Allison Preiss

05/06/2026

What is one thing in the garden you feel like you need help with? One thing you really struggle with?

05/05/2026

Did you start your own seeds this year? 🌱

05/03/2026

😳 Yikes. Depending where you live, one cherry tomato plant will cost you a couple bucks, can grow in a container, and produce endless pounds of cherry tomatoes for you all season long.

If you grow your own, what's your favorite variety?

04/30/2026

💸 If you are discouraged with the cost of gas, what do you think the cost of groceries will look like by Summer?

04/26/2026

Around the farm this week ... the quince trees always look magical
when in bloom!

04/21/2026

Grow your own. No one said it would be easier. But it sure is worth it!

04/18/2026

🌱When we planted bare root asparagus crowns 2 seasons back, I was skeptical. It was a decent amount of time spent transforming a garden bed to become permanent property for a crop that wouldn't be producing for at least 3 years.

Fast forward to the third Spring since we did that ... I am no longer skeptical. 🤩 This is your sign to plant the asparagus patch.

04/10/2026

The next frontier in medicine isn’t another drug.

It’s a radical shift in how we view the body, the brain, and disease itself.

Depression is often rooted in systemic inflammation, gut dysbiosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, insulin resistance, trauma, or disrupted circadian rhythms. ADHD may be tied to neuroinflammation, poor blood sugar control, or nutritional gaps like low magnesium, zinc, or omega-3s. And heart disease? It’s largely a food-borne illness, driven by a diet of ultra-processed, inflammatory, nutrient-poor calories.

There is no single root cause. But there are root causes.
And they are almost always connected by lifestyle, environment, and systems-level dysfunction.

Medications have their place… But they were never designed to reverse chronic disease. They manage symptoms, often while the underlying dysfunction worsens.

If we want to reverse the chronic disease epidemic, mental and physical, we need to stop asking what drug treats this and start asking why the body lost balance in the first place.

The answer is in how we eat, move, sleep, connect, and live. It’s in our soil, our food system, our communities, our kitchens.

The next revolution in medicine will come not from the lab but from returning to the root.

04/10/2026

✅ Onion beds planted!

Are you growing onions this year?

04/08/2026

You are not too late to start some seeds! I am in Zone 6A and I am starting tomato seeds this week. 🍅 The secret? SOIL BLOCKING!

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04/05/2026

Oregon State University created an incredible Canning Timer & Checklist App that takes you step by step, including built in timers, through the canning process. You don’t have to worry about forgetting a step or making a mistake because it walks you through the whole process. Unfortunately, it is only available for iPhone users at this time. The link to app is in the comments.