Well, I'm disappointed I didn't find anyone I was looking for. BUT. I think I know why. The people I'm looking for are: - Too early in development to be at this show - Too unconventional/innovative to be at this show - Too niche to be at this show Where will I find the right people? Well, find out what shows pasturebird and the like go to - and go there! Opportunities you see: - can myocorhizae grow up to the top layers of soil and thus mitigate the impacts of stratification? - strip till - What can we grow instead of corn/beans? - wheat - What compliments? - what animal? - can an autonomous platform like 360Rain dosomething else? - planting - strip-till (this doesn't need to be timely) - harvest - giant tube for combine offloading - we need a manbox - we could use a tire mover - oooh neat idea with a winch - a lot more unsatisfying answers than open-ended questions is the mechanical mind dim? unlit? do i need to cast it off? this is the question i have... # 100A farm goal: make a living off of 100 acres (1.5m) farming 100a x $4/a x X = $200k -> X = 500 Bu/A ($2000/a) ok, well what if you grow organic? 100a x $10/a x X = $200k -> X = 200 Bu/A ($2000/a) The premium makes it more attainable... spoonfeeding seems like the only possible way which like, okay... do you put it all under a 360Rain-type system? How do you do it without insane inputs? Crops - Mushrooms - Microgreens - Lavender - Goji Berries - Garlic: $1-2/lb x 15000 lb/A = $20,000 / A (wait... what!? that's crazy. also - 15,000 lb/A is on par with corn in tonnage) - What varieties are not sold at farmer's markets? - become THE LOCAL GARLIC GUY Find a CSA and fill their voids A bit of knowledge from farm simulator: "Never sell something that can be converted into something else" guys who say the small farm / gardening isn't real farming... well... they're making a good living, no? # THF - The check is in the mail... need to see if Net30 terms are OK - Slower is OK! - Do we need to grease?>>>