Spice Holler Farm

Mother, May I?

The coldest part of the night is just before dawn. I know this because I’m usually awake when it happens and for most of the night I…

Hello Feburary

I am so glad I got such a strong start in January because now things are really starting to ramp up. Each week my planting calendar…

And…April

Hope and fear are really just two versions of the same story but I guess everybody has a different opinion. Since apparently we’re living in…

So very September

I have had to learn to appreciate that death is part of farming. A plant grows, we eat its leaves; it flowers, we eat its…

Oh boy, it’s October

The first frost came a few days early this October, pushing out an explosion of fall color and setting the mountains…

November No More

The urgency of being in the garden continues to wane, and it is a good feeling to focus on other aspects of farming for a while…

January

Hello 2020.

For a few years now, on the first of a new year I’ve chosen a word to help guide me in making decisions…

Remember December

As the year winds down to its annual grand finale, I knew it was necessary to take a pause and reflect on all that I have built…

It’s finally March

Farming is an act of faith. I am sure I am not the first person to make this realization, although it seems revolutionary to…