Melanie visits the farm

Yesterday I met with my old friends, the Hedigers, at their organic family farm. I have known this family most of my life. I used to babysit their son, Bryce, who is now graduated from college and working for their farm. They have been under a lot of stress lately because they are currently evacuated due to the High Park Fire. Their home of over thirty years is there. I used to live up Rist Canyon as well, up the Davis Ranch Road. My father built our house on nine acres and we lived there with our family and animals for my first eighteen years. Rist Canyon is more than just a beautiful place. It's a tight-knit community and the place that has always felt like home to me. Our meeting yesterday was a good distraction from the fire. We are all looking forward to our big project we will be working on this summer. I will be creating new recipes for their blog, as well as photographing the old recipes to create a more consistent and professional feel. While I put lots of love and care into my new recipes and photos I will be putting even more into my thoughts and prayers for all of my friends up the Rist Canyon. One more thing: Thank you firefighters!