Some people get dressed for the day ahead. Alysha and Nic Merenz get dressed for whatever  the farm decides the day is going to look like. 

The sunlight streaming in on one morning might mean working through a list of projects outside.  Another sunrise might bring irrigation repairs, tools scattered across the property, and a hundred 
little things that need doing before the day is over. Add a four-year-old to the mix, and each day is full of surprises. 

For Alysha, the trick is finding clothes that can handle all of it without losing the personal style she loves. 

“I would describe myself as alternative boho blue collar,” she says. 

Her partner, Nic, takes a more straightforward approach. He's looking for comfortable, dependable gear that can take a beating and keep going. Together, the two run Red’s Root Cellar, a market farm built....

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