What’s next?

The ink has hardly dried on the most recent contract and I’m already thinking about next steps.

I’ve organised collecting another bell tent for the camping tomorrow, thought about another possible revenue stream (countryside office in a tent anyone?) and am gearing up for harvest.

Also need to mow the park on my next visit, spreading some of the drying seeds and tidying the whole environment.  Then there is working out the grain storage for the summer and beyond, next year’s cropping, agreeing the contract farming framework, all sorts of admin.

But, I like to think about physical changes and am now contemplating which of the following to prioritise:

1. New tractor, smaller, lighter and better suited to do the mowing of the campsite, driveways etc
2. Reinstate the old farm pond, improving the general feel of the farmyard and lifting the feel of the space
3. Resurface the driveway to be more welcoming to our visitors (and save me tons of winter shovelling)

They all cost about the same and while I’d love to do all three I can’t afford it.

Where would you start? How would you prioritise and how do you go about making similar investment choices?

In the meantime, I can hear a few people shouting at me “will you just take a break and let what you’ve already done settle down!”.