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AngelNicki
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Nicki
Washougal
WA
USA
8 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 10 2015 : 10:14:07 PM
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Hi everyone! I actually joined the forum a few years ago, but never posted until now. I am from Chicago but have always been a country girl at heart, despite being raised in the city. We used to go up to Wisconsin in the summer, and that is where I first found MaryJane's Farm Magazine! I read it and loved it, but forgot about it until I recently moved here to Washington! Now I am really in the country... staying with family members now but looking forward to someday getting my own little farm. In the mean time I am lucky enough to get to volunteer on a sanctuary farm in Oregon and spend time with my aunt's friend's goats!
Are there any Maryjane's Sisterhood chapters near Vancouver, WA or Portland, OR? I have contacted the ones listed, but got no response! |
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
1010 Posts
Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
1010 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 04:22:25 AM
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Hi Nicki, and glad you're jumping into the forum! I'm over on the east coast so I'm afraid I can't help wIth your local chapter question. But I'm very excited for you and looking forward to hearing about you new adventure! Hugs!
Happy Day!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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DoriTroutman
Farmgirl in Training
24 Posts
Dori
Kelso
TN
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 05:27:49 AM
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Hello Nicki,
Welcome to the forum!
Keep looking for and dreaming of the day you get your own farm. My husband and I dreamed, planned, saved for 27 years before we could buy ours. We've been here on our 100 acre Tennessee farm for 4 years now and WOW... everyday I love it more.
What a great opportunity you have to volunteer on a sanctuary farm. I'll be anxious to hear more about it!
Dori
The Ranch Farmgirl for MaryJanes Farmgirl bloggers
http://www.farmgirlbloggers.com/category/ranch_farmgirl |
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CindyFB20
Farmgirl in Training
13 Posts
Cynthia
King George
VA
USA
13 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 05:33:33 AM
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Hi Niki,
Little "farmette" here, some rabbits, chickens, turkeys, gardens of course and all the wonderful fiber arts. Welcome from King George VA
Cindy@singlepearfarm |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 05:40:22 AM
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Welcome back Nicki! I am from the Chicago area and my late parents had a vacation home up in Hayward, WI. Good luck on finding a farm that suits your needs In the meantime have fun volunteering!
Dawn in IL |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6663 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 06:20:07 AM
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Hi Nicki and welcome to "the Farm" form way over here in Gainesville, Florida! Enjoy your current farm experience and keep us posted on where you end up next!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 06:32:56 AM
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Hi Nicki! Welcome to the Farm! So glad you "re-found" us :) Looking forward to getting to know you, and hearing about your adventures with the goats :) Can you tell me more about the sanctuary farm???
~ Shannon
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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guineahen
True Blue Farmgirl
86 Posts
Andrea
Hawley
Pa
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 06:39:45 AM
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Hi! That is cool what you are doing. After working with these animals what would you like to have on your future farm? |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 06:59:38 AM
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Welcome Nicki. I live up north near Canada in Washington State. there are several Mary Janers living in SW Washington. Hopefully you all will find each other.
MB
http://www.smallcityscenes.blogspot.com
www.day4plus.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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TexasWildflower
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Wanda
Hallettsville
Texas
USA
206 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 07:22:35 AM
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Welcome from Texas, Nicki! What a blessing, getting to volunteer on a sanctuary farm! I hope you have that little farm of your own real soon. So glad to meet you.
Wanda
Farmgirl sister #3399
www.wandasturrock.com
'The Simply Lived Life' blog http://www.wandasturrock.com/website/blog/ |
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TexasWildflower
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Wanda
Hallettsville
Texas
USA
206 Posts |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16458 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16458 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 07:38:46 AM
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Welcome Nicki! How wonderful that you've been able to make the big move. I look forward to hearing how some day you find YOUR farm.
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 07:46:00 AM
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Welcome from Iowa, Nicki! That's so cool that you are volunteering at the sanctuary!
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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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 12:00:54 PM
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Welcome Nicki. Glad you joined the Forum. 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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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13666 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13666 Posts |
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AngelNicki
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Nicki
Washougal
WA
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2015 : 8:38:43 PM
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One of the animals I want most is goats! I have a friend out here who has 11 goats so I am getting to learn a little about keeping them. Tomorrow I am going over to her house to help her trim their hooves!
I'd also love to have a horse, or maybe a burro. And some ducks!
- Nicki
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Originally posted by guineahen
Hi! That is cool what you are doing. After working with these animals what would you like to have on your future farm?
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guineahen
True Blue Farmgirl
86 Posts
Andrea
Hawley
Pa
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2015 : 06:32:29 AM
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| How did the hoof trimming go? I am a chicken when it comes to that so my youngest son does that. Does your friend make cheese so you can learn that too? Ducks are fun. Next weekend our oldest daughter is bringing up a pig for us to take care of. She fell in love with it as a piglet. The farm she works on was going to send it to slaughter cause it didn't get pregnant so she bought it. She lives in a rented beachhouse five hours away so we will care for pig till she can buy a place. I am worried pig will be lonely without any other pigs. |
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AngelNicki
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Nicki
Washougal
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2015 : 3:47:28 PM
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Hi! The hoof trimming went pretty well! The goats were varying degrees of cooperative. We had to herd them all into the shelter, and then take them out one at a time to get their hooves trimmed. We distracted them by giving them grain and peanuts to eat! One of them was really upset and kept yelling, "BLAH!"
She doesn't make cheese... most of her goats are boys, because she rescues them from people. (Because they don't make milk, a lot of people don't want to keep their boy goats except for breeding purposes, so if they have boy goats they either give them away or eat them!)
Babysitting the pig sounds like fun! I have known of a lot of people who had only one pig, so maybe they don't need other pigs to keep them company... or else maybe your daughter will have to get the pig a sister or brother!
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Originally posted by guineahen
How did the hoof trimming go? I am a chicken when it comes to that so my youngest son does that. Does your friend make cheese so you can learn that too? Ducks are fun. Next weekend our oldest daughter is bringing up a pig for us to take care of. She fell in love with it as a piglet. The farm she works on was going to send it to slaughter cause it didn't get pregnant so she bought it. She lives in a rented beachhouse five hours away so we will care for pig till she can buy a place. I am worried pig will be lonely without any other pigs.
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TexasWildflower
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Wanda
Hallettsville
Texas
USA
206 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2015 : 6:04:23 PM
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All this piggy talk reminded me of when I raised three orphaned baby pigs in my parents' den. They are so easy to love. And they're smart. I fed them with a baby bottle, but my room was upstairs. At night, they would climb out of their straw filled washtub and go down the hall, around the corner into my parents' bedroom, to my daddy's side of the bed. They'd get him up and he would let me know that my babies were hungry. 
Wanda
Farmgirl sister #3399
www.wandasturrock.com
'The Simply Lived Life' blog http://www.wandasturrock.com/website/blog/ |
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Janice
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
Janice
Vancouver
WA
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2015 : 8:40:34 PM
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Hi Nicki
I live in Vancouver.... a city girl but, a farm girl at heart. Love to get to know you better. I have live here with my husband and 19 year old son for 10 year. I love the weather. I'm a former Calif. girl born and raised.
Janice Vintage Artist & Apron Artist |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2015 : 1:17:30 PM
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Hi Nicki - I know I wrote in another one of your posts, but I just want to tell you WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME! I'm so happy you're here! I can't wait to hear more about all of your new adventures in the country! I'll be celebrating with you all the way! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
www.papercraftingwithnini.ctmh.com
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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