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Barnyard Buddies:  I bought bees!  |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michelle
Rosalia
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 Posted - Dec 14 2009 : 4:21:14 PM
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And here's the best part...I'm giving them away for Christmas to a family in poverty. How farmgirl is that?
A friend of mine gave me a catalogue for a company called Heifer International (www.heifer.org) that takes donations (you buy a certain type of animal for a dollar amount, and someone in need gets the animal and promises to give an offspring to a neighbor...so the gift keeps on giving)and turns them into sustainable food/ livelihood /income for people in poverty.
So, guess what all the adults on my Christmas list are getting this year? A note that they don't have to return, dust, eat, or wear anything from me this year. I'm going to buy bees and trees and ducks and rabbits to feed the hungry in their honor. :) Best Christmas shopping spree I've ever done!
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Dec 14 2009 : 4:48:36 PM
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I bought chickens. 50 of them.
never felt better
Diana
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
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Posted - Dec 14 2009 : 5:46:31 PM
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Very cool! One year where I teach the kids in my class did a school wide fundraiser to buy livestock through that same place. The real fun was when we added up the money, then did a vote to decide which animals to buy. What a combination of critters!!
Jennifer
Farmgirl Sister #104
"Nature brings to every time and season some beauties of its own".
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
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Posted - Dec 14 2009 : 5:49:25 PM
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Awesome, Michelle!! I just love that organization and all they do! My kids helped buy a cow and sheep and some goats, I think, with their Children's church group. That is such a fantastic gift and the kids felt like they had done something truly grand!
Have a lovely holiday, and may your gift of bees be blessed!!!
Carrie M
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Dec 14 2009 : 5:50:00 PM
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That is such a great thing to do. I only wish we could ship the critters over ourselves! Really, though. That's a good thing you have done.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathryn
Magnolia
Texas
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2009 : 08:38:11 AM
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I sent a hive a bees and a share in one goat and one sheep. Way too cool, helping out someone in need with a gift that allows them to help themselves.
When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714, |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Zan
New York
New York
USA
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Dec 16 2009 : 4:33:19 PM
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Super cool. Thanks for the BWB idea. I've heard some negative press about Heifer Int. but you know, I felt really good about the gift of bees. And some folks just gripe about anything and anyone. Best part of giving bees is that they don't require special feed, they pollinate instead of consuming whatever growth is around, and it is less likely the bees will be slaughtered or stolen to fill bellies that night. They are better for sustainability of the family and environment.
Lol...I did think that quite a few people might want to "volunteer" their critters. 'specially when they're naughty....
I'm always looking for other organizations with a good reputation and humanitarian focus.
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