Wayward Haven Farm

A sanctuary for learning and growing in seasonal rhythm with nature

Seasonal Offerings

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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.

  • 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.

  • 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, the brassicas stretch, and the trees bloom far too early. It’s a confusing season, but a beautiful one too, and we’re learning—alongside everything growing here—to adapt as we go.

  • 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 sun. The greenhouse plants are thriving, the porch is ready for visitors, and spring is gathering itself—slowly, then suddenly.