At Old Plank Farm, Angelica and I are thankful to be able to go about our daily work with little interruption from the Coronavirus outbreak. This week we've been busy cleaning up around the compost yard and seeding in the greenhouse. The seedlings are oblivious to COVID-19; I envy them, but I'm grateful that our plants are unaffected. Life on the farm, especially this time of year, is generally isolated anyway, so we aren't experiencing any setbacks. With my couple of social activities cancelled, I'll just spend more time working.
As I write this, I feel as though I am gloating but that is not my intent at all. Rather, I want to assure all our farm members that we are well prepared to have a great growing season at Old Plank Farm. Good food is essential to good health, and you can continue to count on vegetables from Old Plank Farm this year. I am experiencing anxiety and sadness as I follow current events, just like many people probably are. And I worry when I think of people in my life who are at risk whom I can't see now for quite some time. But I'm able to use all of this energy to fuel me to do my best work for our farm and our community. Even in the midst of upsetting emotions and experiences, there is room for—and a very great need for—finding joy in life and sharing it with each other. I hope that the prospect of fresh vegetables from Old Plank Farm just over the horizon can be one thing that helps keep you feeling upbeet this spring.
If you aren't yet signed up to be an Old Plank Farm member, there's still plenty of time to get your share of our veggies. Visit our website for more details and online sign-up information. We will post updates about our increased food safety plans once the delivery season gets closer. In the meantime, I'll leave you with this lovely photo that Angelica took this morning in the greenhouse. Cold, snow, and Coronavirus isn’t hindering these scallions, seeded only 15 days ago. They sure look appeeling to me!
