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A Farm of My Own:  Farm Naming  |
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KatTylee
True Blue Farmgirl
230 Posts
Katrina
Mitchell
Nebraska
USA
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 Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 06:38:25 AM
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So in looking for a farm (and failing for now) we've also been thinking about names. We came up with a few and would like your opinions. So, what is your favorite? Keep in mind that we haven't found this mythical farm and we've been on an emotional roller coaster as we've thought we've had it a couple of times. 
Roller Coaster Acre
Addled Acres
The Finally Farm
Annoyed Place
Up and Down Ranch
Up the Wall Estate
Perspiration Patch
Oy Vey Orchards
Flummoxed Farmstead
Anxiety Gardens
Had It Homestead
Migraine Meadows
The Pooped Plantation
To top it off we'd like to be able to eventually market products from this eventual farm. 
~"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde~
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 06:55:19 AM
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I always say never put the cart before the horse ... meaning, let you farm (when you get it) help in the naming. Good luck with your search tho.
Teri
"There are black sheep in every flock"
White Sheep Farm
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 06:59:37 AM
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Love all these names!
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KatTylee
True Blue Farmgirl
230 Posts
Katrina
Mitchell
Nebraska
USA
230 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 07:08:32 AM
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We plan on making the true decisions regarding naming after we actually get the farm. Right now though we are trying not to go crazy waiting so we're brainstorming. We got a kick out of some of these and thought we'd have a little fun toying with names. Who knows what will fit that eventual farm? Most of these particular names just reflect our frustrations with finding a farm. :)
~"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde~
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 09:40:11 AM
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I like Oy Vey Orchard, but I really like Oy Vey Place.
Good luck.
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 |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Gladstone
Mi.
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 11:04:44 AM
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I would not use most of them, as they kind of give a negative feeling, even though you were thinking of your frustrations on buying a farm, but if you plan on selling things from there, I would make the name more cheerful and informative as to what you farm.
Janet
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westfork woman
True Blue Farmgirl
554 Posts
Kennie Lyn
Emmett
Idaho
USA
554 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 6:36:10 PM
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I agree with Janet. If you are going to sell to the public, think positive. One of the cutest I ever saw was Hackamore Hollow. It was a little cottage on a small corner lot in town, but was decorated in lots of farm and ranch junk, with a pretty patio and a vegetable garden. So keep thinking.
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KatTylee
True Blue Farmgirl
230 Posts
Katrina
Mitchell
Nebraska
USA
230 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2013 : 10:06:50 AM
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A few more ideas:
Farmstead Products
Patches' Pretties
High Plains Handspuns
Prairie Products
Just a bit more positive and leaning more toward the fiber I work with. Although I want it open ended enough that we could some day add orchard/garden products to the line. :)
~"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde~
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westfork woman
True Blue Farmgirl
554 Posts
Kennie Lyn
Emmett
Idaho
USA
554 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2013 : 10:50:46 AM
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I like Prairie Products.
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KatTylee
True Blue Farmgirl
230 Posts
Katrina
Mitchell
Nebraska
USA
230 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2013 : 10:55:48 AM
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Little Hawk Yarns is another option.
~"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde~
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Gladstone
Mi.
USA
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cj6
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
cj
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2013 : 10:46:46 PM
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| Katrina,I totally understand your frustration. We too have been close to having our dream more than once,only to have it be pulled out from under us.We again are soooo close and praying that this time we will finally be able in a few weeks to say it is ours. Keep the faith.believe in miracles and some day you will be walking in the front door of your very own farmhouse. |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 10:31:28 AM
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It seems to me that once you get your farm and get a feel of the land the name will fall right in place. Of course in the mean time it is fun thinking of names. Our place is called Strawberry Hill because years ago all the land around here was strawberry fields and we live high on a hill. I would have never picked that. Our previous place I named Hobby Horse Farms because we seems to be raising both kids and ponies although neither is a hobby the name just fit. Progress took that place but we lived there 30+ years.
Keep looking!! MB
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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
662 Posts
Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
662 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2013 : 11:42:41 AM
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For each place we have lived house wise, we have had a different name for it. It depends on the farm, where, and lots to do with your names, your interests, your family's. My favorite was Moon Flower Lodge.
Farmgirl #4817-The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. ~Hanna Rion
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