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| HoneyForVinegar |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 10:05:45 AM
Hi everyone! I'm Brooke, a 30 year old SAHM of two preschool girls in the Texas hill country. We live on a "commune" of sorts, 90 undivided acres shared between four homes (my parents, my sister, my own, and old family friends), 5 of which are "ours". We keep laying hens, raise meat chickens, have 10 head of cattle, a pony and a young nubian doeling that I hope to milk in the next year. My husband is an avid hunter, which means most of our meat comes from home. I'm still getting the hang of gardening, hoping to expand to produce 90% of all our food here at home. I have a dirt garden and an aquaponics greenhouse, which is thriving. We're also striving to be a zero waste family, and hopefully moving more off-grid as well. Our goal is to be self-sufficient within the next 10 years. I think this community will be a driving force to get us there!
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| texdane |
Posted - Oct 03 2015 : 09:56:01 AM
Hi there!
You are from my old stompin' grounds! I was born in Texas and my daddy still has a ranch in the hill country near you. We used to love to visit San Marcos.
I look forward to seeing you here on the forum!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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| MaryJane |
Posted - Sep 27 2015 : 8:29:44 PM
Welcome Brooke!!! So very pleased to meet you and look forward to following you on your self-sufficiency journey. I so admire what you're doing!!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Sep 27 2015 : 2:52:59 PM
Hi Brooke,
Welcome, welcome! Hope you have a great time here!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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| Song Sparrow |
Posted - Sep 27 2015 : 06:02:15 AM
Hi Brooke, and so glad you're here. Your life sounds busy and wonderful, can't wait to hear more!
Happy Day!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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| ladypony76 |
Posted - Sep 25 2015 : 12:05:58 PM
Welcome Brooke
Glad you joined us and I think you will find alot of helpful information right here. I just love the craft and food ideas!!
Hugs,
Angela#6681
Farmgirl Farming on Faith! |
| guineahen |
Posted - Sep 25 2015 : 04:41:26 AM
Glad you are here! That set up is really cool. I would love our land to be shared like this someday. It sounds like a great place for your kids to grow up. |
| TexasWildflower |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 4:22:32 PM
Welcome, Brooke! I'm over near Victoria. Glad you joined us.
Wanda
Farmgirl sister #3399
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'The Simply Lived Life' blog http://www.wandasturrock.com/website/blog/ |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 3:10:08 PM
Welcome, Brooke. Enjoy your time with us.
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 |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 11:39:57 AM
Welcome Brooke. San Marcus is a pretty little town. Tubed the San Marcus River once in my forties. I live in Paris, northeast TX, not far from the Red River.
Looking forward to hearing more of your little adventures in the Hill Country.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 11:31:15 AM
Welcome Brooke! It is nice to meet you. Your farm set up and plans for self-sufficiency sound exciting! Keep us posted on all the things that you are doing as you build forward.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
| sweettea59 |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 10:55:29 AM
Hi Brooke, just love Texas. San Marcos is a very pretty part of Texas. My father in law lives there.
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215
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| hudsonsinaf |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 10:17:09 AM
Hi Brooke! Lovely to "meet" you! Your little homestead sounds like what we dream of! Do you can your produce? I'm trying to remember... do nubian goats give a lot of milk or sweeter milk? I know a friend of ours has goats that she mix breeds... nubian and another breed... because one is sweeter and the other is higher quantity. Anyways, our family hopes to become more self-sufficient in the near future, but we will see what the Lord has in store for us :) How old are your girls? Looking forward to getting to know you better here on the farm!
~ Shannon
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
