#110 | Exploring The Spirit of Resilience on the Farm with Jess Spring

Welcome back to the Ultimate Farm Wife, this week, Katja interviews Jess Spring, a mum of three boys living with partner Tim on a mixed farm near Young, NSW, running sheep, cattle, cropping, and a 30-hectare cherry orchard. Jess shares how she met Tim three years ago, her farming background through a hobby farm and rural work, and how moving with her boys to Tim’s 20-acre block happened alongside their pregnancy with Jack and the sudden death of Tim’s dad, Neil. After briefly nursing, Jess shifted to network marketing, is building an online business, writing children’s books, and is three years alcohol-free, aiming to raise sobriety awareness in the bush. On-farm, she now manages wages, invoicing, and cherry-season shed logistics, emphasizing clear roles, asking questions, and strong communication. She describes modern high-tech cherry production, a recent bumper season, the need to get off-farm as a family, integrating a blended family, and the importance of succession planning after experiencing probate complexities and frozen accounts.Discount Codes:Book Box - Use code Fabulous15 for a special discount at checkout!Start your next chapter here → https://bookbox.au/SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSELTTER: https://tr.ee/qd6wlKKB1W00:43 Love Story Begins01:29 First Farm Impressions03:02 Deja Vu Driveway04:19 Moving In Together07:00 Nursing to New Path10:42 Farm Role After Loss12:30 Working With In Laws14:43 Cherries Then and Now17:12 Learning Without Overwhelm18:40 Last Season and Diversifying20:49 Family Time Off Farm26:25 Blended Family Integration