Samantha “Sam” Welch shares a February life update from her family’s 40-acre farm in north central Arkansas, describing the month as difficult and busy. The biggest event was their church building burning down, which also destroyed her friends’ wedding-venue business, prompting the church to meet in a member’s home and leaving Sam navigating support, PTSD from a past house fire, and a work transition away from photographing weddings at the venue toward farm sessions and growing her podcasts. On the farm, they began using a high tunnel, prepped beds, and planted cold-hardy crops (carrots, peas, radishes, kale, turnips, collards), did orchard pruning, sprayed with lime sulfur, lime-washed trunks, and planted new apple and plum trees. She reflects on using AI and daily notes to identify “good tired” day elements: early meaningful work, outdoor movement, unstructured family time, and adult community. She also notes listening to more music—Appalachian and Ozark folk—alongside homeschool orchestra studies.

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00:00 February Life Update

01:34 Church Fire Fallout

03:30 Work Transition Plans

04:27 High Tunnel Spring Prep

05:52 Orchard Pruning and Care

07:46 Building Better Work Rhythms

11:44 Music and Homeschool Co Op

13:11 Wrap Up and Support