Farm News, Jan 2, 2026. Adrian

The end of the year rolled in with cold winds and snow, and on some days 60 degrees. We batten down, reflect, and dig in to planning, laying the warp through which we will weave the fibers of the coming season. 

This week we received a letter from the Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District informing us that Christopher Farm has been chosen as the county's conservation farm of the year. We're grateful for the recognition (especially considering that we didn't know we were in the running), but the greater implications feel more exciting. That a county of conventional grain farmers would recognize a small-scale organic vegetable operation (and a woman owned one, no less) speaks to the fact that change is underway; is germinating so to speak. Our cover crops stand proudly in the winter gales. 

This recognition, and the work underlying it, is possible only because of you, our farm community. Your support does so much more than fill your table with fresh food and flowers, and keep our business running for another year. It impacts the earth, regenerating it, respecting it; and it is movement towards a food system that does the same, while making better quality, healthier food more available to more people. It facilitates a means of producing food that is grounded in the realities of our world - ecological, political, and spiritual. This system won't spring into existence of its own accord, but it is springing into existence because people like you believe in it and put yourselves behind it. So thank you. Thank you for supporting our farm this year, and thank you for living and shopping in a way that aligns with your values, and which ripples out into the world around you.

Wishing you all a safe, warm, and happy New Year.

With gratitude,

The Christopher Farm Crew