| For those of you who are newer here, I wanted to take a moment to orient you to what this place actually is.
Our farm is a certified organic, regenerative farm tucked into the lowland jungles near Bugaba. We grow food and cacao together, intentionally, as part of an agroforestry system that functions as one living whole. Trees, soil, insects, water, and people are all part of this living network. Everything here is connected, and everything moves on a seasonal rhythm.
When we say regenerative, we are not talking about a concept or a trend. We mean a way of working that asks us to slow down and listen. It's about waiting for harvests instead of forcing them, letting crops like our pineapples follow their own rhythm, because that's the pace the land sets. It's about allowing the soil to rest when it needs to and choosing not to sell something if it isn't ready, even when demand is there. That isn't scarcity. It's simply the land keeping its own time.
Some of what we grow becomes food for our local community through our Simply Good catalog. Some becomes chocolate that carries the land beyond it through Quetzal Cacao and Quetzal's Chocolate Club. They are different expressions of the same roots, each one carrying the spirit of this land in its own way.
This week, some of that story was shared more widely in a Newsroom Panama piece reflecting on women farmers and regenerative work. It felt meaningful to see the work named there, even as the daily rhythm on the farm stays the same.
Over the years, this farm has also become a gathering place. We host simple, thoughtful farm-to-table dinners, seasonal and solstice events, cacao ceremonies, farm tours, and occasional moments where people come together and spend time on the land. These gatherings are part of how we stay connected to each other and to the seasons, not separate from the work of the farm.
I don't write to this list often. This monthly note is meant to be a touchstone, a way of sharing what is alive here and how the rhythm is unfolding. If you'd like to listen in more closely, you're welcome to join our wider farm list at lynbishop.com/farm-fresh, where I share regular updates about the land, food, and harvests as they unfold.
For now, know that the farm is resting, planning, and preparing for what comes next. New harvests will arrive in their time. When there is something more to share, you'll hear from me.
Thank you for being part of this community and for caring about where your food comes from.
Warmly, |
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