Vacation for a farmer?

Well, we've never done this before but we're giving it a shot....we're taking a vacation during the farming season! Granted, we're going to cottage near the Indiana Dunes and it's only for a Friday & Saturday night...BUT it's a big deal for us! We've entrusted our animals to dear CSA members. Our markets are covered by our fellow farmers and crew members. Everyone is pitching in to allow us this time to be with with our extended family.

The reason this is important enough to make a blog post is because this has always been a dream of ours. There are plenty of veggie farmers who vacation in the winter. But we know a small set of farmers that take a short family vacation in the summertime. We never thought this would be possible given plants and animals generally do not take such holidays! We're not extremely busy all the time but we do collect eggs each day, feed and water animals every day and watch the weather like a hawk to time out what we should do and when.

We cherish this day-to-day routine. It keeps us connected to the land, the changes of the season and the ongoing health and well-being of our animals. But this weekend, we're going to listen to the Lake Michigan waves and rest. We'll be back Sunday (whew). :)