Obtain a Yield

Obtain a Yield ~Because You Deserve to Reap What You Sow

Let’s talk about the third Permaculture principle: Obtain a Yield. I know it sounds obvious—but, of course we want a harvest! That said, this principle goes deeper than just pulling carrots from the ground or collecting eggs from your hens. It’s a gentle (but firm) reminder that what we do must feed us. Literally, yes. But also emotionally, spiritually, energetically.

The principle of “obtain a yield” asks: Are you receiving nourishment from your efforts?

It’s easy—especially for women, especially for caregivers, especially for those of us trying to live in alignment with the Earth and our values—to pour and pour and pour and then forget to drink. To tend to every being, every detail, every need except our own.

We glorify sacrifice. We admire the woman who “does it all.” But the earth doesn’t work like that. Nature is wildly generous and always takes what it needs. Bees collect nectar while pollinating. Trees take in sunlight and offer shade. There’s no guilt in their cycles of giving and receiving.

So let me ask you: What are you harvesting? What do you get from all this tending?

If your garden gives you anxiety instead of joy, if your home feels like a drain instead of a sanctuary, if your rhythms only serve others and never you—then something’s out of alignment.

This is your invitation to shift.

Start small. Maybe you only grow calendula this year because you love how it makes your skin glow. Maybe you finally charge for that skill you’ve been offering “just to help out.” Maybe you claim one morning a week as sacred tea time—with no guilt, no phones, and no one else’s needs but your own.

Obtaining a yield isn’t selfish. It’s wise. It’s sustainable. It’s sacred.

And it’s necessary if we want to keep showing up—for our families, our land, our ancestors, and the future we’re quietly co-creating.

You’ve planted enough. Now it’s time to harvest.

~ Krista

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Begin receiving your yield.