Taking stock of all your readily available resources will help inform your business strategy. It will also help you identify, in the most general sense, where you’re best connected and where it geographically makes the most sense to start your farm.

You’ll want to note your connections and assets, but you’ll also want to consider the barriers you face—be they physical, financial, or social. Identifying these assets and obstacles early on will help ground your thinking and help you narrow in on what type of farm and business you’re hoping to build.