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stoicmettle1995 karma

My whole life is different. I was in a pretty shitty place before I started farming. I was living a consumption lifestyle with shallow friends. I was partying and drinking a lot. The drinking really started to get away from me at one point after I had first started my farm. I really had to ask myself if my actions were going to let me be successful. It was a hard reality to face. I was so fucking lonely because I was working by myself so much and I stopped hanging out with my friends who only wanted to drink/party/do drugs. It sucked.
Now I'm totally the opposite of that guy. I try not to take my self worth out of material things, I eat healthy, I decided to try not drinking for 2018 to see how that was and I haven't had a drop since New Years. I eat most of my own food that I grow, I've made new friends who are living healthier lifestyles. It's been a wild ride so far.

stoicmettle852 karma

It's an philosophy with roots in Ancient Greece.
There are 2 main parts:
The dichotomy of control- You don't control what happens, but you do control how you respond
Living with Virtue- Using Wisdom, Courage, Justice and Discipline to navigate through life.

stoicmettle432 karma

in game upgrade

stoicmettle309 karma

Hell yes! There is a newer community of farm entrepreneurs all trying to make it work. It is still a really hard go but it's doable. I know multiple market gardens who are farming in a similar style as me that gross $100,000+ in a season on under 1 acre of land.
With that being said there are still a lot of farms that don't make money.

stoicmettle232 karma

I don't feel like I have made any critical mistakes yet but just lots of little ones. I burned out the last 2 seasons while I was working and off farm job. I had a really tough time mentally and emotionally in the fall. You're tired. Have less money than you thought. You work all the time, no social life.
You need to take care of yourself. You're not going to be good to anybody if you fall apart.