Look Up, Buttercup!

Angie Day •  September  14, 2025

Getting stressed?  Find the sunshine.

A little over a year ago, our own member Deanna Black shared some great advice about taking a step back whenever you get stressed by action on the farm, family life, business management...the list can go on and on.  But we are all better humans, co-workers, and neighbors when we can take a quick mental health break.  My personal favorite - find some beautiful flowers and inhale deeply.


Look UP Buttercup!

Often when we become sad or depressed, we want to curl up into the fetal position. Being sad is ok, Express it. Acknowledge it. Discover the source of it. However, if you catch yourself continuously wanting to curl up, Stand up and look up! Put your hands on your hips, maybe even to your low back and bend backwards. Any forward folding, calms the nervous system. If you keep going to this position it perpetuates a slowdown response. When you bend backwards, and I am not referring to any sort of Circ du Solei acrobatics, do a simple slight lift of the chest and you tap into the kidney area and your adrenal glands. Remember your anatomy? Adrenal, adrenaline... get a natural rush! You can do this seated and for multitaskers, go outside and do this looking up to the sun for your Vitamin D!


Other tips:

Rainbows!: Eat a rainbow of colors everyday. Yes, more fruits and vegetables!

Unicorns!: Set aside a time for creativity: puzzles, coloring, quilting, painting, anything nonwork related.

Dance! Have a favorite gotta move song ready to play.

Laugh! As much as I say unplug, having a few saved reels/TikToks that make you literally laugh outloud are great to get you out of your head. Make sure after you LOL you PTPD (PUT THE PHONE DOWN!) Don't keep scrolling for more and get sucked into the galaxy of lost time.


Want More?

Need more focus on work/life balance for yourself?  Check out our webinar Stop the Burnout!, which is free for all Premium members.   

RECENT ARTICLES

By angie September 15, 2025
Adding Pops of Color to Your Spring Festival 
By Suzi Spahr September 5, 2025
As we head into the busiest time for many agritourism farms, owners and managers start to look at quick and easy ways to add new offerings to their customers. One way to increase the per-person spend? Add snacks! Biting Off the Next Bite of Consumer Attention? Food & Beverage may seem daunting, but there are many ways to simplify it. If you are just getting started, you may want to check out our Concessions 101 webinar. This gives you the most important things you need to know to start adding food, snacks, and drinks. If you are wanting to "level up" the experience for your guests, avoid some pitfalls by viewing the webinar titled Food & Beverage: 8 Things I Wouldn't Do . How to Get Started One of the easiest ways to get started is by using a pre-made snack that just needs heating up. The Amish Pretzel Company/Ben's Pretzels has just worked with Gordon Food Service to add both their 5.5 ounce pretzel and their pretzel bites to the GFS line of products. Who doesn't love a warm, tasty pretzel?! New Partnership from a NAFDMA Industry Member In the words of Tiffany from The Amish Pretzel Company: You may not remember me from the NAFDMA Expo but hopefully you remember sampling the world's best frozen pretzel. I am happy to let you know, you can now find our products the 5.5 ounce pretzel and the pretzel bites at your local Gordan Food Service (GFS) (NOTE: They do not stock in Florida or Texas) 96 ct - 5.5 ounce pretzel $124.99 Pretzel bites - $109.99 If you choose to use GFS for your ordering just let your GFS know that you will be ordering so they can plan to stock plenty for your farm. If this option does not work, you can always reach me to ship directly to you. Tiffany 574-215-8470.
By angie August 27, 2025
When a family farm in rural New York sent a cold email to Ford, they never expected to hear back. What started as a hopeful note to a generic inbox evolved into one of the biggest collaborations in Long Acre Farms’ history—an iconic sponsorship that brought “Fast Never Fades: 60 Years of Mustang” roaring to life in their 2025 Amazing Maze.