In our newsletter last week, there were a few sentences in there that hit us hard.
We were talking about how, as farmers, we can’t just spend our time thinking about how to grow the best pastures and raise the most exceptional food. Because even though this stuff is fun and important, we’re also asking ourselves a bigger question of how can we can make the biggest impact and do the most good for our community.
I’m not sure how that last part felt to you. You might have glossed over it. You probably didn’t give it a second thought. But when we read it out loud to each other (yes we do this countless times before we press the send button), we felt so nervous.
We felt nervous because we really do dream about expanding the reach of this farm and sharing our knowledge beyond this platform. Sometimes, we can literally feel the farm blowing us in this direction, encouraging us to press pause and consider what more we can be doing to make a difference for even more people.
The truth is, we don’t know how we’re going to get to there. We are planners and perfectionists by nature, but we don’t have the answer to this big question hashed out just yet. And while that’s scary, for sure, we’re grateful for all that we do have….
We’ve got a mission that lights us up every single day. We grow amazing food and help families in Rochester eat well. And, we have YOU and this incredible community of people cheering us on and supporting us at the Brighton Market and Farm Store every week.
So how might our little farm and the community we’re building here in Henrietta change the world? Well, we’re just going to have to wait and find out the answer to that question together because we’ve got a lot of exciting ideas waiting in the wings, ready for the right moment to hatch.
Your Farmers,
Jenney and Greg
PS- Just in case you were worried, none of these wild dreams of ours involve us stopping farming! We intend to continue to raise organic livestock for the long-haul!