The cold weather is rolling in quickly so we have been prepping for winter by chopping wood, sealing up our home and many other activities. We are back into the busy period with interns visiting so this is allowing us to complete activities much more quickly. We just had a couple from NY visiting for 2 weeks and have another young man coming from the North East to visit for 2+ weeks. We made some great progress on our Fall/Winter gardens and enjoyed getting to know them a bit more.

The Second Annual Fall Festival was a big success and we are so grateful to everyone contributed to the event. First we want to thank our volunteers who assisted with registration, setup, lunch, cleanup, etc. Second, we want to thank the workshop leaders; Mock Orange Farms and Durham Beekeeper Association and our keynote speaker Will Hooker- permaculture expert. Third we want to thank the vendors/collaborators who came out/provided materials: 1- Buddy's Best Hot Sauce; 2- Doterra Essential Oils 3- Hurdle Mills Feed 4- Bell Farm 5- Weston A. Price Foundation 6- Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund 7- Lindley Mills 8- Mock Orange Farms. Finally, we want to thank the bands who came out and played excellent bluegrass music: 1- Into The Fog 2- Evan Young 3- Backyard Blue Grass Boys 4- Boojum (featuring Nokosee Fields). We really enjoyed getting to spend time with everyone and show people around the farm. It is very encouraging to see the strong interest in people wanting to truly know where their food comes from and connect with their local farmers.

Hey! It's Angela here to share a few quick yet important updates for this week as Brian is outside busily preparing for the Fall Festival this weekend. First and foremost, we are very excited for our Second Annual Fall Festival that is taking place this Saturday. The day will include workshops, a keynote speaker, pizzas and sausages fresh out of our brick oven, a farm tour and live bluegrass music in the evening. Check out all these great details below. Just a reminder if you plan to come and haven't yet RSPV'd, please do so here as soon as possible so we can get a final count.