Local Organic Farmers Make Good

A couple months ago I had the pleasure of meeting Amy Johnston from the Art Showcase who came out to Brines Farm to check it out. A somewhat blustery day and having done a long weekend of hard work, I was pretty tired and wasn't sure I was making much sense, so I just thoroughly showed the farm, and tried to do the best to tell about the motivations, principles, and dreams of the farm. Afterward, I was pretty sure I had done a horrible disconnected job, but I chalked it up as "it's hard to be on your a-game all the time" as some might say. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful story Amy put together. Fortunately her photography and journalistic skills certainly allowed her to see the forest for the trees that day. Thanks Amy!

(On a technical note, out of respect for my friends at slightly larger organic farms that undertake certification, I will point out that while the other operations in this story are (as I understand) certified organic, Brines Farm is not certified organic. This is why I do not use the term organic (although I technically could for the first $5000 of sales each year, crazy I know). As always, and as the story attests to, I am more than completely happy to speak with you about the way I do farm (and essentially allow shareholders to certify in person should they want to).)