From binge-watching The Traitors and Alone during an Arctic blast to delaying early plantings on the farm, here’s how winter reality TV unexpectedly reinforced the mental resilience required in flower farming — and why sowing summer seeds in February is the ultimate act of hope.
Why are we so productive under pressure but sluggish in slow seasons? A Cape May flower farmer reflects on winter motivation — and why Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to plan ahead.
A winter reflection on small course corrections, intermittent fasting, sourdough temptations, and the deep, quiet waiting season before spring flowers return to the farm.
Getting older comes with aches, stiffness, and fewer things that bend—but also one incredible gift: freedom from caring what everyone thinks. A reflection on aging, boundaries, and what winter on our Cape May flower farm teaches about doing only what matters.
When winter slows the flower fields in Cape May, the oven heats up. A cozy reflection on sourdough baking, brown butter chocolate chip cookies, and how winter on a flower farm is all about patience, rest, and tending good things behind the scenes.
This weekend we moved our youngest to New York City—and before the boxes and furniture, there was a train ride, a mistaken identity, some very public tip math, and a reminder that every season of life (and farming) comes with its own rhythm.
A reflection from a Cape May flower farm on winter, rest, and why “rotting” might actually be nature’s most important season. Winter isn’t lazy—it’s strategic.
