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toppcat
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Cathie
Talmo
GA
USA
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 Posted - Apr 24 2015 : 12:32:32 PM
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Hello. My name is Cathie. I live in Talmo, Georgia. My husband and I live on 5 1/2 acres with our three dogs and cat.
We (at this point) raise chickens and ducks (for meat and eggs). At the end of the month we will be getting pheasants. We also raise rabbits for fiber and meat. We have American Chinchilla for meat and German Angora for fiber. I am in the process of learning how to spin fiber into yarn. I enjoy gardening, canning, brewing beer and wine, making cheese, sewing, making soap, home made cleaners and jewelry. I try to keep busy, which is pretty easy.
I look forward to chatting with you and learning new things. Until then, have a wonderful day. |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16572 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16572 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2015 : 1:44:02 PM
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Welcome Cathie!!!! So very pleased to meet you and have you on board. What kind of cheese do you make?
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6717 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6717 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2015 : 4:22:14 PM
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Welcome to Our Farm, Cathie!! It sounds like you have a very busy little farm up there in Georgia. I would love to learn how to spin fiber into yarn one day. Do you then knit what you spin?
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Carole
New York
USA
899 Posts |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2015 : 9:51:10 PM
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Cathie:a big welcome from up north in Minnesota. You are really into animals. It will be good to learn more about you.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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TexasWildflower
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Wanda
Hallettsville
Texas
USA
206 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2015 : 07:07:53 AM
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A Big welcome from Texas, Cathie! Glad to have you join us.
Wanda
Farmgirl sister #3399
www.wandasturrock.com
(Includes 'The Simply Lived Life' blog) |
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toppcat
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Cathie
Talmo
GA
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2015 : 08:36:43 AM
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Thank you for the welcome. So far, I have made (with the Hubby) cheddar, ricotta, and a quick farmhouse cheese (kind of like ricotta). It is a lot of fun. That is why I want goats, so I can learn to make feta.
Farmgirl Sisterhood #6366 |
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toppcat
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Cathie
Talmo
GA
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2015 : 08:39:14 AM
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Thanks, No. I haven't knit anything yet. Don't laugh... I'm also learning to knit as well. I do, however crochet. I haven't gotten the hang of making the yarn yet, still playing with it and learning my spinning wheel. the hard part for me is making it stay spinning in the right direction.
Farmgirl Sisterhood #6366 |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2015 : 12:44:53 PM
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Welcome, Cathie. Nice to have you join the Farm. Enjoy!
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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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
1010 Posts
Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
1010 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2015 : 2:46:58 PM
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Welcome Cathie, from just a bit up north in Delaware. I'm so happy you're here and I know you'll love it!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy www.danaherandcloud.com
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Goat Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Katherine
Lunenburg
Vermont
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2015 : 04:46:49 AM
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Welcome to the "Family" Cathie. I think you will like it here. Sounds very busy and wonderful at your place. Looking forward to more news. Have a great day.
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2015 : 06:14:15 AM
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Welcome, Cathie! We are adding pheasants to our farm for the first time this year. Are you starting with chicks? Eggs? We have chicks coming the middle of May and then hubby wants to keep a few breeding pairs and incubate eggs in the coming years. :) Nice to meet you!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
www.farmfoodmama.blogspot.com
www.thehmmmschoolingmom.com
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2015 : 08:03:01 AM
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Hi Cathie!
Welcome! Sounds like you are a busy farmgirl! Your farm sounds lovely. Pheasants are awesome. We have family friends down in Texas who raise them. They release them to try to get the population back up since it declined in recent years there.
Enjoy!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
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NixKat
True Blue Farmgirl
288 Posts
Kathleen
CT
USA
288 Posts |
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2015 : 9:04:18 PM
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Welcome Cathie, Love hearing about your farm!
