ARC’s Hannes Lorenzen met Vytenis Grigas in July 2025, at a conference of the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy and its new financial framework. Vytenis is a young farmer and board member of the Lithuanian Young Farmers Union which itself is member of CEJA. He is a lecturer in psychology and conflict resolution. At CEJA’s conference he spoke about his life as a newcomer to farming. Five years ago he started what he calls a “serious experiment for future farming”. On August 9, Hannes visited him in his village of Kiemeliai, near Vilnius. The following interview with Vytenis paints an encouraging picture of a newcomer to farming and a village that thrives with new people and initiatives.