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A Farm of My Own:  Did you name your farm??  |
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rebecca
Farmgirl at Heart
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Rebecca
Boulder Junction
Wisconsin
USA
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 Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 09:00:20 AM
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I have been trying out names for our ten acres, but haven't settled on anything yet. We have apple trees, an open field, lots of raspberries, and always a breeze. Eventually my farmhouse will set on top of the hill. How will I ever decide! I like "Apple Hill" or maybe "Maria's Hill Farm" in honor of the first keeper of our land. Someday it will come to me I am sure.
Rebecca of RebeccaJoysFarm |
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 6:23:01 PM
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Hi Rebecca, ANOTHER Wisconsinite! How exciting...
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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rebecca
Farmgirl at Heart
9 Posts
Rebecca
Boulder Junction
Wisconsin
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 04:01:43 AM
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Hi Molly! Yes I live in Northern Wisconsin, but my acreage is just over the border in Upper Michigan, where I grew up. But I know your area as my husband is from "down there". My Mom and I have an antiquing weekend planned this October which will bring me nearby, any suggestions where we should stop? LFT your reply...
Rebecca of RebeccaJoysFarm |
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TiaLD77
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Tia
Punxsutawney
PA
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 07:12:59 AM
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well We havent quite come up with a name yet.....but here was My idea *l*
We have a group of neighbor kids who seem to think our 1.75 Acres is there play zone & personal short cut to a 4-wheeler path that then cuts over to the Highschool. (yes we have spoken to them & posted the property to no avail, the Cops have been no help either)
So we have decided on a fence my first thought was post & rail.....then I saw an article in country home or Country Living & a lady had used a head board from an iron bed as a gate.....there are plenty of salvage shops around us & antiquie stores that sell odd peices....why not a fence of head boards & foot Boards? a few roses with BIG thorns in stratigec places & we Could call it Bead Head Acres? *l* My Fiance didnt like it so we are still Looking for other options ;-)
Why not go out on a limb? That is where the Fruit is! |
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lisakaymckinney
Farmgirl at Heart
6 Posts
Lisa
Edgewood
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 09:34:59 AM
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<<why not a fence of head boards & foot Boards? >>
I think that could be lovely!
The map is not the terrain. |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 10:34:16 AM
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Sounds alot cuter than what one of our neighbors has..his entire farm fence is made of wood pallets standing on end and tied together with orange rope... |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 11:42:04 AM
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That would sure be cute! Especially like old iron bedsteads!!!
I have a willow headboard right now that has seen better days and I have been thinking of making it into a little gate/trellis for my patio area on one side. I can't give it up ..have had it for 12 years and had a guy make it just for me..but it really is not as pretty as it used to be ....for inside.
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 12:43:27 PM
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| You could call in " Head To Toe Farm".. |
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Morning_Dew
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Karen
cottageville
sc
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2005 : 02:03:29 AM
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love hearing all the names and how you all can up with them. very creative and thought filled. i don't have my dream farm yet but i have had a name for it since i was a child growing up in NH. and the name will still work since i have relocated to SC. "Dewdrop meadows"
i know it sounds kinda silly but dewdrop was what my grand father calld me when i was very young, i asked him why him called me that after i was in my 30's he chuckled and said "a single dewdrop sparkles like a dimaond. you are my dewdrop." got to love a grandfather that sees the best you even when your not always at your best. i will never forget that just wish i could forget the day when i was about 12 and told him how embarassed i felt and to stop calling me that. was yrs later i found out why he called me that.
every gardener should make time for the humming BIRDS and honey BEES, stop and smell the flowers. |
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rebecca
Farmgirl at Heart
9 Posts
Rebecca
Boulder Junction
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2005 : 03:26:52 AM
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Still working on a name for my farm. I think I might try out "Hill Meadow Farm". What is the difference between a meadow and a field?
Rebecca of RebeccaJoysFarm |
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lisakaymckinney
Farmgirl at Heart
6 Posts
Lisa
Edgewood
TX
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2005 : 06:29:33 AM
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My guess is that a field implies cultivation and a meadow implies native pasture.
The map is not the terrain. |
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2005 : 06:56:54 AM
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Mine is Prairievale Farm. My grandpa came up with that name.
Nancy |
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lisakaymckinney
Farmgirl at Heart
6 Posts
Lisa
Edgewood
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 22 2005 : 07:44:17 AM
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We used to live near a place called Sunnyvale. I like that, too.
The map is not the terrain. |
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mmmom
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
Lisa
Battle Ground
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 3:20:41 PM
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| I'm just agonizing over a name for our place. (having the wrong name would be worse than no name at all!) We have five acres with a log home. We have one paint horse, two goats, laying hens, turkeys, three barn cats and two dogs. There's a small creek running across the front of the property (I don't even think it has a name.) Within the next year or so I hope to be raising Babydoll Southdown Sheep and miniature Sicilian donkeys. I've been considering Sleepy Rooster Farms, mostly because I have this image in my head of what the sign would look like. I just don't know... If any body has any brilliant ideas, I'd love to hear them. |
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2005 : 08:17:30 AM
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How does one go about researching the history of their property? I know the woman's name who built our house and that she used to own the house next door. I also know that she ran a goat dairy operation with as many as 60 alpines at a time. We have chosen LJR Enterprises for any businesses that stem from our property to fall under. It's not very romantic, although it was my husband's idea and I think that sweet since they are my initials and I didn't take his name.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain |
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mama0moon
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Stephanie
New Hampshire
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2005 : 2:09:34 PM
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| We've named our place "Hemlock Hollow" as we are thick with hemlocks. |
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jenny louise
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
jennifer
cass city
MI
USA
166 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2005 : 7:06:31 PM
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Hi All, I had also dreamed of a farm for so long and when we finally arrived on our place, i was in such bliss...every day rising and seeing our dream in fruition, no matter what shape it was at the time, well I could barely contain my contentment and felt full to bursting with joy. We decided to name the place, 'The Good Life organic farm' That was before I found the books by the Nearings entitled The Good Life, etc.
We have kept the name, even though I have stopped selling organic produce.
I have to mention that I had always wanted a Jersey as well, and had found a lovely one to purchase right around the time our Amish neighbors had to go out of town and asked me to do their chores for a few days. The chores included milking the two jerseys they had and goats and taking care of the horses.
That was the best learning experience! Those darned cows leaned on me when I sat down to milk, and they had insisted on laying in cow pies the night before! Their tails were switching back and forth the entire time I was attempting the milking, and the udders were clean but yuck was stuck in the hair around the udders and got into the milk. The goats, on the other hand were quite easy to manuever, never relieved themselves while I was milking, and were relatively clean, seeing as how the difference in poop size is enormous! Then and there I decided on goats, and have stuck with it, even though the Jersey eyes still melt my heart.
I also have 30 some shetland sheep, as they are easy keepers and have wonderful fiber. Also French Maran chickens, black australorps, Rhode Island reds, Indian Runner ducks, Llamas, a working Border Collie, Angora bunnies, and Jack Russels. My goats are Nubians, because of the milking potential and it is high in butter fat if I ever am inclined to try my hand at cheese. Jenny |
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