10/30/2026
After a long but informative two day training, organized by Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District, I am now prepping to be ready for you all, over the weekend!
Let these fall temperatures and colors inspire you to enjoy the little beautiful things in our day! 🍁🧡🍂🍁🧡🍂
Taking a walk through the orchard inspired me to make a roasted tomato soup to bring in bright colors to the kitchen!
🍅 roasted tomatoes, onions, garlic, sweet peppers for an hour at 375.
🥘 blended vegetables with chicken broth and added a splash of whole milk at the end to thicken.
🍞 took sourdough sandwich bread from Sonna Weddle and grilled it on a skillet with local cheese.
INCREDIBLY yummy and I savored that time to think about all that I accomplished this week under intense time straints.
I have heard from many people that I am the busiest person they know. I don’t take that as a compliment because running a small business DEMANDS a lot from the invested owner. Believe me, I don’t want to be going in 5 directions at once. I am trying to delegate better. But I do have a lot I am trying to accomplish.
❤️I am trying to educate consumers that if we put more and more and more and more rules and costs on businesses- I sure hope they will be making purchasing choices that supports us being able to comply.
If we demand higher and higher and higher standards but turn around and buy the grapes from Chile; that doesn’t make sense. My point is part of why I am so busy is trying to help more people understand that farming isn’t just about knowing how to raise a crop. I know the saying, “farmers wear many hats” may be overused…but the amount and array of responsibilities is HUGE and HEAVY. So yes, I am busy- because I love what I do…serving you fruits and vegetables at the stand. To be able to do that requires a lot of behind the scenes work.
Selling something perishable also puts on pressure because the clock is ticking.
Balancing family and business is tough. You can never be enough for one or the other.
Farming, there is always so much changing and having to adapt to new challenges is time consuming. There is no “easy” button for farming. Another saying, “ if it were easy, everyone would do it”. 😉