Assessing Effort to Set Up and Maintain a Farm as a Solo Farmer

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to set up a small permaculture farm and am trying to gauge how much daily effort (in hours) is needed for tasks like:

1. De-weeding
2. Irrigation
3. Planting and harvesting

I currently work full-time, but my goal is to transition to part-time remote work and eventually to quit, so I can dedicate more time to building and maintaining the farm. I’m wondering if anyone here has experience balancing part-time work with farm setup.

Also, how much of the workload can be automated or reduced with tools like drip irrigation, mulching, etc.? And does the daily effort significantly decrease after the first year, once the systems are in place and soil health improves?

I’d really appreciate any insights or advice from those of you who’ve started farms solo or integrated permaculture practices into your setup.

Thanks so much!

–Edit–

The plan of the farm is to grow food for my own consumption, primarily fruits and vegetables and eventually staples too, without any plans for selling the produce.