O’Neill: Shoulder season: ripping out beds to replace with starts straining for ground

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

Ah fall, my old friend returned! Each season holds some of my favorite things; fall brings the abundance of harvest, the skunkfruitroleum smells of cannabis flowers ripening, shortening days and crisp nights. The leaves are already changing, acorns are dropping, and I feel my body shifting towards the slowdown of winter, desiring more rest, more time for reading and reflection.