Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tyler Heppell, a fifth-generation farmer from Heppell's Potato Corporation in Canada.
As a fourth-generation farmer at a 104-year-old potato farm in British Columbia, my dad thought he had hit the lottery when he had three sons.
My plan was to work on my family's farm for a year while I figured out the next steps.
I took a pay cut to return to the farmI made almost 200,000 Canadian dollars in sales, or around $150,000, in one year.
I'm also in charge of all the truck drivers because the potato fields are about an hour from our farm.
Persons:
—, Tyler Heppell, I'm, Heppell, It's
Organizations:
Service, Heppell's Potato Corporation, Business, Fortune, Statistics Canada, Royal Bank of Canada
Locations:
Canada, British Columbia