parts" meaning the composting had started. Loaded up piles of that stuff and laid it over my backyard. Two years - TWO YEARS - and I had dark, black, crumbly rich soil that could grow ANYTHING! Free from a horse farm. That's how I make great soil for growing veggies!

[dakotamartin]

I was raised around Amish, and a one acre garden is like afternoon work. This lifestyle is lost, and wonderful to see people living like this, and wonderful to see more people go to self gardening. Even a 10x10 ft plot can give you all the tomatoes and herbs you could need.

[Valentina-kmcg]

I knew this looked familiar. For the past two years I've driven right by there 2 and 3 times per week. Drove by today and saw him hard at work. Now I know who he is and what he's all about. Great episode. 🌱🌱🌱

[brennanmoran]

My little garden in my yard is blowing my mind. I've been eating fresh green beans for a month, just roasted a pumpkin and harvested 33 lbs of potatoes from potato bags yesterday. Tomatoes are ripening, 3 or 4 ears of corn ready to pick, more pumpkins, radishes, cucumbers, beets, carrots, lettuce, and herbs. Now I just want to expand haha.

[beccanlevisalaska]

I love the approach of not worrying so much about weeds and how pretty it is. It helps to stay practical!

[ericsteiner]

Hey Kevin. 50 years old, just started gardening last year. You've been a HUGE help and inspiration. I've decided to go back to school for horticulture in August. Thank you for everything you do, it's become a passion.

[groworforage]

As a former market gardener/conventional grower this guy has it down tight. Lean farming all the way. Not killing himself to go to multiple markets a week (and wasting all the time and gas) Most people don't want to work consistently enough to pull this off. I know 1 other person who has done this, 2 acres in veg plus 3 in melons and winter squash for a fall/winter income- only ever brought in help for melons and winter squash harvest for a couple of weeks at the end.

[marshalltaylor]

This is awesome. They were talking the same gardening "language" and Kevin's questions were great. I'd love to see a series like this interviewing urban gardeners from different bioms and growing zones. It would be awesome if there was a little description or sidebar when they drop gardening terms like "hoop-house" or "broadforking" for the amateur gardeners like me... ELI5 lol.

[multi_misa]

Bought an acre in croatia, moving in june..can't wait. Awesome garden!!

[thomasburton]

I would have loved to hear more about how he got started and some of the barriers to entry. What has he done to establish a customer base and things like that!

[aubryleigh]

I drive by this farm a few times every day to and from work at Ramona Family Naturals.
Andrew is an AWESOME guy and a great asset to our Ramona community.
Thank you for covering this farm Kevin! ❤

[Alex-wslr]

This man is making 6 figures by himself in 4000m2. Massive respect, I hope I can emulate something like this in the future

[dmkkscc]

This is how I grew up on my grandmother garden. She had a 3 Acre Garden & she loved it. There were so many neighbors visits.