Bittersweet News

Our first customer, Audrey

The past three years have been an adventure.

As you'll recall, we started on this organic farming journey with little experience but a lot of passion and determination. Along the way, we have helped supply local, fresh, and nutritious food to the community of Pittsburgh. We have been embraced and supported by the most amazing customers who made sure to buy our produce and eggs because they believed in what we were doing and believed in better tasting and more nutritious food. We have met wonderful fellow farmers who have helped put up a hoophouse, shared knowledge, and simply befriended us. And for all of this, we are truly thankful.

But we have decided it's time to take things to the next level. This past season we realized that farming on property we don't own isn't sustainable. Brett was spending an increasing amount of time commuting from our house in Pittsburgh to the farm in Kittanning. This led to less time at home with the family, but also less time getting things done on the farm. There was never enough time at the farm or at home. It wasn't the life we had envisioned or wanted.

Our first flock of chickens soon
after we arrived in Pennsylvania.

When we began looking at buying our own property we looked at both Pittsburgh and Buffalo. The reasons for staying Pittsburgh are obvious. As for Buffalo, this is where Kristie grew up. And even though she's been away for 15 years, the majority of her family and numerous friends still live there.

In the end, Buffalo won out. We have an incredible support system there, all encouraging us to come back to the area. As a bonus, property is more affordable. We've begun the process of searching for a place and we are confident we will find the perfect spot for us.

We will miss Pittsburgh and, more importantly, the wonderful people. This is an amazing city that's come so far from their rust belt roots and is poised to become even more awesome. We'd like to specifically give a shout out to the people who have supported our farm and helped make this place feel like home: Mark, Meg, Alex, Charlie, Nathan, Joe, Sara, John, Marty, Erik, Shauna, and Cornelius... thank you for everything!

One of best customers, Mark, and Kristie's dad and stepmom
helping put up the hoop house.

And to all of you Western New Yorkers that may be reading this, we're coming! We are looking forward to bringing our organic produce (and hopefully meat) to the area. Stay tuned!

Here we are, embarking on another adventure so soon after our last one. But in the end, we picture walking out the door and into our fields and the world seems right.

And so it begins...again