09/05/2026
The side of farming we don’t post as often. 🎃
Social media makes it really easy to share the beautiful parts of farming—the first sprouts, fields full of vines, baby pumpkins, exciting new varieties, and the anticipation of harvest.
But this is part of farming, too.
This pumpkin season has been a tough one for us. We planted more than we ever have before and went into the season with some pretty big hopes. Then came stretches of difficult weather, drought, and a whole lot of pressure from the deer.
And unfortunately, the deer have gotten especially bad late in the season. 💔
Walking the field today and finding pumpkin after pumpkin damaged like these was hard. Some have just a bite taken out. Others are damaged enough that they won’t be sellable at all. And when you’ve spent months growing something from a tiny seed, it’s hard not to feel every single one.
We’re still a couple of weeks away from having our final harvest numbers, but right now it looks like our pumpkin crop will be considerably smaller than we had hoped.
But we’re learning. A LOT.
This is only our second year growing pumpkins on this scale, and every season is teaching us something new—about our land, our weather, our wildlife, what varieties perform best here, and what we need to do differently next year.
There are already plenty of notes being made for 2027. 😂📝
And despite the losses, there are still SO many beautiful pumpkins out there that we can’t wait to harvest and share with you. 🎃❤️
Farming isn’t always the picture-perfect parts we tend to share. Sometimes it’s putting months of work into something and having nature change the plan.
Then you learn, adjust, and plant again.
That’s farming. And we’re still incredibly grateful we get to do it. ❤️
