Longleaf Breeze

One of our three basic principles is that we are approaching but will never reach subsistence. We know we will always need to buy things off the farm. But shouldn’t we be growing all the veg we need during the summer? We’re not even doing that yet.

At some point we may just break down and buy tomato cages. My brother Ruffin seems to have no trouble managing 20 cages at his suburban home, so I don’t know why I’m so resistant to them. Each time we get to this point, though, I focus on using what we already have on hand. [...]