Our May 2-4 Weekend

Spring is a very busy time of year for us. I think it is actually the busiest time of year because so much has to get done in a short period of time; planting, taking straw off the berry plants, staffing, planning for our sales outlets, picking asparagus and then we start selling at our farmers markets. Our lists are long but our energy is high. We do not take time off unless it is raining or too wet in the fields to do anything useful. 

This is the first May 2-4 weekend we have had "off" in a very long time. Back in university Ian and I would go camping with friends and spend time relaxing. Not anymore. 

We have had an abundance of rain in recent weeks so this weekend Ian did not spend time in the fields. This has been a challenging spring due to the late start to the growing season so actually having time off this weekend is bittersweet... I have faith things will turn out just fine but Ian is a wee bit anxious. That being said, we all worked yesterday by starting our farmers market season and I just learned this afternoon that Ian is going to try working in the fields tomorrow but overall, we had the weekend off.  It is all perception, right?

Tonight we are hosting a small dinner party with other farmer friends. It may never happen again that we can celebrate May 2-4 weekend!  Cheers to a beautiful summer and a plentiful harvest!