09/14/2026
Good morning!
Dates look a little bit different these days between me and my bride, because I am now working a Monday through Friday and that means slim margins while also operating the Farm.
It’s early early mornings, jumping in the truck, loading up feed and getting to watch the sunrise and have brief moments together, that is a good reminder of what we’re building together. Each season bringing a new set of challenges, while also trying to provide proteins that are affordable for our community.
Even as we try to navigate how to reduce cost without folding on our convictions, we still find ourselves trying to make our food more affordable.
However, we understand that our animals that we are stewarding are of extreme value. And just because someone does not see the labor, the intention, the early mornings, and late evenings, the strict planning and the prayer that goes into raising these animals, does not decrease the value in which their lives bring.
It is still quite a mystery to me how the majority of America doesn’t stop, and pay attention to the price per pound for potato chips, the price per ounce for Starbucks, coffee, the price per pound for candy, and other items on the market, but then complain about the price of food that will actually feed and fuel our bodies.
In fact, it’s not so much of a mystery, as it is just a bit of a sad story that most people do not realize is playing out in front of each one of us.
Nonetheless, I will enjoy my early mornings with my bride and breakfast with my family, before I journey onto my day job, so that we as a family can continue to grow food for the families in the community around us. Because regardless, if anyone else around us finds value in it, it is still very much a gift.