Happy Summer Solstice 2024!

As our first summer storms usher in the solstice this afternoon I am relieved to have a break from the heat wave that has dictated my last few days of work here on the farm. It’s also great to have mother nature water the many plants we have in the ground!

This season is turning out much differently than what I originally had planned. Of course, that’s always the way. You make a perfect plan in the depths of January only to be thrown curve ball after curve ball all season long. All I can really do is try to learn and adapt as I go along. Sometimes this can be fun and sometimes it can be down right soul crushing.

This year’s big curve ball came early on and luckily has been far from soul crushing. It’s actually pretty joyous. We are expecting a baby girl this Fall! Pretty much on our frost date here in zone 5a which feels quite fitting. As the late season flowers go to seed, so will I! I’m still farming and am going to try to take this season as far as I can. When the flowers overwhelm me and I just can’t keep up (probably sometime in September), I hope to host a big pick your own event and see you all there. We’ll just have to see how it all goes!

For now though, happy Summer Solstice!