Well, hello!

Here we are. Incubating a big dream and trying to listen for and practice the balance between “Doing” and “Letting it unfold.”

We moved to this special plot of land last May 2025 and have been humbled by the process of getting to know the soils, the other-than-human inhabitants, the slopes and slides of the landscape, the fierce winds, the ways that water moves, the waves and echoes of birdsong throughout the season. What an immense privilege. We do not take it lightly.

In fact, we strive to share in the reverence of this place and share the foods grown and raised from this place with you as heartily as we can muster. For Jump Rope Farm, that means (in part), that we don’t intend to sell anything from the farm (food, experiences, learning) but rather to offer it at no charge, for “free”, as a gift.

It also means that you’re always invited to stop by the farmstand and take food for yourself and/or for your neighbor. You’re invited to participate in Wednesday Work Days, every Wednesday starting in May (see more on our Events page). You’re invited to contribute money if you’re able and willing to part with some of your dollars to support the farm budget. We’re also working on a few different ideas for food distributions off the farm and in other locations throughout our community— got ideas? Be in touch with us!

And that also means that we spend much of our day to day with the tangible tasks of growing food (or planning on growing food) and all that entails.

This time of year, that looks like…

snow covered wood shed — *Hopping on the farm’s only tractor only to find it’s stuck in the snow…*

Getting the farmstand built and ready for Spring, preparing the propagation house to be the home of many expectant seedlings, spreadsheeting and mapping out which vegetables will go where and how many, acquiring seeds, inventorying seeds and processing saved seeds, sending emails, writing blog posts, putting our heads together around the budget and what our financial and material asks of the community might be, mapping out future waterlines and fences, designing and building a CoolBot refrigeration system, and contemplating the spirit of the farm amidst a worldly unraveling amongst other fun things.

Perhaps those are some of the “Doings”; the tangible tasks that we are actively putting energy towards.

Recently a friend asked us “Why?” What is it that specifically calls us to gifting food in lieu of selling it? Ultimately, it comes down to something quite simple. Gen can share more in her words on another blog post, but for me: I see food as a gift from the Earth. I feel drawn to mimic that pattern and honor the spirit of a gift, in-turn offering food as a gift to other humans. Earth shows us a spirit of generosity that feels essential for a liberated future.

And so, we embellish a dream for a neighborhood that feels and is nourished, a farmscape that feels and is respected, a community that practices a new economy.

With that in mind and the prospect of germinating seeds in our hearts, we tend to the winter activities as the farm rests under its snowy blanket. I remind myself that the wintering period incubates the dormant seeds, infusing them with time and stories, and come spring, they’re ready to reach upwards and send out roots.

And perhaps those are some of the things that fall into the “Letting it unfold” category; the listening in on what’s alive and who’s speaking, the guidance and messages from the land, bowing to the wisdoms already charted in the skies…

May these seasons ahead be a time of putting the farm out there, asking for support, and striking the balance between “Doing” and “Letting it unfold”. We’re excited to put energy towards stewarding this land, weaving togetherness, and feeding each other in the ways that we know how.

Thanks for reading!

First Winter on the Farm