by Tumbling Shoals Farm | May 16, 2022 | Updates
After a long, exhausting, and challenging (but successful!) week where this farm sent out a record amount of food, I was hoping to wake up to a slow news day on Sunday. Alas, in a world full of love and good people, hate still claims the news and forces our attention...
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | May 2, 2022 | Updates
This weekend, I saw a reunion between a 23 year old and his 6th grade school teacher. Maybe 6th grade was too young to feel this way, but I would have wanted to impress her—or at least not disappoint her. I often wonder about some of my teachers, especially English...
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Apr 25, 2022 | Updates
I’ve often talked about the choreography of farm management. The planning of how 8 people will move about the farm all day/week/month tackling which tasks in which order to make the most efficient use of everyone’s time while accomplishing all the tasks around the...
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Apr 6, 2022 | Updates
There’s this trend in yoga to take a picture when you first start trying a pose, or really anytime. Then to take another picture trying the same pose each year of your practice (bonus points if you’re in the same place wearing the same clothes) and place the pictures...
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Mar 29, 2022 | Updates
This is the week we’ve all been preparing for. Our farmily is complete this week and we all move to full-time work. We jumped right into teamwork to cover our last two high tunnels to prepare for pepper planting this week. Then all of the tunnels will be completely...
by Tumbling Shoals Farm | Mar 24, 2022 | Updates
We speak of “grounded” as if it’s next to godliness. But I’ve always been grounded. I’m so grounded I’m half buried in dirt. Sometimes I yearn for some head in the clouds–some dreaminess. Some floating. Ground is stable, which...
