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Two-site smart farm operations

Navigation hub for the ~5-acre home base + ~120-acre production + ~35-minute separation scenario (East Tennessee business plan). Does not duplicate long analyses—use the links below.

Business plan (first-class package): East Tennessee two-site farm business plan (package)

Meta plan: Smart Farm Wiki — repository implementation plan (business plan integration)

Structure / governance (overlaps, hubs, entities): Structural audit — repository shape and canonical routing, Structural audit — page ownership, entity gaps, and hub routing, Structural debt audit — wiki IA and operational maturity, Wiki navigation and structural hubs, and AGENTS.md.

Canonical ownership (durable scope)

Cluster Canonical entry Notes
Business plan (ET) Package hub + Planning framework Chapters are supporting; not parallel “strategy blogs.”
TN + federal business shell Tennessee farm business compliance package + Farm business legal entity model LLC path, EIN, TNTAP/exemptions, greenbelt, insurance checklist, labor routing, BOI status note—CPA/attorney/agent gates.
Two-site ops (named sites) Two-site operating model — 5 ac / 120 ac + Trip policy + Disqualifiers 35-min distance tax is structural. Generic pattern: Dual-site — non-agritourism. Entities: SITE_HOME, SITE_FARM.
Telemetry + SoR Execution topology package (Mermaid), Connectivity strategy — Claxton & Demory, Remote access & security, Network segmentation & internet exposure, Reference architecture, SoR boundaries, Field telemetry ref arch, Farm sensor architecture — Demory, Sensor checklist matrix — Demory, Network topology (Mermaid) Ops-first diagrams + WAN + Z1/Z2 segmentation policy; WAN detail also in Two-site operations model + Smart tech strategy. Entity: Field telemetry network — two-site.
Land IDs Farm spatial model / asset registry Entity: Farm parcels and land units.
Operating objects (roles) Entity layer — operating objects gap audit Entities: Labor roles, Market channel categories, Infrastructure categories, WAN edge / backhaul, Field node classes; full list in index.md.
Package hubs Wiki navigation and structural hubs Routers: Platform doctrine, Backup / DR, Off-grid + field networking, Local site intelligence, Execution & pilots.
Operational standards Operational standards — farm and homelab platform Pi, k3s, Longhorn scheduling, secrets, observability, backup cadence, field/WAN naming, SITE_* network boundaries.
Water / power infra Topic hubs + runbooks (see tables below) Entities: Farm water infrastructure system, Farm on-site power system.
Regulatory & site evidence (TN / federal) Authoritative execution evidence cluster — East Tennessee, Execution readiness gap audit, Evidence hardening audit (2026-04) Soils, NASS rents, DOR/ag exemption, FSA captures, septic, CISA—index, not legal advice; hardening pass logs desk portals + routing (no invented parcel facts).
Named site anchors (Claxton / Demory) Places: Claxton (place), Demory (place); intel: Claxton — site intelligence, Demory — site intelligence; field baselines: Local evidence package; Anderson vs Campbell County + vault sources; parcel truth still local.

Business plan (decision-grade)

Page Role
Planning framework Hub, rubric, package index
Executive summary Distilled map
Enterprise options analysis Scenario matrix
Recommended enterprise strategy — phased East Tennessee path Grazing-led phased mixed
Hostile internal review Skeptical critique
Business plan remediation backlog Fixes, do not finance, validation checklist
Business plan source-ingest campaign Extension/NRCS/market priorities, backlog titles
Business plan integration revision audit (2026-04) Doctrine → plan ledger; strengthened vs blocked assumptions
Execution gates — Phase 0–1 (East Tennessee two-site) EG gate pass/fail by domain; pilot vs production; ties to G1

Operations & logistics

Page Role
Dual-site operations model — non-agritourism Generic two-site production logistics
Two-site operating model — 5-acre home base and 120-acre farm Distance-tax (DT-*), R_SPLIT; fillable SITE_HOME / SITE_FARM
Trip batching and site visit policy Justified trips, batching, remote observability, failure patterns
Two-site structure disqualifiers Poor-fit enterprises + operating anti-patterns
Labor model and weekly operating rhythm Family capacity + DOW template
Weekly coverage matrix Template grid
Family labor and coverage matrix Family + tiers

Telemetry & automation

Page Role
Reference architecture — 5 ac + 120 ac Package hub
Telemetry system of record — boundaries and authority Authority matrix
Field telemetry reference architecture MQTT/broker/backhaul stack
Farm spatial model / asset registry IDs + map
Instrumentation priority matrix First acres/risks/systems + ROI ranking
Automation principles Early / late / never
Remote access and operational security model Admin + zones + MV/CS hooks
Network segmentation, site-to-site, internet exposure Cameras/gateways/telemetry/admin/user policy; exposure table
Off-grid SITE_FARM (Demory) Off-grid systems doctrine package (first-class hub), Demory site intelligence, Off-grid power doctrine, Mesh/field RF, Off-grid stop rules (DR- / CS-5*), Off-grid topology (Mermaid), Meshtastic vs HaLow vs Wi‑Fi. Gates: Validation plan off-grid, First 90 days.
Smart technology and telemetry strategy — control center on 5 acres AA/AF/PA/SO controls; execution-safe strategy
Automation stop rules NS/MV no-scale gates; Phase 1 observe-only table
Backup and disaster recovery package — smart farm stack DR spine (farmOS, PostgreSQL, k3s, Longhorn, Rancher, secrets, edge); backup comparison, restore tiers, DR decision rules, recovery drill runbook
Sub-GHz Wi‑Fi (HaLow) — farm sensors deployment guide Operator checklist; bridge/AP pattern cites
Wi‑Fi HaLow vs LoRaWAN vs Meshtastic vs conventional Wi‑Fi Four-way throughput/range/power matrix
Platform doctrine package — homelab / farm edge First-class Pi + k3s + Longhorn + Rancher doctrine; platform strategy; platform decision memo; runbook: How to provision k3s, Longhorn, and Rancher on a Raspberry Pi fleet; k3s/Longhorn captures

Resilience

Page Role
Automation degraded modes SOP Parent degraded-mode doc
Manual fallback — critical operations Scenario model + critical-ops matrix
Runbooks: broker, power, triage, water/gates

Finance & validation

Page Role
Capital plan and infrastructure sequencing Sequencing + financing rules
Revenue model and milestones Streams + horizon
Risk register and mitigation strategy Register
Validation backlog and decision gates Tasks V + gates G
Execution dossier — Phase 0–1 (hub) Start here: memo, 90d/12m/24m, master checklist
Validation and pilot plan — first 24 months Matrix + T0 calendar windows + gates
Pilot and recon checklists Fillable rows
Enterprise unit economics — worksheet methodology Units, scenarios, split-site costs
CAPEX/OPEX — two-site constraint Phasing by site + gates
Farm accounting baseline — COA + enterprise P&L Books structure; not tax advice
Capital phasing 0–10 Fillable year table
Revenue milestones Supplemental → salary ladder
Execution gates — financial thresholds Phase 0→4 pass/fail; ties M to Fin-G*
Instrumentation ROI model Pilot vs fleet; triage + OPEX
Validation before major spend Major-$ gates
Business risk register Review matrix

Comparisons (tradeoffs)

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LoRaWAN vs Meshtastic
farmOS vs lightweight
Own equipment vs custom hire
Fixed vs mobile gateway