Wayward Haven Farm

A sanctuary for learning and growing in seasonal rhythm with nature

Notes from the Haven

Small, seasonal notes from life at Haven — what’s stirring, what’s being tended, and what’s being learned along the way.

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  • The Full Swing of Summer

    Summer has settled in, and everything on the farm is finding its stride. The harvests are picking up, the heat is building, and we’re entering the part of the season where tending, gathering, and putting food up becomes a daily rhythm. It’s the steady work that carries us through midsummer.

  • June’s Abundance and the Solstice Pause

    A Weekly Update from Wayward Haven Farm Notes from the Haven is a journal of what’s been happening around the farm and the work we’re doing to practice living well. As always, we welcome your comments, questions, or suggestions. You can find previous updates here, and you can follow the weekly reflections on living well […]

  • Summer Crops and Critters

    Summer growth reminds us: you don’t have to know everything in advance. You plant, tend, listen, and let the season reveal itself. Orientation replaces control, and self‑trust grows alongside the beans and squash.

  • Lessons from a Growing Field

    The land has been tugging at my sleeve this week. Cucurbits swelling overnight, brassicas finishing their quiet work, weeds rising after rain, insects returning to their rhythms. All of it feels like a gentle insistence: look closely.

  • A Wet Week, a Greening World

    A wet week brought welcome rain and muddy fields as we prepare for summer, update our offerings, refine our purpose, and get ready for our next seasonal opening in June.

  • Early May

    Early May brought a light frost, a handful of nipped plants, and a kitchen full of vinegar as Jo canned eight pints of cauliflower. The cabbages are close behind, sweet and sturdy from the greenhouse. It’s the in‑between season—cool mornings, soft rain, and the sense that summer is waiting just out of sight.

  • A Late Season Frost

    This week, we tucked 176 tomato plants into the soil—along with tomatillos, eggplant, peppers, and a handful of other warm‑season hopefuls—and almost immediately found ourselves watching the forecast tighten. A chance of frost early Sunday has us gathering row covers and starting a few extra seeds, just in case. Even the National Weather Service seemed […]

  • Mid-Spring Opening 2026

    It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through spring. The sun keeps inching northward along the horizon, and the trees are nearly fully leafed out now—except for the late risers like ash and black walnut, who always take their time. We were just noticing that it’s only a couple of months until summer solstice! Mid‑Spring […]

  • Up and At ‘Em!

    Spring is waking everything up at the Haven—broccoli forming, herbs settling in, bees patrolling, and new sprouts pushing through the soil. The whole place feels alive and stretching into the season.

  • Season of Emergence

    The ground is stirring again—warm days, cool nights, and plants stretching toward their next home. This is the season of emergence, adaptability, and quiet hope taking root.