Thank You

5 markets have passed, as I sit here today

and have caused me warm thoughts and I wanted to say

that Mandy and I are grateful to you

who value good food and support what we do

Who take extra time and consideration

to help alter the way we see food in this nation

The communing of neighbors and friends old and new

the procurement of produce for this evenings stew

The smiles and the laughter,

the crafts and the sights

The fun of live music

The treats and delights

So we thank you so much and we thank you so very

for enjoying our flowers and our awesome strawberries

for eating our pecans and our sweet honeypops

and for making our small tent a regular stop.

It is your patronage and your understanding of how important small sustainable farms are to our collective health, that makes it a possibility for us to live a life in line with our ideals. Without your support, we could invest in a solar powered farm, and bio-fueled vehicles, years of research and trial and error, countless hours of labor, and an extreme dedication to creating a small slice of a world that we want to live in, yet it would all fall apart in the end. In a very literal way, it would be impossible for us to make the positive contributions that we are attempting to make in this world without conscious customers saying they value our work, by purchasing our products. You are truly an integral part of our farm and we are incredibly grateful to every one of you for visiting the farmer's market and for visiting our stand.

Many thanks to all of you for a wonderful welcome to the Athen's farm scene.

Sincerely Steve and Mandy