East Tennessee two-site farm business plan — phase timeline¶
Narrative detail (deliverables, gates): 10-year roadmap. Package hub: East Tennessee two-site farm business plan (package).
Calendar dates slip; gates in the validation backlog are authoritative for “go / no-go,” not the year labels below.
Phase bands (planning)¶
| Phase | Name | Rough calendar band | Intent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Immediate / no-regret groundwork | ~0–6 months | Stop bleeding; clarify use; cheap wins only |
| 1 | Low-cost proof + land intelligence | ~6 months–2 years | Carrying capacity, water, markets; telemetry pilot |
| 2 | First real operating business | ~Years 2–4 | Owned grazing or contract stack; positive operating cadence |
| 3 | Scale-up + optimization | ~Years 4–7 | Margin proof; automation OPEX review; optional second stream |
| 4 | Salary-replacement architecture | ~Years 7–10 | Farm cash approaches household need; resilience package |
Milestones to anchor the timeline (examples—not commitments)¶
| When (relative) | Milestone | Linked planning artifact |
|---|---|---|
| Early Phase 0 | Written stop rules signed | Vision and constraints |
| Phase 0–1 | Water points inventoried; comms baseline | Pilot plan |
| Phase 0–1 | Authoritative evidence paths identified (soils, rents, tax/ag, FSA, septic)—not “all numbers filled” | Execution readiness gap audit, Evidence cluster |
| Phase 1→2 gate | Go on grazing scale or explicit pivot | Validation backlog |
| Phase 2+ | Records in chosen SoR | Telemetry system of record |
Related¶
Time and smart sensors — 120-acre field to 5-acre homestead— latency vs commute (operational “time”).