We have had this on our minds for some time, but the solution just hasn't clicked yet... So we thought maybe one of you would have a bright idea!
The short story is, we need your help coming up with a NEW farm name that will work for our handmade tea/bath/body products and fresh greens, veggies, nuts, berries, and fruits on social media, product labels, etc.
Please reply to this email with your suggestions! If you forget and can't find this email again, send us a message on IG or FB or the chat on our website.
What we're looking for:
2-3 words maximum
Allows for Calendula to remain the "brand mascot"
Not currently another farm's name
Not currently a called-for internet domain name
Reflects healing, renewing, regenerating
Could reflect joy, curiosity, playfulness
Easy to pronounce and spell
***and a longer description below***
We'll give a $50 Gift Card to our website to the person whose suggestion is selected as our new farm & products name!!!
THE LONGER STORY...
Our farm name, A Place to Come to, is meaningful to us and part of why we started the goal of finding some land and starting a farm years ago. Poet agronomist Wendell Berry bemoaned the state of American farms as places that too many people are leaving. We want ours to be a place that we love coming home to, that our children will want to return to when they are grown, that others come to in search of healing plants and remedies and a good wholesome meal.
However, that farm name didn't translate well to our products, and it turns out our location is not really a place that many others will brave a flat tire to visit -- we generally have to bring our products to the communities instead :).
So here we are with our socials claiming a farm name that doesn't match our products, and as we want our farm and products to be memorable and easy to find or refer to others... it's time that they be under ONE name!
What do you think? Do you have a great idea for us??
***Longer Description for Inspiration***
We would love it if our farm & products name could reflect the feelings we get as a breeze blows through a row of chamomile and calendula and oats and makes the most beautiful sound and fragrance;
as we watch the pollinators enjoy the motherwort, catnip, and artichoke flowers;
as we walk through our permaculture food forest and marvel at the abundance against all odds;
as we listen to the frogs serenade us on summer nights that didn't exist until we and our neighbors started growing things;
as we see the stars out our bedroom window waiting for sleep to claim us;
as we play with the kids in the wild and teach them how to use the medicine we grow.
