Humble Pie Farm

I go down to the shore in the morning
and depending on the hour the waves
are rolling in or moving out,
and I say, oh, I am miserable,
what shall—
what should I do? And the sea says

in its lovely voice:

Excuse me, I have work to do.” 

Yesterday morning I got up early and went to seed some celosia. While seeding I listened to a rare Mary Oliver interview on On Being. I listened to her reading the above poem and cried into my little seed cells in the chilly greenhouse shed at 6 am. Her beautiful, hard-won words bring healing for so many people. And she is so very charming. Listen to it if you have a chance.

And now when you admire a stem of celosia in a bouquet, you can think of her, and me, and yourself, and how we're all connected in this wide wide world in beauty and grace and ugly and sorrow. 

We all have work to do.

Speaking of work, we're rockin' in the greenhouse. It feels a little overwhelming but also exciting and so fun! Farmer Mike is getting busy with GOE now too, and these beautiful warm spring days make us all feel the pull of the alive soil. It's really dry, folks. It's so dry. But if things progress like this, we'll be working up the ground in no time. 

Are you tiring of photos of these little baby plants that hold so much promise? Me neither. It's so gratifying to walk out to the greenhouse and see these plants getting bigger and stronger. 

We're getting new chickens on Saturday. Swoon! So excited. Gold Star 6-month-olds, and a few older Black Australorp ladies. I love chickens, and can't wait to welcome these girls to our home. Also, to not have to pay for eggs. 

We've reopened our hiring process as we had a former great candidate with a change of plans. It's been a little harrowing as this is our first employee, and really key to our success this season, but we have some great new applicants this week. We're excited to interview next week.

And the Flower Children's Garden is in the works. We have quite a few committed big and little friends to our flower, veggie and herb garden planting day on May 16th! Woohoo! Planting, lemonade and snacks. And happy chickens. I love children, and have taught formerly. It is my heart: growing things and children. It's such a natural partnership, and adding this component to our farm is a fulfilled dream for me. And my little flower child can eat tomatoes off the vine as he loves to do.

Be well this beautiful week!

J,M+E