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 …
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At the end of 2019 I felt it again: deep exhaustion. Not simply on a physical level, but a soul one. As if even while sleeping I was pushing, running, trying to “get it all done.” The spring, summer, and fall were too busy to notice this. During the rest of the year I could …
Every year I choose a word of the year: 2017 was gentle; 2018 community; 2019 was alignment. This year it’s connection. Not just the surface connection of social media follows and likes — but true, deep-rooted, honest connection. Pulling back the layers, diving into the deeper aspects of farming, mothering, running a business, and what …
It’s still dark as I write this; the only lights on are the strings around the tree. Yesterday the sun shone so brightly we opened up the greenhouse ridge vent and doors and pulled the row cover off the greens so they could soak up all that light. As much as I love sunny winter …
How to root into the present moment and cultivate a mindful life. A reader and fellow farmer recently emailed me and asked: How do you practice being really “present” throughout the growing season, while juggling the farm and family, and all the creative endeavors in between? It’s such a good question. We’ve all heard the …
I gave birth to my son, Waylon, the same year we started the farm. Back then, I didn’t yet know to question the idea of doing it all. I just felt a quickening, an excitement, and took a leap. We’d searched for land for two years, and while we’d meant to be more patient once …
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