If you’re going to make this farming thing work, you have to start taking it seriously. Young farmers, eager to get their hands wet (or dirty, as the case may be), often overlook one simple thing about starting a farm: It’s not just a farm; it’s a business. A farm has, in essence, all the same parts and pieces that almost any other business has. Knowing those parts and pieces—adopting them and putting them in place early—as boring as it sounds, can actually make farming more enjoyable in the long run. If there is anything I wish I knew when I was younger, it is that. Whether you’re growing vegetables or raising hogs, it is good to understand all that goes into