There are a lot of important aspects to the farm, but if you were to ask either Joe or I what the most important one is, we would both say quickly and absolutely - family. Family means everything to us, and it always has.

Well, it’s officially official - here’s Section 32 Farms. Our website. Our name. Our logo. To Joe and me, the farm has been official in our hearts and minds for a lot longer. But once you file paperwork for a business name, or cement wooden posts into the ground, or set price-lists for beef packages, or set a butcher date, it really becomes real. And exciting. I wouldn’t say nerve-wracking; we’re filled with anticipation of all that’s going to happen this year. We know it will be filled with learning curves. We’ve never done most of this! Including birthing calves, which I have a whole new appreciation for after giving birth to our first child this fall.

Here we are in another fall season. During my work commute, I’ve been watching the trees gradually change color and the fields start to dry down. Harvest is getting close. And in true Joe and Dee fashion, we’re getting close to more than one type of harvest season. God must have really wanted to make sure we appreciate the true strength behind seedtime and harvest.

We’re in a time of preparation right now. And instead of waiting for things to start, I’m going to give a peek behind the curtain of what lies ahead. In January 2019, we were preparing for more big change, but I had yet to learn how much. Joe and I had done some hard talking about the kind of lives we wanted to live and the dreams and passions we wanted to accomplish now and in the future.