August 23, 2011

Greetings from Freestone Family Farm! As I read over my first entry I am reminded of how excited I was this spring. Mind you this blog was written in April. This is not to say I’m not still excited, it’s just that the reality of our ability has now set in. And the reality of how much work there is still left to do!

Goals for 2011: Increase production to a full acre.  50 subscription csa program.  High tunnel.  Garage with a commercial kitchen.

Accomplishments to date for 2011. Production has been increased, if not an acre it is just under.  We for went the csa this year. Our place has been under construction for four months now and with the chaos many things have fallen behind schedule!  Instead we are opening our garage to a Farm Stand on tuesday afternoons. We are still vending at Farmer’s Market. It grows with vendors and customers each year.  Last February I started applying for a High tunnel pilot project in our area. The hope was to get a head start on our spring season. We found out the end of June that we had been selected for the project. I had anticipated being able to extend the fall season instead. The high tunnel has arrived, and in the box it remains.  And last on the list is the garage. Construction started the end of may. There was a building up with a roof within a month! We took over the rest of construction after it was framed. Between a large garden, a full time job, and a three year old, busy is an understatement. To add to the mix we started the King Kam of playhouses, had a well dug, and unearthed the area for a large patio.

I have reached an attitude of “we can only do what we can do”. Each day is filled with hard work and as one project is crossed off the list, two more are added. I told Garrett the other day that “we must work best under pressure”.

The balance here is that I love the work we are doing!!! The food from the garden can’t be beat! And really, what else would I do? I’m off to get ready for Farm Stand….more to come!

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