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| wooly1s |
Posted - May 17 2008 : 07:46:50 AM
Hello! I'm excited to have found this forum! Looking forward to "meeting" everyone...
We have a small farm outside of Coeur d'Alene. Well...it is larger than it began...Initially we had goats (dairy and Angora) to reclaim a 100+ year old farmstead that was overgrown with knapweed, but now raise Icelandic and Soay sheep, chickens, laying ducks, pigs, bees, llamas(as guardians) and a few horses...(and cats and dogs, of course.) Having streamlined to sheep has made life a little easier. The Icelandics produce wool, milk and meat...so the goats are gone. The sheep are easier on my fences too!
We have been trying to create an area with enough soil to sustain a garden, and are planning to finally plant this weekend! Hope this is the year it grows! I'd like to raise plants for herbal teas...We have a few old growth fruit trees - pear, apple, cherry, and have planted some new...still trying to figure out how to prune and rejuvenate some of the old ones...
Our reclaimed knapweed areas have been seeded over the last couple of years for pasture, and things are beginning to look different around here!
I love being tied to the farm and its seasons, and the feeling of being pleasantly exhausted and accomplished at the end of a day!
wooly1s
www.promisedlandfamilyfarm.com |
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| wooly1s |
Posted - May 25 2008 : 8:51:38 PM
Jenny,
I love your signature line :)!
www.promisedlandfamilyfarm.com
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 24 2008 : 11:50:16 AM
Welcome Karen!! Your place sounds great!!
to post pictures..go to the support section of the forum and I am pretty sure there is a topic there somewhere about posting pictures. I know how to do it..but I am not the best at explaining it..maybe Alee????? good luck.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - May 24 2008 : 09:26:41 AM
Hi, Karen. Welcome to MJF. I visited your blog and your farm website. What a great place you have. Sorry your son lost his favorite hen. That was really sad. Your sheep are very interesting. I don't know much about sheep and goats so I found all that info very interesting.
I love your dogs. I did not know that their fur was used in spinning! The first time I ever met a Great Pyrennese (sp?) I was camping in the Monte Cristo area in NE Utah. I woke in the tent in the morning and found this flock of white sheep all standing behind the tent. They were just standing there looking at me and they all looked so sweet, that I thought I'd go pet them. All of a sudden, one of those sheep barked at me! I was taken aback by that until I finally spotted the dog who was barking. He blended in with them so well, that I didn't even notice he was a dog!
I look forward to getting to know you better.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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| blueroses |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 3:23:21 PM
Hi Karen,
I totally understand. I've checked out the website. Have to check out the blog at home. A co-op type organization would be great. I will be in touch.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| blueroses |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 3:21:58 PM
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"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| wooly1s |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 10:27:51 AM
Fixed the signature! :) Just realized I'd left the ".com" off of the blog...This is my training ground right? I notice one of you hoped I would post pictures soon...where do I learn to do that??? I have lots of pictures!
www.promisedlandfamilyfarm.com
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| wooly1s |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 10:19:22 AM
Hello, Debbie!
Actually, as much as we would like to go to the Farmer's Market...we have too much to do! To have a customer base, you need to make a regular commitment to Saturdays at the site, and that is more than we can handle. I don't know how people do it!
I'd much rather have them visit the farm, and not just offer their financial support ;), but moral support, with an awareness of how all of it is done! I think free-range eggs taste a lot better when you can see how happy the free-range chickens are...and seeing them happy goes a long way towards persuading our culture that confinement agriculture is not a good way to produce food...A trip to the farm is good for the soul!
I'm hoping to be able to start a Co-op type organization, where customers can "order" products from a number of farms, and have a pick-up in a central location. That way, the farms can deliver only the items that are sold, and not have to worry about over-harvesting on an "off" week, or packing unsold items up at the end of the day. Only one person would have to be there on pick-up day...It's in the works. Wish I had an organizationally-minded person to help launch it. On top of all that we do, our two sons have autism, so that can make me a little erratic at times...
