The Comma Project

ESSAY | Maybe I'll buy a farm?


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I had an idea - and it won't leave me alone.

I've been thinking about buying a farm.

Not just to own a farm, but to build out the world of Comma.

Join me as I explore a vision of Comma with some literal and figurative roots.

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Chapters:

[00:00] Maybe I'll buy a farm?

[00:26] The anatomy of a vision

[03:25] Back to the farm

[03:43] Agtech is proliferating

[03:55] There's a large, fragmented base of smaller, family-owned farms, distinct from the large, industrially-owned [ones

[04:34] Those family-owned farms have an aging and dwindling farmer population

[05:07] Those aging farmers are less willing to experiment and take risks with new technology

[05:46] "Unsexy" businesses are sexier than ever

[06:19] An investment in a farm is a real estate investment with the upside of the business of Comma

[06:54] Now, the vision

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The Comma ProjectBy Devin Baker