stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmRemember DecemberAs the year winds down to its annual grand finale, I knew it was necessary to take a pause and reflect on all that I have built here on…6 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmNovemberThe urgency of being in the garden continues to wane, and it is a good feeling to focus on other aspects of farming for a while. Things…4 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmOh boy, it’s OctoberThe first frost came a few days early this October, pushing out an explosion of fall color and setting the mountains around the farm on…4 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmSo very SeptemberI have had to learn to appreciate that death is part of farming. A plant grows, we eat its leaves; it flowers, we eat its fruits, and then…6 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmIt was AugustWhen I was a kid in Hawaii we learned about the four seasons in school, but I remember being confused because it was warm every day so I…7 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmJune and July JamJune and July often run together. Both start with the same two letters. Both are four letters long. And both are hot, not as hot as August…6 min read·Oct 19, 2020--1--1
stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmMother, May I?The coldest part of the night is just before dawn. I know this because I’m usually awake when it happens and for most of the night I am…7 min read·Aug 21, 2020----
stephanie crockerinSpice Holler FarmAnd…AprilHope and fear are really just two versions of the same story but I guess everybody has a different opinion. Since apparently we’re living…7 min read·May 21, 2020----