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A Farm of My Own:  Did you name your farm??  |
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Mollie
True Blue Farmgirl
88 Posts
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 Posted - Jun 20 2005 : 8:27:30 PM
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| Did you give your farm a name?? How did you come up with the name? I always liked the sound of Martha Stewart's "farm" called Turkey Hill. Do you have your farm's name on anything?? When I grew up farms were just called by the name of the family that started the farm or lived there the longest, such as, the Keller Place. Mollie |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2005 : 8:38:38 PM
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Hi Mollie, I have a vineyard and a farm. I named the vineyard MeadowRose. I had a metal sign made that is red with gold lettering, with the name MeadowRose Vineyard, and the street number. I came up with the name because wild pink roses were blooming on our land when we first moved here. The roses still grow here by the fence near the gravel road in front of our property and bloom in May, and are sweetly fragrant. "Rose" is also part of a family name, but spelled differently.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb101.html |
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shepherdess
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Robin
Eatonville
Washington
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2005 : 10:57:18 PM
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Yes I named my farm,MOUNTAIN MORNING FARM.I adore our beautiful Mt. Rainier and I have never been a morning person. So I came up with the idea if I named my farm Mountain Morning Farm and put morning with mountain maybe it would make me like morning better and you know what, I think it worked. LOL
And I think if I ever move I will be able to keep the same name, which will be nice
Farm Girl from Western Washington
" From sheep to handspun " |
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Beckyanne
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Becky
Dove Creek
Colorado
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2005 : 06:32:41 AM
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Ours is called Dancing Owl ranch. A large owl danced on my roof in the moon light one nite making so much noise that I went out to look. She had her wings up for balance and looked like she was holding up her skirts, the better to dance. I suspect she was chasing a mouse-but mabe she was dancing.
Love and hugs
Becky |
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CoyoteFalls
Farmgirl at Heart
1 Posts
Lyric
Nacogdoches
TX
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2005 : 06:35:41 AM
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Howdy Mollie! I just moved to the farm 3 years ago. Left Big D (Dallas) to pursue a country life. 30 acres given to us from part of the family land (owned for over 100 years) in Nacogdoches, TX. The oldest town in Texas. I named the farm "COYOTE FALLS FARM" We have three small falls and several packs of coyotes. Heard nightly calling to one another. We've spent 3 years clearing out the thickets and refurbishing a house. (no one has lived on this land in over 75 years. I will plant approx 5 acres of blueberries this coming fall.
Inspired by lovingly worn treasures. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2005 : 09:37:21 AM
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When I was a little girl I decided that someday my farm would be called Green Dreams Farm. I don't know why I picked that except that Green has always been my favorite color, and a farm was my dream...but there it is.
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things! |
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BamaSuzy
True Blue Farmgirl
138 Posts
Alabama
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2005 : 09:29:53 AM
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We struggled and struggled with a name for our homestead and nothing seemed right (and I'm usually really good at coming up with names for businesses and stuff.) But we finally settled on Old Field Farm....Old Field Road runs beside our 15 acres and is not the road our address is in but since our farm is on the "old field" that the road was named for somehow it seemed fitting....
More than 60 years ago part of this farm was a cotton field...now we have goats, Angora bunnies, laying hens, and more.....so we advertise Fresh Eggs from Happy Chickens at Old Field Farm....
We really don't have a logo yet but use a small photo of one of my Angora rabbits on the rabbit stuff, one of my goats on the goat milk soap, and a bunch of the hens with the proud rooster on the chicken info....
You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt! |
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Erin Raincrow
True Blue Farmgirl
65 Posts
Julie Erin
New Mexico
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Posted - Jun 22 2005 : 11:30:31 AM
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Ours is the Blue Moon Ranch because once in a while, the moon turns blue as in my tagline by Auden.
Just seemed that we'd been trying and trying and trying and everything kept falling apart but then this long shot came through and we had our farm/ranch.
We also have Blue Moon Oil and Gas Consultants, Inc and we have Blue Moon Studios.
Our house, when we get moved, will be called Carrickmines Manor. Kinda fancy for a mobile home but hey we can aspire :) Carrickmines is Gallic and means "Little Plain of Rocks" and it is fitting because the site for our house is basically just that, a plain of rocks.
But once in while the odd thing happens,
Once in a while the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life is altered,
Once in a while the moon turns blue.
