Artemisia Farm & Vineyard Newsletter

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the playback above. You can also listen for free on Spotify or by adding our Substack podcast to your rss feed. Hey folks, This month’s newsletter explores the tension between sustainability and marketability. It turns over a question that we’ve long struggled with: what to do about the weight of our glass bottles? How can we make a sustainable product wit...

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the playback above. You can also listen for free on Spotify or by adding our Substack podcast to your rss feed. It’s been a while since our last update. Andrew and I caught a particularly bad bug this winter, and the newsletter has suffered for it. This post is about that bug, and the silver lining it had. A Very Bad Bug In late December, Andrew and I caug...

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the playback above. You can also listen for free on Spotify or by adding our Substack podcast to your rss feed. Hey folks, Running a business is a bumpy road, and we’re not shy about sharing those bumps here. We spend a lot of time talking about the hurdles in our journey, but this newsletter tacks differently. It’s a list of little victories that fell thr...

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the playback above. You can also listen for free on Spotify or by adding our Substack podcast to your rss feed. This week’s newsletter is a snapshot of the grape harvest. We substantially increased our production volume this season, and we couldn’t have made it happen without the support of family and friends. It was truly a journey in companionship. With...

Hey folks, Just dropping in a quick note to say that we’ve had our hands full between the winery and the incoming grape harvest. We’ll be a little less present here for a while, but not to worry, we’ll be back soon. In the meantime, this month’s newsletter is about how our work in wine and agriculture is simultaneously our practice towards living a peaceful life. I hope you enjoy it. Music from #U...

This month’s newsletter covers a topic small entrepreneurs know all too well: the financial challenges of growth. Specifically, growth on a short runway. There are big legal changes on the horizon for small wineries in Virginia. Those changes affect if/how we can continue to operate. We’re getting into the weeds of state legalese, sales projections, and production numbers. Chances are, if you’re a...

Hey folks, this month’s newsletter is all about how we finally got off the farm and had a real vacation. It was our first in a while, and it was kind of a big deal. This is also a catch-all, general update on what’s happening here on the farm. It’s a busy time of year, with lots of projects taking off at once. Buckle up for a download, because you’re about to get one. Music from #Uppbeat (free for...

Hey folks, this is the first iteration of our Substack newsletter in podcast form. We know that everyone is busy and doesn’t always have the time to read everything they’d like to. I certainly don’t. We hope that making our newsletter into a podcast makes our story more accessible for everyone. This episode is from our latest Substack post, The Caterpillar. It tells the story of a spur-of-the-mome...