Former farmers Ariel Pressman and Ellen Polishuk share why they left successful operations—Ariel due to burnout, and Ellen because she had accomplished her farming goals.

Both now run consulting businesses helping current farmers, with Ariel's Whole Farm Strategies focusing on beginning farmers and Ellen coaching more established operations through business challenges and transition decisions with Plant to Profit. 

Their conversation reveals how leaving farming can be a positive choice, and highlights the need for farm transition models that enable newer farmers to step into established infrastructure rather than starting from scratch each generation.