We don’t have failures as such, but we are continually
uncovering what value we can offer to aspiring and retiring farmers. Luckily
all the people we deal with have the same mindset that sharing ownership is a
great solution, but that the pathway to get there is many and varied.
We have had people respond to our posts suggesting we
are a hoax. I can see why they would say that - farm ownership does seem
impossible.
We know there are skeptical people out there with our
intentions and don’t understand how this can work. So our job is to stick
around and continually present content to inspire people of the possibilities.
There are people who hate the idea of sharing ownership
of their farm and don’t see us as relevant - that is fine as well.
We have farms that haven’t had an application. There
are just some farms that aren’t attractive to most aspiring farmers. So this is
hard to find a farmer - but we continue to look and get attention to increase
our chances of finding the right farmer.
We have had one match that fell through because the
farmers couldn’t agree on the pathway of ownership in the end, but we are going
again with both parties and there is no ill will. Because we say this from the
start - it is about a relationship, and you can’t know if you are a good fit
until you start working together.