NEED MORE ACRES FARM.

When we first met Michelle from Need More Acres we were lucky enough to be set up next to her at the Kentucky Green Living Fair. But that was decidedly not our first experience with Michelle. The previous fall, she and her husband Nathan had donated all the profits from one week of their market sales to our Cabin Campaign long before they'd ever met us. And we were floored. It was, without a doubt, one of the more generous gifts we'd ever received––to receive such a large amount of money from a farm, and from strangers. So you can imagine how reluctant we were to apply for their Planting Seeds Program, which offered young farmers a portion of profits from the sales at this past week's Heirloom Tomato Festival, to be used for a project the young farmer can't afford. But at the behest of Michelle we applied, and this week they raised a great deal of money, to be dispersed among some amazing people with big ideas.Put simply, Hannah and I are deeply inspired by Need More Acres. They are not only building community, but helping many young farmers along the way. They want to feed. They want to give. And I don't know if they set out to inspire, but they are doing that, too.We can't wait to get to a point where we can give and feed and inspire as they do. It's a goal of ours. It's a goal to join Need More Acres in helping to build community and strengthen Kentucky's small farmers. And it's nice for us, and for Kentucky, to have such a great model farm to follow.Thank you, Michelle and Nathan, your actions do not go unnoticed nor unappreciated.- Jesse.AND - as a PS....Need More Acres do, in fact, need more acres! They are looking for land opportunities (buy or trade) to grow their year-round Bowling Green CSA. What they currently do with just 2 acres is incredible, so I can only imagine how they will continue to grow. If you have any ideas or suggestions, let them know!