04/14/2026
25 things before you plant a seed.
We upgraded our greenhouse tables this week. While I was cutting and building, I kept thinking about something another farmer said — there's always 25 things you gotta do before a single seed goes in the soil
That's muda. talks about this — waste your customer never sees or cares about. Nobody buying a bag of our lettuce cares if my bench is nice. So how do I do fewer of those 25 things?
Side note: we're working to reduce plastic on the farm (inspired by Clay Bottom), but our old wooden tables were crap. Unfortunately sometimes the less-waste move is the plastic one. All the frame materials were reused recycled — only the tops are new.
