Wow, what a wonderful experience.
I was lucky enough to have a v good friend who lived in the countryside when I was a kid, so managed to spend a fair amount of time knocking about his neighbors farm with the farmers sons

lol you're right that it is a lot of work, but when you're a kid it isn't too much of a chore as most of the tasks involve animals.

Eating from the farm shop sounds awesome, all the fresh veg 🙂