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simpler1773
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Ricki
Ashland
Wisconsin
USA
234 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 04:32:50 AM
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Another Wisconsinite checking in!
My name is Ricki and I'm wayyyyy up north in Wisconsin, just a stone's throw from Lake Superior. We moved here from Minnesota, where I grew up, just about two years ago.
I have two daughters (two and fourteen!), and have been married to a great guy for 7 yrs. We have a few acres here, a dog, a cat, and 18 chickens (including the 3 that hatched out about 2 weeks ago!).
I am a stay-at-home-Mom but I have a little studio that I get to paint and sew in, some day I hope to be better at both! I make primitive dolls that I sell in a couple of shops.
This year my goal is to grow something that the chickens don't destroy in my little garden (fence going in this spring, I hope!). I'm working on converting to all organic foods in the house but it's expensive ~ so growing and canning/freezing some would sure be nice!
I can't wait to get started with all the learning and chatting on this site ~ I bought Mary Jane's book for myself as a Christmas present and fell in love with it!
Have a great day!
Ricki
You can't pour anything out of an empty vessel, take care of yourself! |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4316 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4316 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 04:48:20 AM
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| Welcome Ricki, you are about 2 hours north of us. I like it up there by the lake. Good luck, and you will like this site. Great place, and lots of helpful ideas. Good luck Michele |
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
2077 Posts |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 05:38:11 AM
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Hello up there! I'm down here by Lake Michigan by Chicago. I love your area -- Lake Superior is so beautiful; an entirely different personality than Lake Michigan.
Good for you on the decision to go organic -- it is more expensive, isn't it? And homegrown always tastes (and is) better. How long is your growing season? Are you zone 3? Someone was just asking about that in another forum. . . .
Anyway, glad you're here. Welcome!
Katie |
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simpler1773
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Ricki
Ashland
Wisconsin
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 05:41:50 AM
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Thanks everyone! Yes, Katie, I am zone 3. I have zone envy big time! LOL ~ it's a short season. I'm hoping to make a cold frame this year too so that I can grow some greens and such later into the year.
Ricki
You can't pour anything out of an empty vessel, take care of yourself! |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 05:58:40 AM
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welcome to the farm Ricki. (Please share some photos of the primitives that you create too.)
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 07:20:41 AM
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Welcome Ricki!!! How smart you are to go organic. I do my best..but am still working on it for sure. I think growing your own or finding a way to produce it is the best way to get there...I want to make a cold frame and get it going this year too. Our growing season is a little longer than yours but not much..we have early frost every year it seems. I am dying to get started with my tomato and pepper plants inside..sure is hard to wait!!
You will love this group..just jump right in to the conversations! I am glad you found us!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 07:43:11 AM
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Welcome Ricki! You sound like one smart cookie! You have tapped in to a group of like-minded women. I think you will love it here.
Karin |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 09:20:35 AM
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Hi Ricki. And welcome! I bought Mary Jane's book last year for myself and a girlfriend and it's a hard book to put down once you start. :)
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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vintagechica
True Blue Farmgirl
438 Posts
Eren
Poolville
TX
USA
438 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 12:23:40 PM
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Welcome Ricki from another WI girl. However Im in Kenosha, just N. of Chicago. Glad to have you here!!!
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A sure way to avoid housework...live outdoors.
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
482 Posts |
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Lucy
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Lucy
Des Moines
Iowa
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 8:28:42 PM
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Well, Rickie, welcome! You'll love it here. I love gardening,canning, freezing, and sewing, too! See you around! Farm (city slicker type) sis, Lucy
May the good Lord take a likin' to ya! |
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oceanfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
231 Posts
Rachel
A Little Closer to Heaven
Oregon Coast
USA
231 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 10:33:18 PM
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Welcome from one new girl to another! I live in the city, but my heart is all country. I'm starting a new plot this year on the Oregon coast, and I'm so excited! Good luck with your cold frame!
rachel
See what I'm up to on my blog... http://minetothine.blogspot.com |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2007 : 09:23:11 AM
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Hi Ricki,
Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you join us.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
2804 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2007 : 3:13:06 PM
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Welcome Ricki
How exciting to go completely organic - there are ways around the expense. Joining a co-op is a start, also find others around you who grow or raise animals and se what you can do to barter or purchase at a lower cost. I have found that the more creative you think the more people support you in your dreams. Good luck on the chicken thing. Your going to find this site so wonderful and helpful. Welcome
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
http://larkspurfunnyfarm.blogspot.com |
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
666 Posts
Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
666 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2007 : 6:58:31 PM
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Welcome Ricki!
Enjoy the forum!
KarenP
"Purest Spring Water in the World" |
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