WE had 40 acres and raised turkeys. Had wine grapes on the ranch my husband was raised. He and his bro were partners.
When we retired, we sold 20 acres and built a house on the other 20.
We have not done anything with the empty land because farm prices were so bad that it made no sense to spend a bunch of money putting in an ag well and pump.
Things are looking up for the farm economy so we have a neighbor who is going to lease our 20 and plant wine grapes.
Getting PG&E to commit to anything has been a nightmare!!! This has delayed our signing the lease agreement since we couldn't guarantee there would be water for irrigating.
The joys of farm life. :)
Sounds like you survived the major obstacles. Best of luck to you.