Farm Journal
In subtle and blatant ways, farmers are professionally discounted and personally discouraged. I adamantly believe agriculture can be a rewarding, and healthy full time career. By writing about my work and sharing my progress, I hope to show how organic farms and farmers enrich and strengthen the communities they serve. ~April
Joyful Farming is:
aligning life, land, and community
believing in power and possibility
restoring health and home
nurturing relationships
honoring abundance and vocation
celebrating creativity and change
“I love your newsletter. The produce is so delicious, but the spirit of the farm lives in how you both communicate with us. So grateful for you all.”
— April Joy Farm CSA Member
The Soil Health Roadmap Project
Stewardship focused farmers intuitively understand soil health is the fundamental basis of farm health. Healthy soils are characterized by good structure and tilth, properties that promote aeration, water infiltration, and strong root growth.
Livestock Love
We firmly believe diversity is fundamental to the health and well being of our farm. The livestock and animals that call April Joy Farm home have phenomenal capabilities. We believe the contributions our animals make to our farm and to our lives cannot be taken for granted.
Adventures with Soggy
Well, I'm fairly certain that Soggy, like many of us, is quite happy to count Brad among her friends. Not very many days after he found Soggy nesting on her clutch of 21 eggs near the canyon edge, we weathered a whopper of a multi-day rainstorm.
Soggy Abundance
Last year one Friday evening about an hour before I was due to attend a community event, Brad came rushing up from the barn. He had in his hands a soaking wet, shivering chick.
Plant by Plant
It might surprise you to know that April Joy Farm is the first working farm many of our visitors have ever stepped foot on, and Brad and I are the first farmers they’ve ever met.
Eryngium, 'Blue Glitter'
Eryngium, 'Blue Glitter' aka sea holly: Honeybees forage on this new, shimmering blue addition to our pollinator plantings.
Community Voices
“Your writing is superb, April! Profound, insightful, clear, honest and generous - like you. I always find some wisdom to share with the kids or illumination of my own journey. Thank you.”