Little Bluestem Farm is a small family farm in central Mississippi, specializing in field-grown cut flowers.
01/20/2025
In an effort to build community and nurture deeper connections with all of you and with the natural world, we are exploring new possibilities for ways to bring you into life on the farm. Our new newsletter, which we are calling the “Little Bluestem Farm Almanac,” will be the first step. Just like the Farmers’ Almanac I used to pore over in front of the fireplace at my grandfather’s house, this Almanac will focus on the rhythm of the seasons. We’ll share updates about what is going on at the farm, what we are growing, what we’ve been cooking, what we’ve been making, and some ideas for activities to share with your friends and family.
We live by the seasons here at the farm. That means we do certain things and celebrate in particular ways in each season. Winter is the time for making soup. In the spring our time is filled with seed planting. It often seems like summer is an endless parade of buckets needing to be washed. And, in the fall, we make muscadine jelly and plant daffodil bulbs. We have come to think of the seasons as verbs, and we hope you will join us in wintering, springing, summering, and falling.
Over the past few years, we have been dismayed at the ways in which short sound-bytes on social media have become the sole source of information for many folks. We miss intimate conversations with each other and with nature. We hope this new format will encourage conversation. Whether you reply to us through this platform, or simply talk about the topics with your family, doesn’t matter. What is important is connecting around topics that are meaningful and helpful and that make you smile.
You can sign up to receive the LBF Almanac here: littlebluestemfarm.substack.com
