Harvest Time

The recent warm autumn days have been kind to the Bellingham organic farmers, making up for their cool, wet spring. The tomatoes are ripe, beans are ready for picking, and the cucumbers and dill are all set for pickling. We even saw the first pumpkins of the season, bright golden balls fresh from the field. There were many more vendors on this brilliant sunny day… a celebration of harvest time in the Pacific Northwest.

I’ve been thinking a lot about hope lately. A year ago we set out on a cross-country trip looking for hope. Today I find hope in the faces of small farmers and the richness of their bounty. And it lifts my spirits to walk among them.

... PLM