I do love going to the farmer's market, when I can break away...and I think - oh - I would love to do this! We could do this! This would be so fun! And then I have to come back to earth and face our reality!
I hope you'll visit our website, and that will give you contact information to arrange a visit! Looking forward to hearing from you!
www.promisedlandfamilyfarm.com
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| blueroses |
Posted - May 22 2008 : 09:49:29 AM
Hello,
And welcome. I was so excited to read about your farm and since we live close by, I'm hoping to be able to visit and work on buying some eggs and honey. Do you go to the Kootenai Farmer's Market?
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| annefannie |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 11:42:01 PM
Hi, Welcome to MaryJanes Farm. Hope you have a great time here. I am from Southern California. Wow, you have lots of animals. Your farm sounds great!
Anne Fannie
Farm Girl # 189
http://annefannie.blogspot.com
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| Cindy MooLou |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 9:46:48 PM
Karen,
Hello from the other side of Idaho! |
| wooly1s |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 2:00:29 PM
Thank you!
Knapweed is an invasive plant that is considered noxious (they say in fact it will cause cancer if the sap gets into broken skin) that overtakes lots that aren't maintained...it kills everything around it, and spreads by both seed and root. The land bureau will issue a citation if it is even found growing on your property...
It can grow extremely tall, and the stem gets woody and thick over time. We called it "knaptree" on our farm...
It has little purple blossoms that are actually quite pretty, and some believe it was originally planted intentionally. We discovered that it makes the most wonderful honey we have ever tasted, but aren't likely to ever taste again...Goats just love it!
www.promisedlandfamilyfarm.com |
| LalaDairyLady |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 1:53:45 PM
Welcome! I hope you like it here! What is knapweed anyways?
~Laura
"There is as much dignity in plowing a field as there is in writing a poem." ~Thomas Jefferson |
| wooly1s |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 1:36:08 PM
Thank you so much for your kind welcomes! I have enjoyed visiting each and every one of your blogs! And yes, if you are ever in the area, you are certainly welcome to visit - we love to share our farm! I also keep a blog if any are interested...
http://www.promisedlandfamilyfarm.blogspot.com/
You'll have to cut and paste it...not sure how to put it in the signature...
www.promisedlandfamilyfarm.com |
| Moonsanity |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 11:05:15 AM
Hi Karen! We are trying to reclaim land too-- only 10 acres but it was horse pasture and then in back is actually sandy--then to left of that there is some wetland/trees. VERY odd-- it was part of a 100 acre farm long ago. I hope your garden does well this year!
~Brenda
Farmgirl Sister #207
Journey of Grace and Whimsy
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| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 10:12:23 AM
Hello Karen! Sounds like you are leading a wonderful life there in ID! Being tired is a good thing when you have worked hard! Welcome to MJF!
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl Sister #44
http://thebeehivecottage.blogspot.com
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| Lainey |
Posted - May 21 2008 : 05:18:23 AM
Welcome Karen, your farm sounds wonderful! It's nice to meet you here and I know what you mean about loving to be tied to the land and seasons. I'm looking forward to getting to know you.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
| Carol Sue |
Posted - May 18 2008 : 9:31:50 PM
Karen,
So glad that you are here and so close to us. One of theses days we will have to get together when time allows you with the busy farm of yours.
Welcome to this farm!!!!
Carol Sue
listening to the quiet moments
Farmgirl #39
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| Alee |
Posted - May 17 2008 : 4:10:52 PM
Welcome to the forum Karen!
Your farm sounds great! I love hearing stories of people rejuvenating the land! Doesn't it feel great to see your farm changing right around you?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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| britchickny |
Posted - May 17 2008 : 09:45:05 AM
Hi Karen! Welcome to the forum! You have lots in common with the Farmgirls and we all look forward to getting to know you!(how do you keep with it all!!)
Angie
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
| electricdunce |
Posted - May 17 2008 : 09:21:42 AM
Welcome to this forum. Your farm sounds great, especially all those animals. I know what you mean about enjoying the seasons and planting. I hope you'll post some pictures sometime ,,it is always such a treat to see who else is on here and their animals, etc...Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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