Creating Better Balance, The Power of Going all In: Starting a Micro-Farm with Marieta Easley

Published: Oct. 29, 2019, 1 p.m.

Today, Dani talks with Marieta Easley, a micro-farm co-owner near the base of Mt. Hood. Marieta takes us through her childhood upbringing of being raise primarily by her grandparents and having a very young mom. She talks about how she didn’t meet her father until she was in her 30’s and shares about her experience in meeting him and all of her siblings for the first time.She shares candidly with us about the highs and lows of owning + operating a farm and about how balance is not always possible (is it ever?). She talks about her connection to her amazing husband Brandon and how even throughout all of the business and hustle they always seem to find each other at the end of the day.This episode is perfect for those of you who maybe looking to step into a more creative way of living but are afraid to do so. This is inspiring and show’s us all how possible it truly is to live the life of our dreams. We just have to work hard at it.Other Juicy Things We Talked About: How she was raised primarily by her grandparents for the first 13 years of her life How Marieta met her father for the first time at age 32 The power of vision holders How they left their “real” jobs for a life of full-time farming How they began selling at farmers markets and slowly moved to having CSA Moving cross country with 3 babies and no home in sight How Marieta and her husband began their second micro-farm here in the Pacific Northwest How they bought their farm in the most magical, kismet way (goose bump worthy) How to make your dreams come true you have to go all in, no toe dipping. How they have grown their farm over the past 5 years The learning curve her and her husband faced when changing their farm to a new climate How she tries to maintain more of a balanced life How the Universe brought Marieta and Dani together How their mission in bringing folks onto their team is to inspire more small farming and less large agricultural farming What it takes to be a farmer How you have to full-ass everything How you can organize your day better when you’re wearing so many hats She shares about how her and her husband stay connected during the craziness of parenting + work + life How working with her husband brings her so much joy What Marieta’s BEST day looks like What her worst day looks like How Marieta pretty much always knew she wanted to be a momLinks: Slice of Heaven Organic Farm To Be Magnetic Astrology, Integration, + Unlocking Your Inner Child (Dani + Courtney’s Workshop) Marieta’s Favorite Tart RecipeConnect With Marietta:InstagramWebsiteConnect with Dani:InstagramWebsiteNewsletterAll content + written show note:Copyright Dani Boltz 2019Intro + Outro Music: Sophia Dodd--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/honeysuckleandmud/message