farm life Peace, Love, & Leafy Dreams Amy Smith ·September 19, 2024 ### A Little Update From Our Farm(s) to Yours To say that things are going at full speed in Nick and I's life is a beautiful disaster of an understatement. It has been, all things considered, a beautifully wild summer and now it's not only back to business… it's bring on more business, new dreams, new challenges, another perspective, and another fresh start. And Nick and I are so excited and only the tiniest bit terrified! The biggest lesson we have learned in the fourteen months we have been running Leafy Dreams is that having an hour between our farm and our home just doesn't work. We will get up at two in the morning and drive the hour down to the farm if there is an issue that needs our immediate attention, we will stay up all night for multiple nights if our schedules don't allow for us to drive down on a daily basis — whatever it takes. But it takes a toll. We knew from day one that there would be compromises, sacrifices, long nights, stupid fights, and exhaustion. It is the very best kind of exhaustion, and everything else has been well worth it. But, the hour drive has to go — and finally we can see the light, even if we do have a very long way to go! ### But let's just call a duck a duck — who could really be anything but excited with all that beautiful basil? ### Basil that is going to be SO GOOD with these sundried tomatoes we made ☺️ Our farm is thriving as we hold on to the last bits of warm weather to gather every last garden treasure we can! We have 75% of the farm filled with perfect, new transplants and will be planting the seeds for the remaining towers within the next week! It is nothing short of spectacular seeing Leafy filled to the brim with our amazing greens again! Making our regular deliveries, attending farmers markets and just bringing our salad blends more and more into the community! Everything we are working on right now is to get our greens to as many people as possible. We love seeing faces light up when they see — or even better, taste — our greens for the first time! They really are amazing and I truly am not just saying that to toot our horn. SO, what comes first on our "Dreamy list of Dreams"? - Purchase land ✔️ - Purchase little shed to transform into tiny home while we build the rest of our project ✔️ - Start cleaning up the land for farm and tiny home ✔️ - Have little shed delivered to property - Run ALL utilities So we have a ways to go, a very long ways to go actually — but things are definitely looking up for our little leafy dream! To my Nicky — thank you for being my person in this life, thank you for holding my hand, making me laugh, making me feel safe, and for loving me the way you do. I love you, and I am so thankful that you are the person I get to dream with. More to come very, very soon! With so much love and excitement for the future, Stay wild & Stay Leafy Amy A Amy Smith Leafy Dreams Iowa ← Previous I Think We Made It. All Posts Next → Signed, Sealed, Delivered..
