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HOW TO START FARMING by Wangari Kuria From small scale to profit making agri-business Her beginning was humble in agriculture after losing her job, she struggled to create an identity as an entrepreneur. She however generously shared her farming journey with her online followers and opened her farm to be a center of excellence. Her passion is driven from not wanting others not to wonder in the darkness as she did. Most books online about farming aren’t about our local scenario, it about winter, Fahrenheit and products not available in our outlets . This doesn’t quit fit with the resident farmer. Have you ever desired, deep within your soul, to make a comfortable full-time living from a farming enterprise? Too often people dare not even vocalize this desire because it seems absurd. It's like thinking the unthinkable. But for farm entrepreneurs, the opportunities for a farm family business have never been greater. The aging farm population is mostly at age is 60 of age yet majority of our population is youth at 22years. The education levels in Kenya are relatively good but they are in white-color industry. Vocational trainings such as agriculture aren’t popular in the academic streets. As formal employment crumbles and our culture clambers for clean food, the countryside beckons anew with profitable farming opportunities. While this book can be helpful to all farmers, it targets the wannabes, the folks who entertain notions of living, loving, and learning on a piece of land. Anyone willing to dance with such a dream should be able to assess its assets and liabilities, its fantasies, and realities. "Is it really possible for me?" is the burning question this book addresses. It has been revised to include the A-Z of cabbages, onion, mushroom, and Tomato farming. She additionally has a free YouTube channel to drive her agenda for access to information for young and female farmers.