July 21st, 2020
What’s in your share?
Carrots
Heirloom Tomatoes
Japanese or Italian Eggplant
White Sweet Spanish Onions
Cucumbers
Summer Squash
Head Lettuce
Basil
My family has a family motto: “Dig a ditch and fill it back in”. Sounds counterproductive, hey? As a bunch of do-it-yourself control freaks with wild imaginations and loud voices, the Krohn’s have come to own and be proud of this motto. I thought that maybe once I moved out of my parents house and got away from the project-oriented maniacs who are my family, that this motto would no longer be my mode of operation. Well, apparently it is my destiny. It is my destiny to be constantly reminded that I will never outgrow the vulnerability to the consequences of just going for it.
In college, I studied Philosophy. I loved the lectures, books, and thought provoking discussions. But the thing I hated about studying philosophy was that I felt like all the deep thinking had no follow through. We just sat around the campus all day and played mental games with each other and then went back to our dorms and apartments and carried on with life as we knew it. I started to have a hard time making decisions. I thought too hard about everything, weighing all my options over and over again. I started to develop moral paralysis. Having so many options to bounce around my brain was not only a luxurious privilege, but a nuisance!
These two concepts, that of digging a ditch just to fill it in, and moral paralysis seem to contrast each other greatly. One represents making a move without forethought, and the other represents thinking so hard that no moves can be made. But the more I experience owning and operating a business that has a small percentage of controllable variables, the more I realize that these two concepts (or personality traits) can coexist, and in fact; compliment each other. There are many decisions that we come to after weeks of flipping through farming books, calling around to check prices, and asking farmers who have much more wisdom to get second, third, fourth opinions. And these decisions are mostly worth the wait. But there are equally as many times when we need to just make the call and go for it, either because time isn’t on our side, because we have a new idea that we want to experiment with, or just a pure lack of patience. These decisions are not only learning experiences, but they give us the opportunity to take a risk and live outside of a calculated world.
So here’s to all the folks out there who aren’t afraid to try a crazy idea. And if you need any ditches dug, give me a call.