“You just need to go with the flow,” Edge said the other morning as we tried to get a 5 minute conversation in before breakfast ended. The lack of structure to our homeschool routine (or, more accurately, non-routine) had me frustrated and second-guessing just how possible running a farm while homeschooling really is. Not to …
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is booming right now. As COVID-19 puts pressure on the food system, more and more people are turning to local farms for safe, dependable food access. At the same time, farmers who once relied on wholesale accounts are finding themselves scrambling with restaurants closed and those sales channels either paused …
Should You Start a CSA? Ask These 4 Questions First Read More »
“We farm relationships.” It was the summer of 2009. I’d started my first farm job, and when it came to growing food, I had more excitement than practice. So when I heard Mari and Laura, my bosses at the Green Mountain Girls Farm, say they farm relationships, I didn’t really know what they were talking …
The One Thing Every Organic Farmer Needs To Grow. Read More »
It’s cold here in Vermont — on Thursday it rained, snowed, hailed, and was sunny, cloudy, and windy all in one day. April is tricky like this, bringing us birdsong and melting snow, but also testing our resolve. When it’s dry enough, we can work the beds outside. When it’s too wet, we can work …
One Practice to Grow Crops & Decrease Anxiety on the Farm Read More »
I gave birth to my son in July of the year we started Good Heart Farmstead. Needless to say, he was our best crop that season. He’s also unknowingly dictated our work schedule ever since. Being a farmer and a parent means balancing the needs of crops, customers, and children. And yourself, too — self-care …
7 Ways to Balance Work & Parenting On The Family Farm Read More »
Every garden starts with seeds. But how do you know which seeds to buy? When I worked as a Sales Rep for High Mowing Organic Seeds, I was asked the same handful of questions over and over. The first step to growing a garden is buying seeds, but reading a seed catalog isn’t always straight …
