“Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.”
—Ecclesiastes 11:4
Farming is full of uncertainty.
The weather doesn’t always cooperate. The market shifts. Animals don’t always thrive the way we expect. There’s always a reason to hesitate—to wait for better conditions, to hold off until the timing feels just right.
But if we wait for perfection, we’ll never plant.
If we watch every cloud, worrying about what might happen, we’ll never harvest.
This verse speaks directly to the heart of farming—and, really, to the heart of life itself. There are no guarantees. There’s no perfect moment when everything aligns just right. At some point, we have to take the risk, put seeds in the ground, and trust that the work we’ve done will bear fruit.
At Huckleberry Farms, we see this truth play out constantly. There’s always a reason to delay—waiting for the rain to come before planting, waiting for the market to stabilize before expanding, waiting for the perfect conditions before trying something new. But farming doesn’t work that way. If we waited for certainty, we’d never get anything done.
The same applies to anyone looking to build something meaningful. Whether it’s starting a farm, launching a new enterprise, or simply taking the next step toward food sovereignty, there will always be unknowns. There will always be risks. But waiting for absolute security means never moving forward at all.
This is why we encourage action.
Want to learn how to farm? Come volunteer. Want to start a farm-based enterprise? Let’s talk. Want to take steps toward self-sufficiency? Start where you are, with what you have.
Because the truth is, the perfect moment will never come.
But the right moment—the moment when you decide to start despite the uncertainty—that moment is now.
Take the first step. Reach out today and be part of something real. Contact us here.
