Willis,
It is nice to see other operators on the permies site. I was in before your time, it appears. 1/6 STA from 2001 to 2005. Good luck in your search, brother.
A good resource if you are open to mentoring or just general questions would be Dave over at
https://www.changinways.com/. He is about an hour from you in Holly Ridge. Retired corps pilot, great guy. I spent a season with him last year before we headed west. He may be able to offer advice/perspective to get your market garden going a little faster.
Again, nice to see you here and hoping all the best for you from my family and me.