thank you, thank you . . .now let's grow some food!

yesterday was the last day to sign up for our veg box subscription and it was our biggest day yet!  i came home from work to find FIVE more subscribers.  thanks to bryce and kate!  i am so overwhelmed and humbled by all the support we have received from family, friends, and strangers.   our family and interns are truly grateful to all of you.  farming is about community or at least it should be and this venture has proved that. 
i originally started growing food to feed my family then i started to sell produce to generate some extra cash. i realized it was something i was good at and that i had the rare opportunity to generate some income while doing something i loved. and, most importantly, i could do it without spending too much time away from hendrix.  in the past five years i have become more and more interested in eating and preparing whole, unprocessed food.  i truly believe that it is and should be easy, but i also know many, many people do not have access to good, healthy food on a regular basis. 
as clementine's p+p grows i hope that it continues to be a farm that the community and families are a part of.  i hope that my interns can become employees.  i hope that next year subscribers will consider buying one veg box subscription and donating one subscription to a family in need.  i hope that the customers who eat in the restaurants we supply will realize local, organically grown produce is better in so many ways. i hope that clementine's p+p can figure out a way to make food accessible and appealing to the unfortunate in our community.
this week i hope to generate a conversation with all of you about food and the lack of accessibility.  i hope you will join because i value your opinions and i want your farm to make food accessible to everyone.  by reading this blog or subscribing to our veg box or buying our veggies for your restaurant, you are telling me and our community that you care where your food comes and want to support a local farm.  thank you so much for your support.  you make my heart feel awesome!