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James is 24 and dreams of being a farmer. He\u2019s got sheep, but nowhere to keep them. A sought-after farm in Cornwall is open for applicants. Will he find a home for his flock?

But if you\u2019re a first-time farmer without the money to buy, even finding a farm is difficult. James has been trying for years and has applied to 6 farms. He\u2019s recently heard about a farm to rent in Cornwall. He and his fianc\xe9, Isobel, have visited it and fallen in love with it. So they\u2019ve decided to throw their heart into this one last application and if they don\u2019t get it, they\u2019re going to sell their 400 sheep and their sheep dogs and buy a house. They'll stop chasing their dream.

And there\u2019s one more complication: alongside tending to his sheep, James is also running a family business with his brother and father. He\u2019s farming insects to feed fish. It\u2019s a business with international growth potential and great career prospects but James has found that spending all day in a workshop doing experiments is not what he wants to do for the rest of his life.

James\u2019 Dad Andrew isn\u2019t very enthusiastic about James dream to be a livestock farmer. He wonders what will happen to the family business. And he worries that there\u2019s not much money in farming. James\u2019 Dad worked in the oil and gas industry for 40 years and has helped James set up the insect-farming venture. He feels that farming livestock on a small scale in Cornwall is not a viable business for his son. James meanwhile is determined to pursue the outdoor farming life. "If it pays off, our children will have an amazing life. We\u2019ve got one chance and we have to make the most of it.\u201d