• So many messages I get start with, “Your life/chickens/farm looks so peaceful...”😑 . Here’s the truth. That “peace” you see is actually my conscious choice to make 👏🏼time 👏🏼for👏🏼 it👏🏼 . The reality of this life... it is NOT peaceful. Homesteading and farming is poop, lice, death, disappointment, projects taking 134673 times longer than you think, and having reoccurring stress dreams about forgetting to feed a secret flock of chickens that don’t actually exist.😂 . You have to exhaustively attend to the demands of raising your own food, but simultaneously keep your heart open and *choose* peace among the cray cray. ✌🏼 . I think every farmer carves out moments of peace for themselves differently. For me it’s sitting with the hens and observing or picking a bouquet of wildflowers.🌼 . Stopping a task can be hard for me, especially when I’m frustrated. That’s when I know it’s crucial I need to choose peace for a few moments.🌓 . How do make peace for yourself?✨ . #WomensWorkWednesday With @love_and_lavender 💟 . #womeninag #womenwhofarm #homesteader #homesteading #abundancemindset #regenerativeagriculture #homesteadlife #greenwillowhomestead
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    So many messages I get start with, “Your life/chickens/farm looks so peaceful...”😑 . Here’s the truth. That “peace” you see is actually my conscious choice to make 👏🏼time 👏🏼for👏🏼 it👏🏼 . The reality of this life... it is NOT peaceful. Homesteading and farming is poop, lice, death, disappointment, projects taking 134673 times longer than you think, and having reoccurring stress dreams about forgetting to feed a secret flock of chickens that don’t actually exist.😂 . You have to exhaustively attend to the demands of raising your own food, but simultaneously keep your heart open and *choose* peace among the cray cray. ✌🏼 . I think every farmer carves out moments of peace for themselves differently. For me it’s sitting with the hens and observing or picking a bouquet of wildflowers.🌼 . Stopping a task can be hard for me, especially when I’m frustrated. That’s when I know it’s crucial I need to choose peace for a few moments.🌓 . How do make peace for yourself?✨ . #WomensWorkWednesday With @love_and_lavender 💟 . #womeninag #womenwhofarm #homesteader #homesteading #abundancemindset #regenerativeagriculture #homesteadlife #greenwillowhomestead
  • Today we are contacting our 10th #PackagingForThePlanet company, @ommushrooms. 🍄 Om Mushrooms is known for its organic superfood mushroom powders. I purchase their products regularly and am always disheartened to throw away the multilayer bag in the garbage. As we’ve learned, food packaging is a tricky balance between keeping food fresh and making it cost-effective for the company.⚖️ . What’s encouraging is that their competitor, @foursigmatic, just started packaging their mushroom powder in metal tins.✨ . This is yet another example of a company that is trying to do better but hasn't quite closed the loop. Let's let them know that earth-friendly packaging is important to their customers!📣 . Below is a copy/paste email you can send to Om Mushrooms at ➡️info@ommushrooms.com⬅️ . Note the difference between a previous customer and a potential customer, depending on your situation: 💌 To Whom It May Concern, I am a customer / OR / I have been considering purchasing from Om Mushrooms and I realized that the mushroom powders come in plastic pouches. I would love to know, is the packaging is recyclable or not? If not, are you considering fully recyclable or even compostable packaging in the future? I know that Four Sigmatic just started releasing their mushroom powders in recyclable metal tins. As a customer / OR / potential customer, I’ve been working to become more aware of what winds up in my local landfill and I’m hoping that companies want to do the same. I'm emailing you in partnership with #PackagingForThePlanet, a movement that hopes to engage with companies that consumers love in hopes of seeing more earth-friendly packaging options in the future. Thanks so much for your time and I look forward to your response! 💌 Feel free to share their response in our Facebook Group. Thanks for being the change my friend and here’s to working in tandem with nature’s strengths!🌎 . #plasticfree #plasticfreeliving #plasticfreeoceans #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #ecowarriors #greenwillowhomestead #bethechange
