You'll look and feel foolish a lot during those early years. It's just my husband and I right now. Our son and his wife sometimes work with us at the Farm or on their own spread. They are one of our strategic partners. I wanted to teach them how to do this instead of giving them money or other forms of parental assistance.
Good tools help.
Labor saving devices. Good planning and smart business and horticultural practices. During 1999-2000 season, we tripled that. Now, we hope to see it double this next season. We have no way of predicting how the credit card capability will increase our sales.