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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Oct 22 2015 : 7:57:05 PM
I am excited to begin working on my merit badges and sharing my experiences with everyone! After much debating I was finally able to pick the top 4 badges I plan to accomplish first!
I chose….
1.Pampered Pets (Outpost)
-It’s important to me that my pets are healthy and will live a long happy life. Knowing what is best for them will allow me to enhance their life.
2. Bread Making (Farm Kitchen)
-I have always enjoyed cooking and now look forward to a better way of cooking.
3. Embroidery (Stitching and Crafting)
- Would love to make something special for my baby boy just like my Grandma Butters made for me.
4. Water Conservation (Cleaning Up)
- I love the idea of helping save the planet as well as help me save money on my bill.
With that in mind, what merit badges do you fellow farmgirls plan on accomplishing first? Or working towards right now? Any of them hold a special meaning that drives you to accomplish one over another?
Much luck and enjoyment in your merit badge experiences!
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| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| nndairy |
Posted - Aug 12 2025 : 6:11:05 PM
They do have to be requested separately and you have to earn the beginner first. Sometimes though when working on them something takes longer (like reading a book) and the advanced gets finished first.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| KnyttWytch |
Posted - Aug 12 2025 : 1:58:10 PM
Can you ask for more than one level at a time? I thought each level had to be requested separately.
#6958 Hilary, disabled knitter and stitcher (lover of real food!) |
| nndairy |
Posted - Aug 12 2025 : 1:36:32 PM
I recently finished that book and need to apply for the beef badges as well!
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Aug 11 2025 : 5:37:43 PM
I have started to read the book required for the What's Your Beef badge. Once that is finished I will be able to apply for all 3 levels of the badge.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Aug 06 2025 : 4:48:38 PM
Emily, that is very neat! Great work on getting your intermediate level finished.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| citychick03 |
Posted - Aug 04 2025 : 6:30:18 PM
I'm working on the immediate level of the Her-Story merit badge.
I chose the autobiography, "Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson."
It was such an interesting read, I learned:
1. Katherine was born in 1918 in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, the youngest of 4 children.
2. She was gifted and skipped a few grades in school, causing her to graduate from high school at age 14 and start college at 15.
3. She was a middle school teacher of mathematics and science. She met her first husband there, and they had 3 girls together. He tragically passed away due to a brain tumor when she was 38. She remarried a few years later.
4. She worked for NASA, programming analytical codes and pathways for rocket launches. Her calculations put Apollo 11 into space and helped Neil Armstrong land on the moon.
5. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and at 97 years old, wrote her autobiography.
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| jillyd |
Posted - Aug 04 2025 : 2:48:51 PM
It's so interesting to hear about your bee-keeping adventures, Shennandoah!! It's something I've thought about, but we have bees across the road who come and pollinate my garden. I'm on the allergic side so I think having someone else supplying my little pollinators is the way to go!
Jill
Farmgirl #6748
"When life gets super crazy, do your art. It helps you remember the exquisite, imaginary, delightful, lovely side of what is otherwise sometimes a bit much" Sylvia Olsen |
| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Aug 04 2025 : 2:36:13 PM
Keep up the great work, Shennandoah!
Nancy 8352
FGOTM Oct 2024 |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Aug 04 2025 : 1:45:33 PM
I have still been working on my flag. I have started the waves to the red and white part of the flag, but they have been a little frustrating. I am struggling to keep them in line and have had to undo the knots many times. I am so close to finishing it though!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Aug 04 2025 : 1:41:50 PM
Shennandoah, you have been very busy. Great job on all your bee hives, honey and wax collecting, and training classes! It sounds like you are really enjoying it.
