How was your first week’s box?… Our first week of CSA pickup went by without too many hiccups! (What a relief!) The CSA and store packing crews were excited for their first day back. It felt like a reunion here on the farm and at the pickup sites. Can you believe this is our 19th…
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You know that feeling when you’ve got a long list of things that need to get done, the season is officially underway, and Mother Nature decides she’s going to make you work around her schedule instead of yours? That’s pretty much been the story of the past week on the farm. We kicked off the…
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This post is part of my ongoing Gut Healing Journey series, where I’ve been sharing – chapter by chapter – how I went from chronic reflux, bloating, and constant discomfort to finally finding relief through food, mindset shifts, and a lot of trial and error. Along the way, I explored conventional medicine, functional medicine, elimination…
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I wanted to give this question its own blog post because when I first got sick, this was the question I asked more than any other. More than “How do I get better?” More than “What’s wrong with me?” More than “How do I fix it?” I wanted to know: How long is this going…
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When the federal government paused SNAP benefits earlier this fall, many families across the country suddenly faced an impossible question: How am I going to feed my family this week? As farmers, we felt that question deep in our bones. Food is what we do — it’s what we’re called to do. And we couldn’t…
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What a season it’s been. Hard to believe this is our last CSA box of 2025. Writing this note each year always hits me in the same way — a mix of pride, relief, and a twinge of sadness. I’ll miss seeing your faces each week at pickup, but I’m also ready to slow down,…
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By the time I discovered the Plant Paradox diet and began cutting lectins from my meals, I had to completely reimagine my pantry. This was hard. When you first make the shift from a “normal” diet to a lectin-free one, it’s like learning how to cook all over again. Overnight, so many of the foods…
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This week has been a good mix of progress, crazy hectic schedule, and a few curveballs out in the fields. Jed and I have been putting one of his inventions to work—a tool he built for the garden beds. He bought an engine from the auction at S.C.R.A.P. and then attached some bed shaping wheels…
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This post is Part 6 in my Gut Healing Journey series. By this point in my story, I had been actively working on healing for nearly a year. I’d tried a Low FODMAP diet, a low-acid diet, and even Candida protocols. I’d made progress, but I still wasn’t well. My reflux, bloating, and constant burping…
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This post is Part 5 of my Gut Healing Journey series. If you’re just joining, I’ve been sharing my story step by step, documenting the lessons, breakthroughs, and struggles I faced while piecing together my healing. Today, instead of focusing on a protocol or supplement, I want to share a mindset shift that made all…
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