Auden |
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Nicol
True Blue Farmgirl
200 Posts
Nicol
200 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2005 : 12:27:34 PM
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I love all of your farm names! I'll have to start thinking of a name for my farm-hopefully, soon to be acquired. We have been looking and looking. We'll find the right place yet! |
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2005 : 1:42:21 PM
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I love all the farm names too. It reminded me that my Grandpa, Uncle and Dad had named their farming business Prairievale Farms. Our brand was P(flying)V, the top of each side of the V flared outwards as if flying.
I think naming a farm is a neat idea. I'll have to think on that for a while.
Nancy |
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atwell
True Blue Farmgirl
88 Posts
susan
Laporte
IN
USA
88 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2005 : 6:21:09 PM
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well heck yeah I had to name my farm when I bought it!!! My mom suggested "The Funny Farm" which I thought should be" The Not So Funny Farm" because of the major trials and tribulations that were involved in trying to secure the purchase of it. Lets just say Im dying here after what I went through. My first and only real estate purchase!! I decided on Fat Quarter Quilt Farm because I wanted to have a name that quilters (mostly) would know. Plus I love fabric and quilts and was hoping back in 2000 to eventually have some sort of a home based business involving quilting,fabric and farming of some sort!Im hoping to put up a farm-type sign next year...the kind with the interchangable seasonal items connected with hanging chains.
Im sure my neighbors will wonder what the heck Im up to NOW!!
Happy summer farmgirls!!!
susan
FatQuarterQuiltFarm
Long Arm Machine
Quilting ~and~
Fabric Flea Market |
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2005 : 9:01:55 PM
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I also love the idea of naming farms, or naming houses for that matter, like in the times of Jane Austen...I've been thinking quite some time about what to name our home...nothing has come to me that strikes either my or my hubby's fancy yet...but I know I would like it to be something Cornish in nature (my husband's ancestry).
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." --Henry David Thoreau
**When life throws scraps your way ~ Make a Quilt!**
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snowberryfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
132 Posts
Michelle
Central Wa
WA
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2005 : 12:58:04 PM
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Snowberry Farm here! I named it that shortly after we moved here, and it just fit well. I love snow, and I love berries, and we get a lot of both here. Then I found out there were some bushes being sold here called snowberry bushes, so I bought some,planted them around the barn, and they have little white berries on them, so now it really is snowberry farm!
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TheSoapMaven
True Blue Farmgirl
691 Posts
Susan
LA
USA
691 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2005 : 04:57:46 AM
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We live at Rose Cottage. We named our home the first day we lived here.
Blessings & Bliss!.· ´¨¨)) -:¦:-
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Wife, Mother, Natural Woman, Savonnière, Writer, Baker, Gardener.
Soulmate to Jerry for 30 years
Mom to Zach, Gesikah, Nathan, Hannah, Rachel and Benjamin
Yetta to Sam
"It's no bad thing to celebrate a simple life" ~ Bilbo Baggins
If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you need to seriously re-examine your life. |
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angie
Farmgirl in Training
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Angie
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Posted - Jun 26 2005 : 3:31:52 PM
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Wow! I love reading all the farm names and their origins. We finally did it! We found our farm (house and 8 acres with pond and dog kennel) and we move in 2 weeks!! I haven't really decided on a farm name yet. Probably Five Stone Farms because I use that name for our homeschooling (Five Stone Academy). I chose it because of the bible verse that says at the judgment, we'll receive a stone with a new name on it and there are 5 in our family. I have already made a stamp with an emblem for Five Stone. We did some letter boxing one year during school and I made the stamp for that.
Thanks for such a great place to come and chat!!
Angie
Stones River Farm Girls (named for the middle TN area I'm in)
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2005 : 9:48:27 PM
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HI Angie,
We homeschool as well! Nice to have you here on the board!
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." --Henry David Thoreau
**When life throws scraps your way ~ Make a Quilt!**
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Angelia
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Angelia
Talladega
AL
USA
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Posted - Jun 27 2005 : 11:58:48 AM
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Oh, I love all your farm names!!! We have Shepherd's Hill Farm - because we raise Romney Sheep (among other things) and we live on a hill. So it didn't really take a lot of thought to name our place.
We use our farm logo on everything from letterhead to school papers (we homeschool).
