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A Letter from Rosy
Nine years ago, when Gary and I first set foot on these 100 acres, we sought to create something new; a farm that was unlike the others, a place where food — and life — slowed down.
We hoped to put back into the earth more than we pulled from it, to resurrect endangered heritage breeds and raise our animals ethically, organically, humanely. We wanted to grow and harvest the food we longed to eat in the place we love to live; food free of chemicals, additives and cruelty.
We called our mission Rosy Tomorrows Heritage Farm.
And we got to work.
Almost a decade later, it feels like we haven’t stopped. We’ve been on this wheel, running-running-running, though no longer certain where it is we’re going, where it is we even want to be. This farm of ours, this slowed-down life, it’s become something else entirely.
What started with me behind the old stove of our pole barn, baking bread and simmering stock for our weekly market, all too quickly evolved into the restaurant you know and love. What started as a means of helping our farm became something that has distracted us from it, and from everything we meant for Rosy Tomorrows to be.
It is with bitter sweetness that I must announce a sabbatical. Gary and I are taking a break. We will close the restaurant and reduce Rosy Tomorrows’ commercial operations for about a year to focus on the farm and this land, on how we can be better stewards to it as well as our community.
Coming to this decision was not easy. I cherish the relationships we’ve built with our outstanding employees and our fantastic guests. Few things bring me greater joy than seeing our dining room filled with laughter, happiness and food crafted from the surrounding land. It breaks my heart to, even temporarily, step away from that. And yet, I know it’s what’s right.
We need this time to learn and grow — as regenerative farmers, as humans, as citizens of the world and of Southwest Florida. We need this time to remember our goals, to work toward them, to dream up new and loftier ones.
Most importantly, we need this time to slow down.
Slowing down does not mean stopping. It means taking the time to get better. I’m confident we will. This confidence comes from you, our dear guests. You have stuck by our side through thin and thick, lean and fat. You have shared in this mission with us, helping us to build a healthier, more sustainable food system through your constant support. For that, I am eternally grateful.
This next chapter excites me. Soon enough, we’ll be raising glasses in the glow of sunset, warm breezes brushing through from the pastures. As much as we hope to slow down, we know the future will be here in a blink. And we look forward to once again sharing it with you.
Sincerely,
Rose O’Dell King
Owner, Rosy Tomorrows Heritage Farm
