FirstLightAgroecology

Before we go deeper into the depths of agroecology, I thought it appropriate to start at the start.

Snippets of farm life with a growing family - the highlight kind of snippets. There’s quite a lot in between these moments that really don’t look and feel as whimsical 😂 The majority of the farm work just is plain hard, with not much reward - and we are dancing the delicate balance of doing this on a low budget, while we also sow into our young family. Many would say it’s really not an ideal time to do something like this - but the fruit shows that God has said differently. There has been a whole lot of times where we’ve prayed for provision for something we’ve needed to keep running our little farm that was above our pay bracket - and every time, miraculously, we’ve been provided for. We have all we need for each day in this and we are certainly not a fancily set up operation - but we have seen the fruits of deeper trust and endurance, and our family being brought together in a way we haven’t known before. We’ve had quite a few people say the phrase to us, “you’re living my dream!” It makes us laugh, as most of the time it can feel very far from dreamy. But the dream we are living - and will not trade for anything - is following God and risking saying yes to him, at all costs. It is what has held us here when we’ve wondered if it’s all worth it. To live with the One who is bigger than all of this, who owns the story of all time - it is something all of us are invited into.

We are currently sitting in the transition between cool season and warm season - still enjoying the final few weeks of tasty brassicas while busily planting in all matters of summer sunshine foods. Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, zuch’s, corn and many others should be starting to change up our veggie boxes soon. Stay tuned ☀️🧑🏽‍🌾

Packing our big box ✨ This size is a good one for families with enough fresh veg to suit 3+ people for a week. The contents will vary each week depending on what is ready to harvest; inviting you to eat seasonally and creatively. Picked, packed and delivered by us all on the same day 🤍 (Manifest kombucha available as an optional extra to compliment your fresh veg)

Packing our big box ✨ This size is a good one for families with enough fresh veg to suit 3+ people for a week. The contents will vary each week depending on what is ready to harvest; inviting you to eat seasonally and creatively. Picked, packed and delivered by us all on the same day 🤍 (Manifest kombucha available as an optional extra to compliment your fresh veg)

Running a market garden with kids 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Is it fun and magical? At times, yes! Are there times we question if we are crazy and everything seems to fall apart? Absolutely. Do things take longer? Usually. Do we now have permanent soil somehow attached to us wherever we go? Definitely. We are all learning a lot, every single day, and thankfully God really does help us 😅

We have been busy these past few weeks getting plenty of veggies in the ground and getting them growing, all while succeeding and failing and adjusting (and taste testing). This is a whole family affair - it often means progress is a little slower, but far more colourful. Eden specialises in planting, watering, harvesting (peas are the favourite choice) and digging deep holes to call for the worms. Cedar is great moral support showing his excitement with big arm movements and rapid grabbing, and will often taste the soil to check its growing suitability. Lots of exciting things are being formed, and get ready for veggies boxes very soon 🤗🥦🌱🥕 Music credit, Zephyrus by The Oh Hellos: https://music.theohhellos.com/album/zephyrus