Author Archives: Katie

At the beginning of 2020, I thought I had a sense of how the year would go — what growth would happen, how our family would spend our time, what the challenges might be … I “knew” that I was … Continue reading →

Earlier this week I did something that I haven’t had to do in many years. I closed our CSA to new members — not permanently, as we’re continuing to take names for a waiting list and may still let more … Continue reading →

This weekend brought a LOT of rain to the farm — big storms rolled in over and over again. On Saturday, we mostly did odd jobs around the farm and house, and it was actually rather lovely to watch the … Continue reading →

I ran across the best quote in a book I was reading earlier: “I arise every morning torn between the desire to save the world and the desire to savor the world. It makes it hard to plan the day.” … Continue reading →

Another week of quarantine life behind us. And, another week of spring farm work too. We weeded and sowed and even irrigated for the first time this year! We’ve also continued to stay home, although we are learning new ways … Continue reading →

It’s been a gorgeous and productive week here on the farm. Casey has worked up all the ground we’ll be planting for the spring and summer (outside of high tunnels) and we planted a first round of onions and some … Continue reading →

I keep thinking of different metaphors for this unprecedented moment in the world. As I said last week, a good friend described this as “time outside of time,” which is a beautiful cosmic way to think of what really feels … Continue reading →

Friends. Here we are, at the beginning of our 15th season. We’ve made it through one and a half decades already, cultivating this soil, feeding our community. And yet, here we are facing a season with more bewildering unknowns than … Continue reading →