This edition includes a short video. Watch it on LinkedIn.
This week on the farm, the high tunnel got stronger.
Over the past several days, I installed the wind bracing and the center purlin. Nothing about that sounds flashy, but you can feel the difference immediately. The structure stiffens. The whole frame starts to act like one thing, not a collection of parts. You can look at it and think, “Okay. This is becoming real.”
Strength shows up in the reinforcements
A lot of the work that matters most looks like this. Not the “big reveal,” but the reinforcing steps that keep everything from racking in the wind.
The video I’m sharing this week is a slice of the center purlin install, sped up to 40x. It’s a fun way to see progress quickly, but it also highlights something true: real progress is usually a long sequence of small, correct moves.
Bolt. Check. Measure. Tighten. Repeat.
Stick time matters
Recording this build has also given me stick time with our new 360 camera. We originally bought it for our upcoming Cultivating Care conversations at the farm, but it’s already doing something else for me: it’s helping me document the journey, not just the outcome.
There’s something powerful about watching your own work back. You notice what’s working. You catch what you missed. You build confidence through reps, not hype.
Human services keeps showing up in my “regular life”
Today I also had a visitor, Patrick Falgoust, who came out to see the progress. We ended up having our own mini conversation about Human Services and care, including the reality of disabled adult care in his world.
I keep running into this theme lately: Human Services is not “over there.” It’s in our neighborhoods, our families, our friendships, and the day-to-day lives of people I know.
And honestly, it’s reaffirming.
It makes me even more excited about where we’re headed at ThreeWill, and about the kind of work we want to be known for: reducing chaos, strengthening the routines, and giving people more time and capacity for real care.
The goal
On the farm, I’m excited about what this tunnel will unlock: more food for our local community, and a place to host people out here in spring.
The practical plan is to finish the install by the end of February, maybe the beginning of March, piecing it together through after-hours work, weekend work, and help from friends and family.
That’s how most good things get built!
After sharing this experience, I’ll leave you with a question: what’s one small reinforcing step you could take this upcoming week to make your team, your home, or your community a little stronger?
This post first appeared on February 6, 2026 in Sowing Success, my weekly LinkedIn newsletter on leadership and organic farming. Read the original on LinkedIn.
