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Lessons in the wind

I don't know how strong those winds were last week. They definitely took me down physically and mentally, but as I look back I'm able to see the lessons of mother nature and know this is life and we're just here playing, working and loving in it. Yes struggling at time but maybe just unprepared.

It was a hard day. The winds came in early and didn't stop and slapped us pretty hard.

Okay okay okay...I say. I'm listening now. Time to step back. Time to get into what really matters. So what I lost the plastic on the greenhouse and I almost flew away...wish there was a picture of that. So what the plan has to change a bit. Muddling around and rearranging my plan this time as allowed us to take a really close look at our soil. Is the soil ready? We have only worked this land for 3 seasons? Are we working it the right way? It produced an amazing fall harvest and spurred us to create a business and life around it. It provided us with a live swarm of bees which we caught and are still thriving. It and some sweat and clucks provided us with the material to build a coop for our now laying chickens. So here we are every day working it to make it something of our expectations and meet our timelines. I have to say I'm thankful for winter and the change in perspective it can give at it's own time...weather/whether we want it or not.

With this time we are turning the beds over and taking a really close look at our soil. Is it even ready? Will it sustain? I'm thankful for this time to learn our soul composition better. We want to feed it the best possible way with the best practices to provide quality naturally grown food for ourselves and our community. We want to enrich this soil for the next generation to grow their own food and keep sharing.

Things may look blah and somewhat lifeless right now, but we are thankful to have this time. We've invested in some old school and innovative tools to make this successful. No need for a gym memebership. We've discovered some valuable resources to allow sustainability to continue, and we've reached out to amazing local wisdom to create what we hope is a bountiful spring harvest. I have faith the challenges will keep coming and me kicking and screaming a bit and having my aha moment, and I have faith the bountiful seasons will continue. I have faith I will be more prepared to listen and witness mother nature's timeline.





 
 
 

Our First Frost

We hope you all had a wonderful and peaceful holiday, and most of all that you had the time to breathe and settle into gratefulness. As the year is ending I'm sure most are ready for a fresh start with a different outlook from what we have experienced this year. It might even be difficult to be thankful for anything right now. It was and is a doozie, but when we have taken the time to stop and reflect on the flow of life...come to realize there are things out of our control...will we flow and work with it or let it control us? Can we be grateful for just waking up, because that is enough?

We experienced our first frost...and yes it was unanticipated or we were not prepared. Regardless, we knew father frost would show himself, but it sort of hit us sooner than we hoped. Sad, we are, and frustrated a bit having hopes of more crops right now. As we save what we can and flow forward we are grateful for the lessons and what the future will bring. We are also grateful for this time to reset our lives and work toward a greater goal of supporting our community and it's health.

As we continue to set goals and expectations for the farm, we have learned first and foremost we are not entirely in control. With this lack of 'control', I'm talking about what the universe decides for us, we look forward to the challenges, lessons and growth...we welcome it, and we find the lessons in flowing with it.

Where our production may have slowed down for the season, we continue to work hard to make this next year, our true first year, bountiful. We are installing 4 hoop houses to extend our growing season to 10 months of production. Our chickens are just starting to lay eggs after they had their first molting, and we will be adding more laying chickens to the flock as soon as the first of the year...cluck...cluck. As for the bees...they are still here and the hive is healthy...let the honey flow.


 
 
 

Vital Earth Living Soup for your Soul : Carrot Ginger Turmeric and how it benefits your body.

Vital Earth Living Soup for your Soul


Carrot Ginger Turmeric

Ingredients: garden fresh carrots, ginger, turmeric, onion, garlic, basil, pepper, coriander, vegetable broth

Did you know:

GINGER: is an antioxidant (meaning it fights off cancer cells), an anti-inflammatory and immune boosting. It has also been proven to improve Heart disorders, diabetes, and intestinal health.

TURMERIC: is also known as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. When activated by black pepper, it been shown to help reduce inflammation not only in the gut but also throughout the body. Turmeric is also great at soothing the muscles, easy digestion, and can also help relieve heartburn, gas and bloating.


 
 
 
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