05/10/2026
The farm has taught me how to mother and my baby has taught me how to slow down and love the farm🌱
I have often referred to the farm as my child over the years. Similar to a child, it has taken just about every ounce of my mental, physical, emotional, and financial capacity to raise, and through all of that I have been able to watch it grow and thrive, and I truly couldn’t be more proud.
Over the last year I wondered and worried how I could spread my capacity to be the resource I need to be to both the farm and my baby - 3 months in and it has pieced together in perfect harmony. A true symbiotic relationship.
The farm has truly taught me how to mother - The days of farming are long, laborious, and so full of love - all coming together to create its own form of beautiful chaos- similar to that of raising a human.
It has taught me that the effort I put in is the energy I get back
It has taught me that absolutely nothing goes as planned, but it all works out in the end
It has taught me that patience is important and not to sweat the small stuff
It has taught me that time does not slow down, nor pause, and how to embrace the seasons of life in the moment
Most importantly, as I look beyond my own farm and out to other farm and gardening friends, it has taught me that we as growers all tend to our gardens differently - spending different amounts of time, using different techniques and tools, sharing different thoughts and opinions - yet each garden still grows in its own unique way
The farm has taught me a million things that I can compare to mothering, and for that I am grateful.
As I raise my baby alongside the beautiful chaos of the farm, my baby too has taught me how to slow down and love the farm. While I have always found joy in my work, I have had to slow down in new and necessary ways this season - lots of pause and lots of admiration for all that this farm has become. I’m grateful for the slow down, which has brought new inspiration, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to raise my baby in the midst of this little dream.
Happy Mothers Day to all those who are growing, tending to, and nurturing throughout the seasons of life🌱
