Tag Archives: succession

Leasing, agistment, strategies for retirement

Posted on January 14, 2014 by tikiwanderer

I was talking with my old friend who’s now teaching in the farm-and-forest belt down South, and his wife who I’d just met. Her parents recently sold their orchard farm and moved to the same town as their daughter, and … Continue reading →

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“For Sale”, “For Sale”, “For Sale” on each corner

Posted on January 13, 2014 by tikiwanderer

We see so many “For Sale” signs as we drive around various parts of farm country. I have to admit that every time I see one I think half seriously about it. I look at the property, think about where … Continue reading →

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We were told we could be anything we wanted to be

Posted on January 12, 2014 by tikiwanderer

“Fifteen”, Mum said. I was helping Mum stack slashed hay from a trailer out around one of the cherimoya trees in the upper orchard. My two-and-a-half-year-old son was “helping”. Mum was about to tell him to be careful climbing around, … Continue reading →

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