what you're thinking about is what i did. left my database job (laid off actually :-D ) and went to work on a farm... loving it so far. might revise opinion when the snow starts falling...
i never thought i would leave urban environment.. but when the time was right, it just happened and everything is fine.
i did have a longing dream of a cappuccino last night with a design on top from a barista. those are hard to come by.