I love how the country community comes together. How wonderful that you have had so many mentors. We did some volunteer work at an organic apple farm a couple of years ago and I loved how they traded so much with the surrounding farms and how there was a go-to person for each different need they might have.
Welcome to Steemit. It sounds like you'll have a lot to contribute.
Trading is my fave! We were actually talking to some pig farmers this week about doing some trading for Kune Kune pigs!