The Leek & The Carrot

Retreating to the Northwoods + RECIPE: Cabbage, Leek & Pepper Runza

After seven nights away and a full two weeks off of work, I can say with absolute certainty that everyone everywhere deserves a retreat from their daily lives every once in a while. Not just a vacation or an adventure, but a real retreat that encourages quiet and calm and reflection and possibly even productivity….

Resolutions, Intentions & Farm Retreats + RECIPE: Napa Cabbage Noodle Salad

How are you all feeling as we officially end this first week of 2019? Are you still figuring out resolutions? Have you already given them up? Did you choose a word for the year? Do you think that’s utter bullshit? I lie happily in the middle: contemplating deeply about who I want to be during…

Reflections on a Crazy Year

I’ve been wanting to deeply reflect on this past year and this past season for a while now. Since the farming season ended, I’ve been journaling most mornings, but internally knowing that I needed to take a lot more dedicated time to unpack this totally crazy year. So here we go. Grab a cup of…

Preparing for our 2019 CSA Launch + RECIPE: Baked Christmas Sandwiches with Spicy Cranberry Sauce

It’s December 22nd my friends! Which means there are exactly 3 days until Christmas, 9 days until New Year’s Eve, and 10 short days until our CSA launches for the 2019 season! It’s honestly hard to know which thing to focus my massive amounts of enthusiasm on because I adore the holidays, I’m so ready…

Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide + RECIPE: Spicy Ham Hand Pies

It’s official. We have entered cookie bake season which means I’m feeling very festive, a little fat, and way behind schedule on all of my gift purchasing. Without fail, every single Christmas I repeat this pattern where I sort of forget to be thoughtful until it’s nearly too late. I wax poetic to everyone who will…

The Cookbook Gift Guide for Every Friend on Your Christmas List

Christmas is coming my friends– whether we are ready or not. (We’re not). And it’s time to start leaning towards the gifts that add value to the lives of our loved ones and away from the things that feel like a burden (and like one more odd item to try and figure out how to…

These Gray Days + RECIPE: Caramelized Shallot Dip

Boy oh boy has it ever been gloomy here in my beautiful home state of Wisconsin. Honestly, since we returned home from Maui a little over a month ago I would guess that 95% of my waking hours have been under cloudy skies and it seems like pretty much everyone in my life is handling…

Maui, Hawaii

I’ve been babbling about my farmer trip to Hawaii on social media and dribbling out tidbits to you all here for over a month now so I’ll try to get straight to the details and be brief in telling you about how magical my trip to Maui was (because I have a feeling you got…

Thankful + RECIPE: Homemade Green Bean Casserole with Shallots

We made it guys. We planted 3+ acres of vegetables. We packed 150 CSA boxes of produce every week to feed 200+ families for five months. We employed people. We hosted so many farm parties. We went to Hawaii. We came back. We planted garlic, raced to get things out of the field before the…

Thanksgiving Guide + RECIPE: Hasselback Butternut Squash with Hot & Spicy Brown Butter Sauce

I really, really can’t wait to tell you all about our trip to Hawaii last month: the flavors, the trails, the beaches and the total inner calm surrounding a vacation filled with that much magic. A post with all my favorite spots and travel advice for your own adventures on Maui is coming real soon,…