As I woke up this morning to head over to farm and continue working on house, I just felt a heavy heart!

So much going on right now, a bit overwhelmed, life in general, moving to a new house, repairs and remodeling, buying a farm, fencing plans, work, school, loads of decisions and steps and soon soybean harvest at Lively H and then my farm!

I would be lying if a few tears have been shed this week!

You see we can all, act like everything is okay but in reality your holding it together. Life is STRESSFUL, add 2020 and now 2021 in it, shew help us all! Lots of change!

We all have things going on right now, all are different, some hide it better than others and bottle it up, some crack! We all worry, we all stress, some overthink, some cry, some have failed, some have achieved, but in all this we all get stronger! You GROW through whatever your going through!

You friend, reading this whatever your going through… it could be worse, it could be better, it could be easy, it could be hard but IT WILL ALWAYS be worth it! Read that again. Sometimes we can’t understand why, or how much longer or what’s next! But we do know, even in the times of breakdown, you’ve got to push through. YOU CAN, YOU WILL and in the end it will all be WORTH IT!

Today I decided to come sit on my new front porch, I decided to drink black coffee, (which my papa always said would grow hairs on my chest haha.)

I decided to enjoy the fresh air and bird chirping, I decided to breathe and relax in the moment!

Do you know how amazing it felt?

I challenge you to find a favorite quite spot and just breathe today! Reflect and make a game plan for your week! If one thing doesn’t go as planned move to the next.

I think i’ve found my new favorite spot here at the farm…soon those bird chirps will be mixed in between sheep baa’s!

I am so thankful and blessed!

Here’s to growing stronger as a person, growing as “A Growers Granddaughter,”growing as a women in agriculture, and most importantly growing to love myself and taking care of myself mentally and physically!

Happy Sunday!
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XOXO
A Growers Granddaughter
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Agriculture can be on both sides of the fence!

Farming isn’t just always row crops, it can be livestock operations-such as dairy, poultry too! It could be greenhouses, nursery’s, orchards, aquaculture, beekeepers..etc

Here at Lively H we do both row crops and livestock!

To be a farmer/farmher you do not have to have thousand of acres, You do not have have the best equipment, if it gets the job done that’s what you want, you don’t have to have the best crop-top yield every year, yes it’s nice but some years are harder than others, you don’t have to have the best fence, you don’t have to have irrigation systems on every field, you don’t have to have every crop in the field or every type of livestock, you didn’t have to grow up on a farm all your life, you don’t have to have registered livestock, you don’t have to own everything you farm, you don’t have to have a degree

To be a farmer/farmher you manage your acre or acres, You do what you want to do, you raise your livestock, you cut your hay, you harvest your crops, you grow vegetables, you love what you do, you work towards your goals, you are a good steward of your land, or land you rent, you have to be willing to fight with nature and weather, fix breaks, work year round, deal with input costs, deal with market prices, manage your time…you’ve got to be willing to get up in the middle of the night to check and cow and assist her if needed, you’ve got to be willing to work in all weather types…willing to leave to go put your animals back in…willing to learn…willing to get your boots covered in shit, willing to get your hands dirty…willing to work…

Farming isn’t easy… but there’s beauty in it all, blood, sweat, tears, success and fails… everyday is different but worth every second.

Whatever you do on your farm big or small, your farm makes an impact and is equally important!

So much competition in the agriculture industry, when in reality we should all be a team the whole world is against us, and we are all feeding the world one farm at a time. Whether it be one row, one cow, one gallon of milk, one lamb chop, one egg, one roast, one zucchini, one jar of honey, one gallon of strawberries! We grow things yes, now let’s grow together, grow stronger and advocate for agriculture!

THANK A FARMER!
BE THE FARMER/FARMHER
RAISE THOSE CROPS AND LIVESTOCK!
GROW

XOXO
A Growers Granddaughter ❤️
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