A Farmer's Year in the Soil
Twelve months on a small organic farm — what gets planted, what gets composted, and what gets passed down.
Spring: waking the ground
The year begins with patience. Beds are uncovered, compost is turned, and the first cool-weather seeds — greens, peas, radishes — go in while frost still threatens. Nothing is rushed; the soil sets the pace.
Summer and autumn: abundance and care
By midsummer the farm is loud with growth. Tomatoes, beans, squashes, herbs — everything at once. Autumn quietens it down with root crops and grains, and brings the slow work of saving seeds and putting the land to bed with cover crops.
Winter: what gets passed down
Winter is for repair, planning, and memory. Notebooks are reread. Tools are sharpened. The knowledge of what grew well, what failed, and what the weather did — all of it is folded back into next year's plan. A farm is a long conversation between people, plants, and place.
