In early April, just days after we moved over a hundred tomato plants from the house to the greenhouse, we lost power in the middle of the night. The greenhouse heater went off, and I woke at 5:00 am to Edge telling me to get my coat on. The tomatoes were freezing. When your …
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“Don’t quit your day job.” Gosh, I used to hate that phrase. LEAP is more my style. Leap into your dream, your idea, your goal. Go all in. But keeping your day job can actually make you MORE successful and your farm more likely to succeed. Here’s why.
I’ve never gone shopping on Black Friday. My parents never yielded to my requests during my teenage years, opting instead for a lazy day with family and turkey sandwiches and pie. Thank goodness for the wisdom that comes with age. The lure of driving to the mall or shopping center wore off long ago, though …
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“Be joyful because it is humanly possible.” ~Wendell Berry I’m declaring this a week of joy. Because I need it. We need it. The tumult and fear and all around bad news is piling up, and it’s threatening to stall my own growth. To dull my positivity. I’m not going to allow it. What’s the …
Do you want to grow a life you love? We all have the ability to grow a nourishing life. To grow more beauty and joy. To become more alive everyday. We can shift from mindlessness to mindfulness, from going through the motions to being inspired. We all have the ability to grow a life we …
Gratitude. It’s my medicine for times when I don’t move with ease. For times when I’m still stuck slogging through the mud (literally or metaphorically) despite the fact that it’s almost June. All the rain of late is making the mud a mainstay; I may switch the saying to “May showers bring June flowers.” …
