Author Archives: Letty

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” ― Barack Obama Farm news:  2 … Continue reading →

My neighbor gave this to me after watching us work.  Her father farmed, and we have leased their property for a number of years.  I think she thought it was fitting. I read it when I get tired or frustrated … Continue reading →

“From every mountain side Let Freedom ring.” — Samuel F. Smith Every July 4 it seems I am digging potatoes.  I usually plant red, white and blue potatoes, which makes it really appropriate that I am digging them the first … Continue reading →

“How Beautiful is the rain! After the dust and heat, In the broad and fiery street, In the narrow lane, How beautiful is the rain! How it clatters along the roofs, Like the tramp of hoofs! How it gushes and … Continue reading →

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. ~Erich Fromm   I have been lucky to have good help over the years (10 years of CSA!!)  Three stand out; well, four counting Curtis – but … Continue reading →

“Hitch your wagon to a star.”  -Ralph Waldo Emerson     We had a great time with Logan this weekend.  He graduated with flying colors and we had a wonderful visit.  Hoping he will be able to travel this direction this … Continue reading →

“The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes … Continue reading →

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ― Helen Keller, The Open Door Well – I had a runaway trying to hitch my mules today.  I was all excited about hilling potatoes and I haven’t tried out … Continue reading →

“With the advent of spring and beginning of the new harvest season the creators of abundance, our peasants, come out to the fields to sow with good aspirations and hopes.”      – Islom Karimov I have really gone back … Continue reading →

Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway! – John Wayne Cattle Working Farm News:  When the calves have all arrived, it’s time to vaccinate, ear tag and castrate the bull calves.   Some people have fancy chutes … Continue reading →