At this time of year, when our packing shed turns into an assembly line for turkey shipping boxes, I often think that the anticipation of a delicious meal is half the enjoyment of the meal itself. In this spirit of anticipation, I’ll share with you a story of a Thanksgiving dinner from a few years back.
While our family was saying the blessing before the big meal, I kept one eye open and respectfully admired the sustenance that lay before me. It was all there: turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach something or other, kale salad, Kay’s oysters, fresh fruit, and both a fork and spoon above the plate, a sign of dessert. I knew I was going to eat some of everything, way more than is normally appropriate. As I looked at all the food, I remembered the faces and places involved in getting it to our table. Knowing what I know about ingredients, I felt very fortunate.
As we ate and joked and wondered what the two dessert-eating utensils were for, I also couldn’t help but be thankful for our customers like you that have expressed so many kind words over the years. With your loyalty and commitment, we have expanded our productive capacity to offer more variety over a longer period of time. You helped get the food on our table just as much as anyone else, and for that we are grateful. What we do here has always been a labor of love but the outpouring of love we regularly receive from our food and farm family is our life blood and only makes our love for providing wholesome, organic food grow exponentially. As we love to say, we can do it for you but we can’t do it without you! And we feel fortunate that you choose to serve your friends and families wholesome foods from Elmwood Stock Farm.
In the midst of all the planning and choreography that goes into your Thanksgiving holiday this year, I hope you take a moment to enjoy the anticipation of a delicious meal shared with your loved ones. And as you finally sit down to eat, I hope you can enjoy it even more because you know the folks who worked to bring such food to your plate.
May you and yours have a happy Thanksgiving.