Chicama Run Family Farm

It's hard to believe we are celebrating our 10th year on the farm. Since I haven't aged, I'm not absolutely sure HOW that has happened.

Over the years we have learned, gained, lost, cried, and of course wanted to quit and at the same time can't wait to start the new year. We walked onto this property without EVER imagining being considered farmers. We just loved the property and the house needed a TON of work - heck after 10 years I think we are just starting to pay attention to the house.

Joe has retired from his full time government job as an Air Traffic Controller. Didn't see that did you all? So many people thought his only job was this one on the farm but nope, he had another full time job on top of this one! So now, all those things that were left alone until "next year" are getting done.

I still have damage from Lyme - but it's just taken day by and I live with that.

Can you believe 3 of our children are in college? That's right - Jake started this past January! Yeah - the little 8 year old you all saw at the first farmer's market we did 9 years ago is driving and in college. Again - how this stuff happens without me aging is amazing!! Alexis is now 15.... yep.... she was on the cover of the Loudoun County Spring Farm Tour when she was 6 - I mean how do you top THAT in life!? She was also in the newspaper with a bike helmet in the chicken coop!! Oh the ways I can embarrass my children for the rest of their lives is amazing.

So we start off this spring ready to kick it into gear. We have baby chicks already in the pens so we can start butchering in May, we added in making pork rinds (date night for Joe & I), we have a new dog (Nala) who is my first small dog and that requires spoiling her and getting all this goofy stuff (no one warned me!) and we move forward!!

As a total side note - with Joe's retirement - he noticed I hadn't updated the blog in a while, so I will be working on that now that I have a cool app that will help me do that outside in the sunshine! I don't want to be talked to about not doing my job ;)

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