I began working on my 50 acres almost 2 years ago and at that point started really digging into online material. There is a ton of good info available for free or low cost in books but it's all piecemeal. A plan to pull all the tidbits together is what I really needed. I kind of kick myself for not taking the Geoff Lawton course last year as it would have directed me to do things different. I started the 2015 course this weekend and am already making plans to re-do my road placement to follow contour more productively. Please keep in mind that between fuel and equipment rental I spent almost $8000 to put the roads in and another $1500 to maintain them after the first years monsoon storms.
As someone who is in "the thick of it" I can easily see the value in spending 3 months and $1000 to formulate a solid plan. I have no doubts the end result will be better and I will save the cost of admission several times over.
