What are we doing?

My husband and I have (foolishly) decided that it's the perfect time to start a business.  Not just any business, mind you, an orchard and alpaca farm.     We've got about ten acres and are growing peaches, raspberries, apples, and yes, alpacas.    We are keeping it small, trying to keep it simple, and learning as we go.   And I forgot to mention: we're both city kids.   The adventure begins.

Things we've learned:

• Old tractors can be incredibly useful.   The best money we've spent so far is on an old 1952 Ford tractor.    It was relatively cheap, solidly built, and does a lot of work.
• If you plow, you must disc.   Turning over even a few hundred square feet of pasture by hand may seem like a good idea, but it's not.  
• If you plant grass seed for the pasture, it will not rain for at least a week....except for the torrential downpours that wash all the seed away.
• Peaches will grow in Wisconsin.  Yes, Wisconsin.    We've got another bumper crop this year, even with the miserable winter and 100"+ of snow.  
• Plan.  Plan, plan, plan.    Before we planted our first tree or bought our first alpaca, we laid out about ten guiding principles for our business.  This sounds crazy, but it's been very valuable.