Uncle Rob's Office Thoughts
Sometimes, it’s difficult to communicate my thoughts...
...especially in instances such as this where I take on communicating “on behalf” of the farm.
The reality is that this is not my land. This is not my farm. This is not my homestead.
My parents bought this land with a dream after selling the house we all grew up in.
There was nothing here at that time except a pavilion and a horseshoe pit.
It was almost 15 years ago they actually executed on this plan that they had concocted.
At that time, I was living one of the many lives I’ve led, in Western North Carolina.
Three lives, and 15 years later, here I am – on the cusp of beginning yet *another* life.
Actively writing another chapter in the book of life, crafting yet another simulation.
This is precisely why I hesitate to write on behalf of the farm. My perspective is “different.”
However, what my parents have dreamed of – I have committed to as well.
I’ve made changes to live here and participate in the development of the farm and homestead.
Moreover, I take pride in the fact that I have the opportunity to live and contribute to it all.
The sense of “ownership” is what I know, it’s what us kids have been taught by our parents.
This is how they taught us to live as children, and as we became adults, we’ve done the same.
We’ve all taken ownership of the various projects that we’ve worked on throughout our lives.
Personally, I’ve worked on projects from Massachusetts to California and Texas to Minnesota.
I’ve never been prouder to work in a management capacity, taking on life as a project of sorts.
All of this is a true exercise in lifestyle design, at least that is how it feels for me at the age of 43.
Almost everything has or can become business, and I’m trying to learn how to balance it all.
With that said, I am growing increasing confident in speaking on behalf of the farm.
In many of the past lives, while working in a management capacity, this is exactly what I did.
I spoke on behalf of the company I was working for, or the company we were subcontracted to.
The only difference is that I am representing my own family and the work that we are doing.
The work that we are doing to build and develop a modern-day farm and homestead.
Our website reads:
York Meadow Farm is a small-acre, regenerative farm being built from scratch. Veteran and family owned, we work together with our community, farming cooperatively.
Guided by dreams of a new life path, we fuse old traditions with new techniques to create interesting flavors and products...crafted with love, from our families to yours…
On this crisp and bright November morning, I wish to express my gratitude for having the opportunity to communicate on behalf of York Meadow Farm. Much of the writing will likely be sharing our journey of lifestyle design from a suburban family to a small farm and homestead.
I look forward to sharing it with you.