Oh my friend I am so sorry that this dream you had for so long has been complicated by these people, maybe you could give them some basic and super simple task to fill their egos and at the same time to stop bothering you I really hope you can control the situation but especially that it doesn't affect you so much, you don't deserve it.
On my side the oaks that I was germinating... did not end up in good harbor here in Argentina we are entering winter and I think these sprouts did not support it, I have one that is still struggling and other seeds that began to germinate so I hope to have better luck with these.