09/28/2026
Anything worth growing asks something of time.
In 2023, this was mostly an empty farm - that hadnât had a purpose in almost 30 years- and an idea I couldnât quite get out of my head.
Three years later, itâs hard for me to reconcile the two images.
There was no single moment when it became this. It was thousands of tiny decisions. A ridiculous amount of work. Mistakes, money, patience, starting over, learning as I went, and continuing long after the novelty wore off.
I think we underestimate how long meaningful things take to build because we usually only see them once theyâre beautiful.
But this place has taught me that the middle matters too. The seasons when it doesnât look like much is happening. The years when youâre laying groundwork nobody else can see.
And then one day, you look up and realize the life you were trying to build is already here. The visible progress is just the evidence.