I was born and raised on the family farm and I am a fifth generation farmer. In my early years our farm consisted of pasture raised poultry, grass feed beef and pork, row cropping (tobacco, corn, peanuts, cotton). In 1983 the farm ceased to exist and my father had a serious conversation with me about my future. Subsequently I joined the Army after graduating from high school that same year. In 2003 while serving as a Veterinary Food Inspector in the Army I was introduced to the organic food industry. I contacted my father and we discussed going back into farming but in the organic field and we agreed to pursue farming again. I retired in 2013 and came back home with my father and we started farming in 2014 with a plan to farm in five phases. Phase I, vegetables; Phase II, Fruits; Phase III, Pecan; Phase IV, Poultry; Phase V, goats. In 1983 I thought that I would never see farming again but life is full of surprises. As I look back I recognized that I was being groomed for farming by my grandfather and father because I am able to recall all of the knowledge that they poured into me and I am blessed to be back home farming on the land that I grew up on.