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The liberating burden of freedom

3/17/2022

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The sense of freedom washes over me and it is both terrifying and liberating.  I mean, sometimes it would be nice to have a model to follow—a clear set of instructions.  But it’s liberating to thing with imagination: “We could do this or be this. It doesn’t matter if no one’s ever done it that way before, we can do it.”

​I can attend workshop after workshop, webinar after webinar (well, as many as my terrible internet allows me to attend), and pick up new and useful information.  But I’m still applying it to our unique system and environment and culture here.  And it will still likely look a bit different than the place from which I garnered the information or idea.

These are the things I ponder as I try to imagine and plan for the future Tumbling Shoals Farm.  We have such a dynamic and competent team right now that I find myself working to create a succession plan in which they take over the farm.  At times, I wish I had a good manual to follow, but there just isn’t one that I know of, and so I’m both free to create (and burdened with the task of creating) a plan of our very own.  All while doing my best to also enjoy the current time with these dynamic and competent people.

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Rick Butler
3/17/2022 11:14:01 am

Successful transfer of the American small farm has been a challenging task for generations. Sadly there is no universal model, primarily because of the wonderful uniqueness of each of our important and precious family farms.
I wish you and your farmily success in crafting a path forward that works for all.

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