by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Aug 22, 2022 | Updates
I did a lot of leaving when I was young. I tried different types of work and lived in different types of places and participated in temporary programs. This ephemeral living involved many tearful goodbyes, but I was always the one leaving. Goodbyes were...
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Jul 26, 2022 | Updates
You’re swimming. Your head is above water. But the current is strong and is sweeping you downstream faster than you want to admit to yourself. You’re fatigued, but know that until you reach calmer waters, you need to keep paddling just to keep your head above water....
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Jul 18, 2022 | Updates
We like to put our rugged individualism on a pedestal in this country, but there’s a lot of comfort and security in a community. Just knowing others are there and have your back if things go awry. I’ve experienced this over and over in the farmers market community....
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Jul 4, 2022 | Updates
The best and most frustrating part of life is that there’s no end to learning and growing. It’s wonderful because I never get bored or stagnant. There’s always more to learn. It’s frustrating because quite frankly, things would go much smoother if I just knew it all...
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Jun 28, 2022 | Updates
There are things I’ve learned over the past few years that are counterintuitive. And because they’re counterintuitive, I tend to forget them and need to re-learn them. One of the things I learned was that when you’re super busy, you should take more time to pause....
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Jun 13, 2022 | Updates
I’ve learned in my later years to “feel all the feels”. While I understand the human tendency to avoid painful emotions, and the midwestern tendency to push down these emotions or pretend they don’t exist, they are a part of the fullness of the human experience. So...
