Welcoming the New Year at Sticks and Stones Farm

The turning of the year always feels special.

Winter quiets the land just enough for us to listen, to the rhythm of the soil resting, to the stones holding their stories, to the spaces between what was and what’s coming next. The New Year isn’t about rushing forward for us. It’s about standing still long enough to notice what wants to grow.

At Sticks and Stones Farm, this season is one of intention.

Intention for Our Land

Our land teaches us patience. It reminds us that growth doesn’t happen on demand, it happens with care, consistency, and respect for timing. This year, we’re committing to tending the land gently and thoughtfully: building soil health, creating spaces that feel alive and welcoming, and letting nature guide what unfolds rather than forcing an outcome.

We’re learning to ask better questions:
What does this space need?
What wants to be preserved?
What can be shaped and what should be left wild?

Intention for Our Family

This farm is a family effort in every sense. Muddy boots, shared meals, small hands learning big lessons. As we step into the new year, our intention is presence, choosing time together, shared work, and slow moments over perfection.

We want our kids to see what it looks like to build something meaningful with care and curiosity. To learn that work can be creative, that beauty can be practical, and that stewardship matters.

Intention for Our Art & Spaces

Art, for us, isn’t separate from daily life, it’s woven into it. Stone, wood, metal, fabric and found materials become markers of time and memory. This year, we’re leaning deeper into creating pieces and spaces that invite people to linger: gardens that feel held, sculptures that feel grounded, quilts to wrap up in and places where stories can unfold.

We’re especially excited to explore how art can shape outdoor spaces, not as decoration, but as something lived with, leaned against and gathered around.

An Invitation

As we step into this new year, we’re inviting you along for the ride.

We’ll be sharing more of the process, the experiments, the lessons, the moments that work and the ones that don’t. You’ll see the land change with the seasons, the art take shape, and the spaces evolve as we listen and respond.

This is a year of building slowly. Of setting roots. Of letting intention guide our hands.

Thank you for being here at the beginning of it all. We can’t wait to see what grows.

— The Sticks and Stones Farm Family