I am looking forward to seeing more of your names and ideas.
Angelia, wife to Paul, mom to Haley, Sarah, Erin and Olivia
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2005 : 5:16:28 PM
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Hey Farm Girls My place is named Cozy Cottage Farm because I think the the cottage or home should be the heart of any homestead, farm or even suburban tract. I love my little cozy cottage and even though I still have LOTS of work to do to renovate it, I feel so happy when I arrive home each day!
Connie
cozycottage |
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angie
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Angie
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Posted - Jun 28 2005 : 5:57:02 PM
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Thanks Molly! Do you incorporate your farming in with your schooling? I hope to do that when we move.
Yep! We finally bought the farm!! |
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psouper
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
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Posted - Jun 29 2005 : 04:42:57 AM
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Your names are all wonderful! Angie, do you think that naming your place "Five Stones" might be a pretty good guarantee that you'll find yourself pregnant next month?  That's what would happen to me.
Our place is called Mossback Meadow. I 've always hesitated to call it a "farm" but maybe I should get over that. We only have 6 acres, but we do have a barn, hogs, a dairy cow and a couple calves, oodles of turkeys and chickens and a big garden, plus a stay at home mom in an apron. I guess that's more farmy than many big commercial farms these days.
A Mossback is a very old fashioned, reactionary person. That pretty much describes me and hubby. Meadow, because it's flat and grassy and we mow only a small area - the rest is pasture or "prairie" that is mowed 2x/year. |
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2005 : 09:10:37 AM
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Hi Angie, I don't have a farm YET :), but when I do have some land of my own I will definitely incorporate it into our schooling! Nothing better than learning practical life-skills!
Angelia, I just saw that you homeschool as well, how fun! Maybe I should start a topic here just about homeschooling
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." --Henry David Thoreau
**When life throws scraps your way ~ Make a Quilt!**
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2005 : 09:16:56 AM
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I just posted a new topic on homeschooling in the Family Matters folder!
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." --Henry David Thoreau
**When life throws scraps your way ~ Make a Quilt!**
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Thistlewoodmanor
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Deb
Geneva
IA
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2005 : 2:41:38 PM
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Our Farm is known as Thistlewood Manor. We do medieval reenactment, and want to turn our farm into a historical farm demonstrating the arts of the past. It used to be a Christmas tree farm, so that's where the wood part comes from, and my husband is scottish and loves thistles. From the right angle, and in the right light, our tall, old white farmhouse does look a bit like the manor house, overseeing the farm. You can check it all out at http://home.earthlink.net/~annavon431/ I am working on getting a sign made and developing our logo.
In my former life in a previous marriage, my farm was called Pigsfly Acres, because we thought we'd never own property until pigs flew. We found a huge metal pig on a stake and bought it to put out front. I was sorry when I had to give up that farm.....but my new one is better! |
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realme52
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Klara
Gatesville
Texas
USA
106 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2005 : 3:32:24 PM
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We are still working on our logo, but we want to name our "little" farm (just 2 acres with a great organic garden, chickens, laying hens, ducks, soon to come rabbits and goats) ROCKROSE KNOLL FARM. We live on the side of a small hill (hence the knoll). My husband is my rock and I like to be his rose, that's how the name happened. Additionally, we both love roses and grow about 25 different ones, continually adding new finds. Oh, and just recently we planted two rockrose shrubs, one for each of us!
I thought your name stories were really neat, so much creativity and intuition!
from this hour i ordain myself loss'd of limits and imaginary lines -Walt Whitman |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Jul 04 2005 : 4:48:44 PM
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When I lived on a farm it was named Bright Meadow, and the house I grew up in was known as "the Mill" but the farm in my dreams will be called Bridalwreath Farm and I can see the sign with a large wispy wreath of white frothy flowers held together with a loose ribbon woven throughout." Ah to sleep, perchance to dream...", we have to start somewhere!
with a happy heart |
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DeborahJean
Farmgirl in Training
36 Posts
Deborah
Spokane
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 08 2005 : 8:52:33 PM
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We're planning to name our farm Assisi Rose. St Francis of Assisi flung himself into a rose bush to overcome temptation, and shortly after that the rose bush was devoid of all it's thorns. I've seen the thornless rose bushes at the basicila of St. Francis in Assisi and it's quite beautiful.
Deborah
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