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    Today we are contacting our 10th #PackagingForThePlanet company, @ommushrooms. 🍄 Om Mushrooms is known for its organic superfood mushroom powders. I purchase their products regularly and am always disheartened to throw away the multilayer bag in the garbage. As we’ve learned, food packaging is a tricky balance between keeping food fresh and making it cost-effective for the company.⚖️ . What’s encouraging is that their competitor, @foursigmatic, just started packaging their mushroom powder in metal tins.✨ . This is yet another example of a company that is trying to do better but hasn't quite closed the loop. Let's let them know that earth-friendly packaging is important to their customers!📣 . Below is a copy/paste email you can send to Om Mushrooms at ➡️[email protected]⬅️ . Note the difference between a previous customer and a potential customer, depending on your situation: 💌 To Whom It May Concern, I am a customer / OR / I have been considering purchasing from Om Mushrooms and I realized that the mushroom powders come in plastic pouches. I would love to know, is the packaging is recyclable or not? If not, are you considering fully recyclable or even compostable packaging in the future? I know that Four Sigmatic just started releasing their mushroom powders in recyclable metal tins. As a customer / OR / potential customer, I’ve been working to become more aware of what winds up in my local landfill and I’m hoping that companies want to do the same. I'm emailing you in partnership with #PackagingForThePlanet, a movement that hopes to engage with companies that consumers love in hopes of seeing more earth-friendly packaging options in the future. Thanks so much for your time and I look forward to your response! 💌 Feel free to share their response in our Facebook Group. Thanks for being the change my friend and here’s to working in tandem with nature’s strengths!🌎 . #plasticfree #plasticfreeliving #plasticfreeoceans #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #ecowarriors #greenwillowhomestead #bethechange
  • Our farm’s namesake.🌿 . This green willow stands as a symbol of healing, repair, balance, and harmony.🔄 . The willow’s branches are famous for their flexibility, being able to bend any which way without breaking. I love this symbolism for my journey with farming. Farming has taught me all kinds of flexibility, learning to dance and surrender to life’s curveballs instead of fighting them.✌🏼 . The willow is associated in Celtic traditions with the moon, seeing as both share a kinship with water. Y’all know I love me some moon-related shiznit.🌓 . Lastly, the willow can not only survive, but THRIVE in the toughest of conditions. I see this trait of fearless adaptability in myself, and I feel a sisterhood of sorts with this beautiful tree.✨ . Are there any plants that you hold as sacred or symbolic in your life?🌱 . #farmher #womeninag #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #willowtree #greenwillowhomestead #plantpower #mooncycle #permaculturefarm
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    Our farm’s namesake.🌿 . This green willow stands as a symbol of healing, repair, balance, and harmony.🔄 . The willow’s branches are famous for their flexibility, being able to bend any which way without breaking. I love this symbolism for my journey with farming. Farming has taught me all kinds of flexibility, learning to dance and surrender to life’s curveballs instead of fighting them.✌🏼 . The willow is associated in Celtic traditions with the moon, seeing as both share a kinship with water. Y’all know I love me some moon-related shiznit.🌓 . Lastly, the willow can not only survive, but THRIVE in the toughest of conditions. I see this trait of fearless adaptability in myself, and I feel a sisterhood of sorts with this beautiful tree.✨ . Are there any plants that you hold as sacred or symbolic in your life?🌱 . #farmher #womeninag #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #willowtree #greenwillowhomestead #plantpower #mooncycle #permaculturefarm
  • You guys! @publicmarketgoods just released my favorite T-shirt in PINK! 👚 . It’s soft. It’s organic material. It’s made in the US. And it’s a limited edition!! 🚨 . So for #iamyourfarmer Thursday with @wildrosefarmer I want to say it loud and say it proud, “The future is female farmers!”✊🏼 . Oh. And. This shirt always irks some insecure dude who somehow feels threatened by championing female farmers as the future even though he still makes a dollar to the ladies’ 80 cents. To you sir I say: Leave your snide comments at the door. 🙄 . #womeninag #womenwhofarm #thefutureisfemale #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture #wisconsinfarm #greenwillowhomestead #womenempowerment
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    You guys! @publicmarketgoods just released my favorite T-shirt in PINK! 👚 . It’s soft. It’s organic material. It’s made in the US. And it’s a limited edition!! 🚨 . So for #iamyourfarmer Thursday with @wildrosefarmer I want to say it loud and say it proud, “The future is female farmers!”✊🏼 . Oh. And. This shirt always irks some insecure dude who somehow feels threatened by championing female farmers as the future even though he still makes a dollar to the ladies’ 80 cents. To you sir I say: Leave your snide comments at the door. 🙄 . #womeninag #womenwhofarm #thefutureisfemale #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture #wisconsinfarm #greenwillowhomestead #womenempowerment