Leaning into a slow summer.

I love - and I mean LOVE - June. I love how it helps me to settle into a different routine. I love seeing the growth of my plants day to day. I love the cooler summer weather. I love the fact that we get so much sunlight.

I continue to feel a pull to do it all. I still feel a sense of “guilt” when it’s a nice day and I’m not working on my gardens. I think this will be a long term pull for me. I love the work I do, I love accomplishing something and crossing it off my to do list - but I also have learned to lean into the joys of the slowness of summertime.

This year, I went from the hustle and bustle of getting myself out the door in the mornings to a slow morning of enjoying a cup of coffee outside with Sadie on a daily basis. I have had family gatherings, and get togethers with friends. I’ve been reading significantly more than I usually do over the summer months.

I still set a primary goal for myself each day. Some days it’s small, other days it’s pretty substantial. For example, we got an inch of rain yesterday, and my goal was to get my entire main garden weeded before the rains came. With a little help from my dad, we got all my veggies weeded before I felt the first sprinkle.

This farm business and how it has evolved has been one of my greatest joys. I had big, big dreams in 2020 when it started as a “small idea”. No two years have been exactly alike.

What I wasn’t expecting was how much I would evolve as the farm evolved. As someone who has never said no to a big project, I found I was burning my candle at both ends and not allowing myself to relax and enjoy Minnesota summers. I didn’t know how much I needed a summer like this one until I got here.