Solvitur Ambulando

I have some interesting news to pass along. First is that Melissa and I have moved down the coast to a farm near San Luis Obispo and are helping the crew here finish up their Hass avocado harvest. As much as we liked the farm in Petaluma, we didn’t really like the farmer; the situation was resolved when he basically fired us and hired on someone who had worked for him previously. It was stressful having to pack up and move on such short notice; it’s a bit awkward when your employer is also your landlord! But we’ve settled in nicely at our new farm and have already put the old farm behind us.

But the more important news is that we’ve taken to farming so much that we’re planning to move to Virginia in the spring and homestead on the land my grandmother grew up on, the plan being to start our own organic vegetable and fruit farm and eventually to build our own home! It’s exciting how this has come together, as I had never imagined myself being a farmer, despite my love of the outdoors and my desire to be self-employed. We’ll be spending the winter bouncing around to different farms in California trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible, then we’ll head back east to start our new lives in rural Virginia.

I hope everyone enjoys the holiday season. Melissa and I will be spending Christmas with some distant relatives of hers in the area, as well as sharing a feast with the crew members here at the farm.