Wayward Haven Farm

A sanctuary for learning and growing in seasonal rhythm with nature

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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… Read the Essay

  • 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… Read the Essay

  • 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. Read the Essay

  • 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. Read the Essay

  • 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.… Read the Essay

  • 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… Read the Essay

  • 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,… Read the Essay

  • 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. Read the Essay

  • Weathering the In-Between

    Cold days and a brush of snow reminded us that spring still keeps its own counsel, even when we’re standing right at its edge. We’ve been tending the small rhythms indoors while the seedlings wake,… Read the Essay

  • Wind, Rain, and Early-Spring Steadiness

    Even with the wind and the rain, the Haven is open. This week we tucked brassicas under cover, planted asparagus for the long game, and watched strawflowers leap forward after a few days in the… Read the Essay