I look forward to seeing all your other badges!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| KnyttWytch |
Posted - Aug 03 2025 : 4:21:38 PM
All of those sound good as well Shenandoah 
#6958 Hilary, disabled knitter and stitcher (lover of real food!) |
| shennandoah |
Posted - Aug 03 2025 : 2:18:38 PM
I actually got the book "Beeswax Alchemy" at last year's bee conference. I only have one bar of wax so far, not enough to go crazy making candles. The first thing I want to make is thread conditioner since I embroider a lot. I also want to make some cloth bowl covers and food wrap with the beeswax and natural cotton. Will see how much I have left after that :-)
Making memories, building connections, and adding color and magic to every day life |
| KnyttWytch |
Posted - Aug 03 2025 : 2:12:38 PM
Oooh fresh honey and beeswax Shenandoah! Will you make your own beeswax candles?
#6958 Hilary, disabled knitter and stitcher (lover of real food!) |
| shennandoah |
Posted - Aug 03 2025 : 1:07:56 PM
Krista your flag is looking great!! Per your suggestion I did pick up some macrame kits that I will be tackling soon. I hit a wall with all the stress and chaos around here but finally getting out of the hole and back to my farm girl stuff. I actually celebrated one full year of beekeeping and learned how to harvest honey with the local beekeeper I work with. I currently have three hives - one that survived winter and two new nucs I added in may. I built the hive stands out of free deck wood from Facebook and painted the hives with mineral fusion paint. They are looking really good! I will have to request the older hive in the fall, as they replaced my gentle queen with one of their own. I also completed the 10 week Master Beekeeper Apprentice Level Training course. Just need to study for the test!! I've been teaching classes on gardening for the beekeepers meet up and am working on something other joint activities with my local bee supplier. Needless to say I am all in and officially a "beek"
I also started volunteering for the Impact Project/Artable Curiosities. It's a creative reuse center, teacher store (free supplies for teachers) and creative studio. In addition to sorting donations, I host the knit and stitch meet up and will be meeting with the Director on Tuesday to assess her tech stack/systems and get everything working properly and documented. It's a great organization that does a lot for the community including special programming for special needs kids and adults (as a mama with special needs kids I love it!).
Taking stock of my badge activity to see where I am at with the others and what else I can submit, as well as what other activities to work on. Got a book on knots and some rope, macrame kits, and lots of gardening, sewing, Christmas, etc projects to do!
Making memories, building connections, and adding color and magic to every day life |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jul 14 2025 : 12:24:13 PM
Thanks Nancy! I finished some more over the weekend. Not much left to go.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jul 12 2025 : 12:08:22 AM
Keep up the great work, Krista! You are so right about flags being up all year! Show our American Spirit!
Nancy 8352 |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jul 11 2025 : 1:35:43 PM
Great stack of books Hilary.
I didn't finish my macrame flag before the 4th of July. Thank goodness flags can hang year round. This weekend I should have some extra time to work on it.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| jillyd |
Posted - Jun 20 2025 : 8:57:22 PM
Those look like interesting books, Hilary. Enjoy your reading.
Jill
Farmgirl #6748
"When life gets super crazy, do your art. It helps you remember the exquisite, imaginary, delightful, lovely side of what is otherwise sometimes a bit much" Sylvia Olsen |
| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jun 20 2025 : 5:01:47 PM
Go, Hilary! Looks like you will be enjoying your summer with some good books!
Nancy 8352 |
| Hgweston |
Posted - Jun 20 2025 : 01:24:57 AM
Here’s a picture of my current TBR for the Bibliophile badge. |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 2:17:18 PM
Thank you Karen, Heather, and Debbie. I still have time to finish before the 4th of July lol!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 1:55:46 PM
I love this Krista, just the perfect colors. Great job!
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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| nndairy |
Posted - Jun 18 2025 : 12:59:07 PM
Looks great! Can't wait to see the rest of it.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| Jokamartell |
Posted - Jun 16 2025 : 7:33:49 PM
Krista!! I love your project!! :) So cool!!! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jun 16 2025 : 2:05:44 PM
Thanks Hilary and Nancy! It's been a fun project.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
