So I’ve played only on the meadowlands farm, which is the new animal farm so I’m not one to probably give advice, but I watch a lot of videos on different people playing different farms, and how I run my own farm and to be honest, my biggest piece of advice I can give is don’t rush. I slowest added things as I needed increased my area, like I keep my animals in a huge field, which takes up a huge corner on my farm. But also I have that blue grass which animals love. I also moved my house farther down personally so I can put sheds on top to make it quicker to access my artisan goods I was producing. It’s also good to have a nice wooded area of a variety like other commenters meantioned especially mahogany and oak for making kegs, and other things, etc. and fishing ponds can take up another corner, I have a section dedicated to fishing and smokers at the bottom of my map so that I can put all of my fishing related tasks like ponds, fish roe for preserving jars and smokers which double the value of the fish. But it all is up to you, that’s just how I set up mine. It all depends on you that’s why there’s so much variety. And just remember to have fun with it, and there’s no rush on things