Weed seeds popping. Beans to pick. Markets to man. One household of 3 kids (one off to college), 9 jobs between us, and, oh, BTW, who’s going to mow the lawn?
Throw in my 21st-century small business problem of electronic communication and no wonder I feel overwhelmed. At last count I manage 5 FB pages, 3 email accounts, and two websites, along with all associated management related to FB messenger, IG, texts, mailchimp, shopify, and old-fashioned phone calls.
Life at Lida Farm in mid July. This is nothing new. My daughter, Sylvie, last night brought up the prospect that we’re hoarders, but my wife and I emphatically defended the household as just too darn busy to keep house as any 9-5 household does. I can see her point. Looking around the house there are at least 16 unfinished projects that have no chance of completion any time soon. Little stacks of things all over. Is that unpacked suitcase from last month? I dunno.
I only thing I know is that if we’re weeding til 9 pm, I’m not dealing with it. Instead, we triage. My way of making some order is to create these little lists with things I can do that day. As I cross them off, I pretend that the disarray is under control. The key is sanity is to keep the list modest. Ignore the other 28 items that could be put on the list and I feel ok.
But, August will come and we will let go of some things. Some fields get mowed and all those weeds become compost (and next year’s weed problems). The season itself starts to let us go as well. Potato bug pressure slows. Weed germination slows in the dry heat of late summer. The fog of the farm war starts to lift and unseen projects present themselves. Life starts to get more manageable as we ease into the cool evenings of September.
Sounds nice doesn’t it? Till then, have another cup of coffee and full steam ahead!
In the box:
- Salad mix
- Green Beans
- Broccoli: Looking good with good timing – a big head variety called Imperial.
- Cherry Tomatoes: Orange Sungold, Red Sakura, or Orange Nova grape type – luck of the draw.
- Radishes: The bright red ones…some are bigger than the beets, so don’t confuse them.
- Parsley
- Little Beet Bunch
- Green Onions
Lida Farm 