Full Speed Ahead
Seeds are in the ground and we are full speed ahead for the 2012 season!!! We have come a long way in the past year but this past week has seen a flurry of activity not to mention some incredible weather (let’s hope this is how it’s going to be all year). This past week we’ve finished the framing of the hoop house, trellis system for the blackberries, prepared the ground with fertilizer (courtesy of Autumn’s ReRide Youth Ranch), and prepared the floor for the produce processing barn. This time last year we were just breaking ground, but this year we have seeds...
read moreLooking forward to Spring (part 1)
Even though food production has ceased for the season at The Farm, we have a project list that is a mile long of things we have to accomplish before spring. Things are going really well and we are thankful for the year we have behind us. It should allow us to be ready come last frost to move very quickly. We are truly thankful for everyone that came out this past Saturday to help on the many projects we have. It turned out to be an absolutely perfect day, and we loved the opportunity to meet some new faces. We will have additional periodic Spring Prep days during the winter, and...
read moreWinter’s Approaching (The Farm Weekly Update)
It’s hard to believe that the 2011 Farm season is slowing beginning to come to an end. It’s been an incredible Fall season and we truly the recipients of many blessings as we are celebrating bountiful harvest over the past few weeks. The season isn’t over yet, but we were overwhelmed last week when we realized we’ve had over 1,000 different people come and serve at The Farm this season. We are humbled, honored and encouraged to live in such an incredible community that has chosen to invest their time with us. Words fail so we simply say thank you! The Farm Weekly...
read moreWeather is Changing (The Farm Weekly Update)
We thought the weather pattern may never change, but it is beginning to look like we may be returning to a normal summer weather pattern and leaving the extreme heat behind. This is such welcome news as it’s time to begin planting fall crops and we have a lot of ground to make up. We are also excited to announce that this week our total year to date harvest has reached the 5,000 pound mark! This is more than all of last years harvest & represents a significant milestone for The Farm. This is an incredible achievement and a great reason to celebrate. It’s because of our...
read moreWe’re Only Getting Stronger! (The Farm Weekly Update)
The rain & heat may not be on our side, but we are only getting stronger as a result of the challenges we have faced this year. With the weather conditions so far out of our control, we truly realize that we must leave things in God’s hands and trust all things are working for good. We can do (& have done) all the preparation in the world, put all the seeds in the ground, watered like crazy, and yet, we are completely dependent on our Creator for our provision. With weather conditions as bad as they have been in over 75 years, we know that if we can make it through this we...
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