Well, my excitement for blogging lasted a long time, didn't it?  I hope this is the start of something much longer lasting.

I wanted to talk a bit about negativity.  Last growing season was tough on most of the garden but delightful in other areas.  We tried very hard to let our members know about the conditions in the garden.  We wanted them to know exactly why there weren't many beets or carrots and why there were few flowers and so very many squash.  Some of our members were very put out that I was so negative.  Obviously I was not a good farmer!

Now most of our members know that good or bad farmers can't do much about the weather, but others really have no clue. They just don't have any experience with things being totally out of one's control.  If it doesn't turn out right it must be your fault.

It would be easy to dismiss these people but should we?  Are farmers too pessimistic?