Optimism with Chance of Rain

Reveries

Jul 7

A chance of rain tomorrow has your farmers feeling optimistic heading into the week. For it is July, it is hot, and we have 4 acres of vegetables that could use a drink. As you know, we do not irrigate our field crops. A deliberate choice in our steadfast commitment to water conservation and regenerative agriculture. All of our field seeding and planting is based on the weather and rain cycles. So when it rains, it is good. Very good. Your farmers like it when it rains. Rain is good. Please rain.

With this calendar page flip too, has nature's lust only been emboldened. We are seeing new insect pressure in the way of cabbage worms, aphids, leaf hoppers, and Japanese beetles, as well as continued heavy pressure from cucumber and flea beetles. Not to mention the wood chucks, rabbits, deer, voles, and the billion-and-forty-seven fast-growing weeds encroaching into our vegetables' space.

The dedicated team at Roots in Reverie though, spirits ne'er wavering, have been throwing ourselves into the farm to produce successful crops - the personalities of each of us shining through - especially these days when the work is infinite, and no matter how many things you check off the list, the to-do only grows faster. Miranda with her steady, focused, detail-and-list oriented mindset, shining in the wash/pack-out station, delivering to and keeping our chef friends happy with smiles and fresh garden goods, and in her Exeter market management and creative and expert ways of packing the van, and not to mention the long list of strong efforts in the field by way of trellising our tomatoes, wheel hoeing, scuffling, rescuing beans, etc. Me, wide-eyed and zany, trying to stay calm through the stress-of-day and attempting to effectively communicate a decision that may well change in the next hour. And Bria with fast hands and big heart, with unmatched endurance and commitment and a willingness to handweed 'til dark, keeping our wash station humming with clean totes and buckets and baskets, managing the Dover market, and doing all of the little things for the-good-of-the-farm that don't make it onto IG or in the newsletter. And the Old Man, commuting an hour + just to do some Crazy Old Man stuff around the farm - weed whacking, mowing, tinkering, fixing, building, delivering, etc. And to our volunteers that have been helping us through the season with Laura at market, and Kim & Kyra helping in the field. Thank you thank you! We're getting the job done!

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Feeling Generous? Want to help those experiencing hunger in our community? Want to support a small organic farm? Our fundraiser with Gather is still active! If you have the means to support our mission of bringing Gather more produce we ask that you please consider donating. Any amount is helpful! $5 could help someone get a meal. $500 would be a summer's worth of meals. To support the fundraiser, click the link below, thank you!!

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