>>>That’s similar to how I do mine. 1 or 2’ beds of 2 to 3 rows, 2 ft. walkway in between.<<<
I do some things that way too,(herbs, spices, bunching onions, etc.) using mounded beds. Problem is that when you are doing about an acre and a half, it gets to be too much handwork, so I use the long rows that make it easier to mechanize.
LOL, when I was younger, I thought I would do lots of intensive bed culture when I retired - now I decide how I’ll garden by how hard it is on my knees. (that’s why I’m going back to pole peas, green beans, limas, cukes too.)
p.s. Thanks for the seed company list - I highly recommend heirloom seeds.
I dropped mine from an acre to a quarter about 5 years ago. Same reason. Once I started getting close to 40 an acre of hand weeding seemed like a mountain.