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| ida |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 06:11:11 AM
Just wanted to come in and introduce myself! What an great forum!
My name is Ida, wife to Ray, mom to Sara 17, Derek 15, and step daughters Lauren 14 and Tori 11. We live on a small hobby farm in SW Ohio. Sara Derek and I are fairly new to Ohio..up until almost 5 years ago and have really grown to love it here. We are from NJ originally.
Before becoming a stay at home mom about a year ago I worked as a case manager with families who had children diagnosed with mental illness also in school settings with inner city teens. Ray works as a workshop manager where he provides employment to individuals with brain injury and also at a local group home where 3 men get living assistance. Sara took a job this summer milking at a dairy farm of a family we go to church with. She loves it!
On our farm we have 2 horses, chickens, runner ducks, way too many cats and a beagle. I have started raising rabbits recently, lionheads, havanas, and holland lops. Now I just need to find a market to sell them!! Ray and I are talking about raising some cornish hens to sell and for us too....still in the talking stage! I own a small soy candle business and also make bath and body products and dog and horse treats that I sell at a local farmers market on Saturday mornings! I also love to quilt but never seem to have the time....lol...but have made several rag quilts and started quite a few others....one day I will finish them! We have a huge garden this year and I am hoping to learn more about canning to preserve our harvest.
I can't wait to get to know you guys!! Anyone else in SW Ohio or SE Indiana?
Ida in Ohio
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| sugarsfarm |
Posted - Jun 13 2006 : 06:16:00 AM
I havent done a thing with them!! Just eat them as is with some sugar, but thats getting a little old...my grandma used to make the best jam from them!!
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
| ida |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 3:51:53 PM
Hi Leah! So what do you do with all your mulberries? I posted a recipe in the kitchen forun for a cobbler I made today....would love to hear about what others do with them...there are millions and I would hate for them to go to waste!! Weather was great here today...hope you all had a great day!
Ida in Ohio
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| sugarsfarm |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 3:45:02 PM
Hi Ida!! Welcome!! i also have tons of mullberries!! Youre gonna love this place, i find something new everyday!! See ya around the forum!!!
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 2:59:07 PM
Welcome Ida...I am glad you found us!
This is such a nice place to come...relaxing, fun and I get so much inspiration from the gals here...no place else like it.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| ida |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 10:09:58 AM
Thanks for the welcome guys!! I can see I can spend ALOT of time on this board! I went out this morning and picked tons of mulberries off two trees in the yard....now I have to figure out what to do with them!! Learn as I go I guess! Hope you all have a great day!
Ida
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 09:54:15 AM
Welcome Ida. I don't think that you have enough to do!! My goodness!!
My sister lives in Cincinnati right now, but is moving just across the river into Kentucky. I love Ohio. It is such a beautiful, peaceful state.
Glad you found us here at the forum.
Karin |
| blueroses |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 09:04:55 AM
Welcome Ida,
Glad to meet you. Your small farm sounds great. Like Nancy Jo said - just jump on in. There's so much great info shared here.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 08:54:03 AM
Welcome Ida, just run around to the different sites and put your two cents in or more, so much to learn here, trades to make on the swapsite, games to play,good books and sewing ideas, it just goes on and on. I check in on the site often, have to see what is going on like a nosey neighbor.
NANCY JO |
| vtharvestfolkart |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 06:55:05 AM
Ida. Welcome. You will meet and make many friend on this WONDERFUL site. Your family sounds great as well as your farm. CHICKENS....I JUST LOVE THEM.....don't have any yet....but i am waiting.....
Take care
doreen
Please take a look at my folk art. http://www.crowsoup.com/Market1137.php
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