Accidental Farmer

How I left cooking food for growing food.

The landscape of any farm is the owner’s portrait of himself.

Aldo Leopold, For the Health of the Land: Previously Unpublished Essays And Other Writings

Life on a small farm might seem primitive, but by living such a life we become able to discover the Great Path. I believe that one who deeply respects his neighborhood and everyday world in which he lives will be shown the greatest of all worlds.

Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming

I did not plan on becoming a farmer when I moved to Spain. In fact, I had every intention of opening or taking over a small restaurant or hotel in the mountains of eastern Asturias. Indeed, I got far enough down that road to have a completed business plan ready to seek funding for a particular restaurant.