Hello, Friend.
This will be the last newsletter written by me (Sarah).
It's been a challenging and wonderful journey with Mother Rock Farm -- Cory and I were blessed to find this property and have the opportunity to grow an abundance of food and community over the last two seasons. It was a big project for us, and we learned a ton.
As much as I would like to continue the journey, circumstances have changed.
Cory and I separated early in the summer; he stayed on the property, and I moved to Asheville. I'm so thankful that we managed to continue our efforts with the farm, community days, and farmer's markets through the season. I've grown to love the days on the farm even more than when I lived there.
But as the farm moves toward a period of rest, it's time to also allow some space between the two of us.
Cory isn't quite sure what next year will look like for Mother Rock, but he's very much interested in having community involved. There are many possibilities, and he wants to hear your ideas. Please reach out to him if you'd like to be part of the next phase -- cory.gillen@yahoo.com.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Mother Rock over the last two years. The community part of the vision for the farm has always been just as important as farming itself, and anyone who came to help out, attend a gathering, share tools and knowledge, etc. helped us to realize that vision. May the connections made at Mother Rock continue to bear fruit.
I hope that my weekly musings have impacted you in some meaningful way. I'll end with this: Nature offers us so much -- life itself! -- and is asking for our attention and care. The more we deepen our relationship with it, the more we can truly grasp that we are not separate from Nature. Destruction of the planet includes the destruction of humans that live on it. Nurturing the land, the animals, the insects, the water, the air -- all of what we think of as "Nature" -- is nurturing ourselves.
Either path is most effective when we do it together. No one person can destroy or heal our Earth. It takes many people, each doing their part.
What part do you want to play?
