the inflexibility of monocultures will be their undoing.

[mopinko]

5. we seem to be one or the other.

this is yr 7, and so far we have had at least 3 yrs where it was cold enough in the spring to cause damage.
the first year spring arrived a full month early.
couple summers were days and days of ~100°.

i feel like if i invested in a good, high quality grow space, i might be really patting myself on the back for that down the road.
it's tough, tho. my income is fixed at this point. generous, but fixed. i have some long term savings, and i know this will at least add value to the farm as a property.

if i thought i was gonna live to see the pay off, it would be a lot easier. but i am an old lady who is wondering how much longer i can be a farmer.