Becoming a Farmer

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Starting out with zero experience Matt Romero has developed a hugely successful small scale farming operation.
Matt spent many years as an executive chef before giving it up to start farming eight years ago. He started by caretaking a ten-acre farm before getting access to his uncle's 3-acre tract, a tractor and tools. His first farmer's market was Los Alamos and he says he was a 'very small vendor" there, but he didn't stay small. Matt got some family members and friends to 'lend' him their fallow tracts - 4 ½ acres in Dixon and two 3-acre parcels in Alcalde. In return for the loan Matt farms the land, improves it and keeps it productive. Matt is now one of the largest vegetable vendors at the Santa Fe and Los Alamos markets.

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Education

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• Farming
• farm
• farmers
• market
• learning
• small
• scale
• Matt
• Romero
• Santa
• Fe
• self
• employment
• job

[TruthFan]

Hi, I am looking to buy a small farm within the next years or so. It would be a first for me and it's something I've been wanting to do for years now. I also have a full-time job and I'm trying to fit this in and eventually quit my job and devote my time to farming and my art. I'm an artist too. I live in a big city and there is a 5 acre farm for rent, not to far from work, that I'm interested in moving into. What advice do you have for a 9 to 5 city slicker looking to start in farming? Thanx

[randyallengregg]

@pleclerc1 we are also ready to start farming, considered rabbits ? do you need help?

[pleclerc1]

In the process of selling my company to get into farming up north, so thanks for this great source of information.

[xrayzulu51]

WOW ! I am growing a market garden here in South Carolina and really appreciate this video. I love the passion. I hope you are still doing well. Thanks for sharing this with us . tom t

[b2mic1]

your stepdad seems pretty cool.

[ungothRoth]

HOLY FUCK...THATS YO DADA TYLER!

[RawrWannabeSinger]

Thats my stepfather! holy shit.

[EveryoneNeedsToChill]

Thank you for posting this video!