Better Late Than Never
I can’t believe we are half way through May. Truly it has been a whirl wind this spring. I feel like every moment of every day the last few weeks has been jam packed with flowers, farming and new baby needs.
It’s been a very exciting time-don’t get me wrong. With lots of wholesale business, my flowers making their way all to the way to New York City in more ways then one. Bringing back Friday flower popups seeing the CSA Members and new and old faces.
Bunching and backing orders
But farming is hard, owning a business is hard, being a mom is hard. Doing all three has been feeling like a lot lately. Things on the farm have been taking so long to accomplish this season. I feel like we’re so behind in planting and adapting the “plan” every day in order to catch up. The opportunities for the business have been popping up everywhere meeting new customers reuniting with old. Trying to fill everyone’s orders and keep up with communications. All while breastfeeding and caring for my sweet lil blueberry, which forces more long and frequent breaks than ever before. Planning our projects around weather, nursing and top priority everyday, sometimes every hour. Feeling there’s always something to be done, constantly a next thing.
I don’t share this to throw myself a pity party but to say- yesterday while I was feeling all this out in my field, working with my dad, with my baby on my back. I remembered even when I’m stressing this is why I do this. I farm because I love the challenge and the eventual joy of seeing the seeds you sow turn into fields of flowers. I run my own business so I can choose to where my time goes. That time is going to be different with a new baby, who’s needs need to be prioritized. I created a job which allows me to be present with my baby while doing physical work in the outdoors everyday. Which is truly amazing, a real slice of my own paradise.
All this to say sometimes in farming or life when you can only see the next task it be easy to lose sight of the whole picture.
We’re having a good season, we’re slow but we’re only going to keep growing-flowers and blueberry.
The best flower model
This update was a little more insight to me than what’s up on the farm. But it’s been on my mind. Hope to see you all May 23rd for our Friday Flower popup!
Sincerely Your favorite flower farm,
-Caelin G-S
