I am so grateful to each person reading this for joining in on this ride with me, supporting me in this crazy dream, and making this flower child’s spirit bloom. I have always felt connected to the ground I am on. The little things about the earth fascinate me – dewdrops catching a rainbow of light, tiny critters on plants, the smell of a horse’s breath and so many other things make me feel close to the earth turning right beneath my feet. The stillness and the chaos that come together out here makes me sure all these little pieces know what they are doing. I dreamt once of growing up to become a rock hounder, then a horse trainer, then a marketing agent, then a fire management officer, and now of settling in to share my love of growing with my community.

I have spent the last eight years, the most formidable of my life, as a wildland firefighter for the federal government. This experience shaped my view of the world and myself. It was never an easy career path, but it was one I felt called to and one I felt fit my goals for each of those eight years. I always loved the thrill, physical strength, friendships, and courage I felt in my job. The mental challenges I faced in this career are truly unparalleled as the atmosphere of wildland fire can never be recreated in any other environment. I left this job finally feeling like I had come into myself as a woman and with confidence I am not sure I ever before possessed. Entering our third growing season as a farm seems unimaginable.

We have been blessed by the support we have received from our growing community of flower lovers. Sharing our home and our farm with you has been the opportunity of a lifetime. Thank you for helping us to catch this dream.

– Hadley