~ Betty ~
Farmgirl Sister # 5589 |
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
582 Posts |
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Lexi Lavender
True Blue Farmgirl
92 Posts
Lexi
Bangor
Maine
USA
92 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2015 : 09:52:44 AM
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Hi Cathie: welcome from the Pine Tree State! We also have a small farm , egg and meat chickens and vegetable gardening mostly. I love to crochet. It's terrific how many things you are able to do. I am looking forward to goats but we are living in a camper while my hubby builds our dome. Last year we had so many birds and projects that the house didn't get done so this year priority is the house... I look forward to hearing more about your farm and activities...
Lavender Lexi
Farmgirl #4034 |
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kathleenshoop
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
kathleen
oakmont
pa
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2015 : 05:56:26 AM
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Welcome, Cathie! I live in Pennsylvania and though I hail from a little river town near Pittsburgh, called Oakmont, there are many rural areas nearby. There are some seriously accomplished farm girls here and you sound as though you're just as good at cultivating this lifestyle as the rest of them. I sort of live through everyone's farm life, but I am aiming to introduce small things to my home! Your work sounds amazing.
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Kangaroo Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Teresa
Red Oak
Texas
USA
253 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 12:50:56 PM
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welcome to farmgirls cathie. I am also learning to spin
have a bunch of wool just got cleaned not have to wash
that will be fun. lol I have a llama but is black so not a very versitle color to work with. I have a 46''floor loom just getting restored was in storage 20 years and hope to be back into action soon I will be weaving most of my yarns spun. I tried crochet and well lets say I just need to move onto something else lol will look forward to hearing about how yours turns out.
I am in process of learning to make homemade soap. My mom makes it and will let her teach me since she has it perfected. I don't use any thing else anymore. do you have a favorite kind of soap you like to make?
I was on hold for a while on my farmgirl roots but am getting back into it and there is nothing better.
Dance Like No One Is
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2015 : 1:44:20 PM
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Welcome Cathie...you have come to a good place to get connected with other like minded women as yourself.
A lot of the gals are True Farmgirls and then the rest of us are just Farmgirl Wanna-be's. But we all have
that same infectious farmgirl spirit and desire to do things the Old way. Please join us on The Virtual Porch
if you want to sit a spell and just get to know some wonderful friends.
hugs and smiles,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13706 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13706 Posts |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2016 : 3:34:03 PM
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Nice to meet you, Cathie! Can't wait to hear more about your farm and animals.
Julie
Farmgirl #399
May 2010 Farmgirl of the Month
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog ... Charles F. Doran |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2016 : 8:17:08 PM
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Welcome from northern Iowa, Cathie! Can't wait to hear more about your farmgirl endeavors. You will love 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 |
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JennieArtgirl
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
Jennie
Bentonville
AR
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2016 : 9:28:26 PM
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Hello, My name is Jennie. I am a new farmgirl sister. I am thrilled to find this forum. It is exciting to see many of my interests shared by everyone in one place. I am a homeschool mom and I also work full time. Last year, I home schooled and worked two jobs. I can't handle that this year. I have one son who has graduated homeschool and who is married now and in the military. One older son, who recently moved to the Ozarks to live with me, while he finds his own place here, and I have a 14 year old, son still in the nest. I am working on my Master's degree in painting. I have a bachelors in digital animation. I have taken time off school to work on building a nest egg, becoming debt free, to start my own dream farm in the future.
My dream is to move back to take care of my mom and live off the land in WV, and build an off grid cabin and start a small farm, with chickens, rabbits, goats, cow, fruit trees, and a large veg garden. I just started learning to ferment my own vegetables this week, I made my own yogurt, kombucha, and kefir water sodas this week too. I love to draw, paint, sew, knit, crochet, embroider, and just about every other craft imaginable. I hope to learn to weave and spin my own fiber in the near future. I am researching cabin building, underground house building and I want to refurbish my own camper in the future too. I can't wait to get to know everyone. I love anything involving how people lived and thrived off the land in the past. |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2016 : 06:52:16 AM
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Welcome to the farm, Jennie! I, too, have some of the same ambitions you do. Can't wait to get to know you more.
Julie
Farmgirl #399
May 2010 Farmgirl of the Month
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog ... Charles F. Doran |
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Book Ideas: Wanted to introduce myself to the group. |
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Wanted to introduce myself to the group.
