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| MiaBella |
Posted - May 02 2012 : 06:41:14 AM
Mornin' ladies!
I live in New Caney, TX...just North of Houston. I own a 22 acre farm where I most recently retired from dairy goat farming (Nubians & LaManchas). I used to make/sell cheese, yogurt & kefir to restaurants & to the general public for a living. I still make goat milk soap because it is fun to do, natural and stress-free! I am also growing a nice raised bed garden, which includes a few fruit trees, am raising 4 Texas Longhorn steer bound for the freezer and of course I maintain a small flock of laying hens (Barred Rocks & Auracauna). Lastly, I have 6 large dogs to keep me company...3 labs and 3 Rhodesian Ridgebacks (who are laying at my feet as I type). Let me not leave out our 3 working barn cats (Dozer, Sparky & Oscar) who have been spoiled on goat milk as well.
In addition, I consult/mentor others just starting out in the dairy goat world, consult with other cheese makers and still make cheese, yogurt & kefir for my family using raw goat milk that I buy from a very good friend of mine in Montgomery who has a nice herd of Nubians.
I am a wife and mother of 4, 2 boys & 2 girls (21,17,16,14) plus 2 adorable grand daughters (Jaida 2 & Sydney 5mos). I have recently started baking bread and preparing other foods from scratch so my family no longer has to rely on store bought items. I have always loved farm life, but have not always lived on a farm. I am now living that dream!
In the past we have housed horses, mules, & pigs. We raise grass-fed beef for our own consumption every other year and well I already told you about my garden 
I was very excited to find this group via invitation (from Primitive Diva Melissa)! My hope is to get back into sewing, maybe learn to crochet, and just be a better farm girl in general.
Michelle
Farm Girl #4097
MiaBella Farm
New Caney, TX
www.miabellafarm.com |
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| frannie |
Posted - May 16 2012 : 10:48:42 AM
welcome to the farm, michelle. i think you will love it here and be a wonderful addition to this great group of women.
love
frannie in texas
farmgirl sister#807
home of "green"crafts,
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| edlund33 |
Posted - May 06 2012 : 8:51:08 PM
Welcome to the farm Michelle! You will find plenty of fun here.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| marlee |
Posted - May 06 2012 : 5:45:35 PM
Hi Michelle, glad you are here. You sure are one busy farmgirl. You'll love it here.--Marlee
God is the painter, he paints the picture. And his son builds it, for he is the Master Carpenter! |
| MrsRooster |
Posted - May 04 2012 : 09:01:18 AM
Howdy from the Texas Coast!! We live close to Galveston Bay.
So glad to meet you. Been in Texas since 2009. Lived in Ohio for 38 years before that.
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Farmgirl #1259
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| laurentany |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 8:29:17 PM
A warm farmgirl welcome Michelle, from Long Island,NY! Sounds like you are off to a running start with all of your farmgirl experiences! I am sure we will all learn a little from you too!
Enjoy this wonderful place!
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 5:02:45 PM
Hello Michelle and welcome to MJF Connection! Gosh, you already have quite a variety of farmgirl experience with your animals. I am sure you will be a wonderful resource to others when questions come up. The one aspect of this forum that means the most to me is the ability to know that we all respect each other and truly reach out to each another as friends and supporters. There are countless topics daily and an enormous wealth of information, prayer and good wishes. So, jump right in and I look forward to from you on the forum!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl |
| Caron |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 11:05:35 AM
Welcome Michelle! So glad you have joined us!
Farmgirl Sister #254
Heart of Texas Farmgirls Mother Hen
"An Apron:Its strings gently tug at us, tenderly, softly calling us to turn back to the old ways".-Above Rubies Magazine |
| Simple Living |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 06:32:20 AM
Welcome Michelle to a great bunch of sisters!
A Friend is Someone who Reaches for your Hand, But Touches your Heart!
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| Cooknnana |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 06:30:28 AM
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! It's so great you decided to join us here at the farm. It sounds like you've got a lot to share with us. Wow! Such a life! I would love to have a small portion of what you do every day...just a small portion, mind you, lol. I'm sure many of the ladies will have plenty to share with you too and that's what's so great here; you're going to love it.
Squishes and Hugs!
Kathryn
If there is a will, there's a way; find your way!
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 05:27:00 AM
Michelle how nice it is to have both you new farmgirls. It sure sounds like you are "one of us." And I am sure we will learn much from you. You sound like a busy person. Hope you will find lots of time to spend with us.
Marianne |
| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 05:19:14 AM
Welcome Michell to the farm, you are going to love it here. Sounds like you have a very wonderful farm life, I enjoyed reading your post.
Hugs,
Debbie
If you are lucky enough to live in the mountains you are lucky enough.
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| annielaurel |
Posted - May 03 2012 : 04:51:11 AM
Welcome Michelle from Florida. You will certainly have an enjoyable time here. So many wonderful women.
Nancy
Farmgirl Sister #2301
Make everyday a celebration of the heart. |
| Bear5 |
Posted - May 02 2012 : 10:28:13 PM
Welcome Michelle! I will look forward to reading your posts and comments. Enjoy the forum.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| jan49829 |
Posted - May 02 2012 : 7:47:37 PM
Welcome Michelle. My you have been a busy farmer. Glad you joined us here,you will fit right in. I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and joined here last July. This is now a great part of my life and family.
Janet
Farmgirl Sister #3340
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - May 02 2012 : 4:54:09 PM
Welcome Michelle! If you already know one of the farmgirls you have a head start on loving it here..
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
