John Turned 50 in 2020 and decided it was time to have a mid-life crisis. He figures 21 years in finance and public administration had amounted to too many hours in front of a computer screen, and he wanted to do more of what he loved – spending time outdoors caring for the land. He convinced his family that is wasn't such a bad idea and for them to lend him some land, and started spending his retirement account on setting up the farm. When not playing the role of “Farmer John”, he focuses on his family, works as an elected commissioner with the Port of Camas-Washougal, and wonders when the rest of the world finds time to relax.