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HoneyForVinegar
Farmgirl at Heart
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Brooke
San Marcos
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 10:05:45 AM
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Hi everyone! I'm Brooke, a 30 year old SAHM of two preschool girls in the Texas hill country. We live on a "commune" of sorts, 90 undivided acres shared between four homes (my parents, my sister, my own, and old family friends), 5 of which are "ours". We keep laying hens, raise meat chickens, have 10 head of cattle, a pony and a young nubian doeling that I hope to milk in the next year. My husband is an avid hunter, which means most of our meat comes from home. I'm still getting the hang of gardening, hoping to expand to produce 90% of all our food here at home. I have a dirt garden and an aquaponics greenhouse, which is thriving. We're also striving to be a zero waste family, and hopefully moving more off-grid as well. Our goal is to be self-sufficient within the next 10 years. I think this community will be a driving force to get us there!
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 10:17:09 AM
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Hi Brooke! Lovely to "meet" you! Your little homestead sounds like what we dream of! Do you can your produce? I'm trying to remember... do nubian goats give a lot of milk or sweeter milk? I know a friend of ours has goats that she mix breeds... nubian and another breed... because one is sweeter and the other is higher quantity. Anyways, our family hopes to become more self-sufficient in the near future, but we will see what the Lord has in store for us :) How old are your girls? Looking forward to getting to know you better here on the farm!
~ Shannon
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1236 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6592 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 11:31:15 AM
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Welcome Brooke! It is nice to meet you. Your farm set up and plans for self-sufficiency sound exciting! Keep us posted on all the things that you are doing as you build forward.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6914 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6914 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 11:39:57 AM
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Welcome Brooke. San Marcus is a pretty little town. Tubed the San Marcus River once in my forties. I live in Paris, northeast TX, not far from the Red River.
Looking forward to hearing more of your little adventures in the Hill Country.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 24 2015 : 3:10:08 PM
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Welcome, Brooke. Enjoy your time with us.
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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TexasWildflower
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Wanda
Hallettsville
Texas
USA
206 Posts |
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guineahen
True Blue Farmgirl
86 Posts
Andrea
Hawley
Pa
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2015 : 04:41:26 AM
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Glad you are here! That set up is really cool. I would love our land to be shared like this someday. It sounds like a great place for your kids to grow up. |
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ladypony76
True Blue Farmgirl
313 Posts
Angela
Louisville
MS
USA
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Posted - Sep 25 2015 : 12:05:58 PM
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Welcome Brooke
Glad you joined us and I think you will find alot of helpful information right here. I just love the craft and food ideas!!
Hugs,
Angela#6681
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
1010 Posts
Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
1010 Posts |
Posted - Sep 27 2015 : 06:02:15 AM
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Hi Brooke, and so glad you're here. Your life sounds busy and wonderful, can't wait to hear more!
Happy Day!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13615 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
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MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16373 Posts |
Posted - Sep 27 2015 : 8:29:44 PM
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Welcome Brooke!!! So very pleased to meet you and look forward to following you on your self-sufficiency journey. I so admire what you're doing!!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Oct 03 2015 : 09:56:01 AM
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Hi there!
You are from my old stompin' grounds! I was born in Texas and my daddy still has a ranch in the hill country near you. We used to love to visit San Marcos.
I look forward to seeing you here on the forum!
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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