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Merit Badge Awardees - Woo-hoo Sisters!: Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badge Awardees  |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
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MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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 Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 11:58:40 AM
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Loyce Krogel, (Traildancer #1272) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning a beginner level Bustin' Out badge.
"For the last two months I have been trying different organic foods and some non-organic.
I started with King Arthur's flour for MJs starter. For spaghetti sauce I used organic tomato paste. I just finished a box of organic granola using soy milk instead of regular milk. For Thanksgiving dinner I made green bean casserole with all organic ingrdients except the Durkee's onions. I have tried others but I am at work and don't have my list.
For a new non-organic food I tried sauteed eggplant and on another day, roasted turnips.
To me, flour is flour. But I like the idea of using organic, natural flour. I could tell no difference in using the tomato paste. Again, just felt better knowing I'd used it. Same with the granola and soy milk.
However, I did notice a difference in the green beans straight from the can--firmer and better tasting. By the time all the other ingredients were added I could tell no difference and nobody made any comments.
So far, as noted above, I can tell little to no difference. I will continue to try organic foods because it makes me feel that I am making a small difference." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 12:23:47 PM
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Loyce Krogel, (Traildancer #1272) has received a certificate of achievement in Make It Easy for earning a beginner level Make It Pretty badge.
"When I earned my first merit badge, I did not know how I was going to get the image from the paper to the muslin. One day it dawned on me to use my bedroom window as a light box.
Using the window worked well except my arms got tired being held up long enough to trace all the merit badges.
The first few I earned had simple line drawings. Some of the subsequent ones had much more detail that was difficult to transfer.
I did find transfer printer paper at Joanne's and will use that for the more complicated images." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 12:58:51 PM
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Loyce Krogel, (Traildancer #1272) has received a certificate of achievement in Cleaning Up for earning an intermediate level Going Green badge.
"I have made my own laundry soap using the recipe in MJF. I have made different cleaners and have shared either the recipes or finished products with friends.
I have not made my own soap but have a friend who does who will show me the next time she makes a batch, but I have purchased homemade soap from a fellow farmgirl, which I love, and the afore-mentioned friend sold me two bars to try.
I really like the laundry soap. It's right on top of the washer so even my husband uses it.
I tried mopping the floors with water, vinegar, and lavender oil. Yes, the floor was clean but the laminate was dull. I liked the Mrs. Meyer's diluted with water better and it smelled better.
I made an all-purpose cleaner to wipe down the desks in the GED room at work. Especially in the winter testers arrive with coughs, sneezes, sniffles. Why they don't stay home when sick I don't know. So every so often I spray and wipe with a cleaner made from the same MJF.
I want to try making my own soap but am afraid to take the plunge. I think I will feel more confident after helping my friend."
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 1:21:13 PM
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Loyce Krogel, (Traildancer #1272) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a beginner level Know Your Roots badge.
"For this badge I interviewed my mother. Her parents are gone, she is the oldest child and other relatives live in Indiana.
I asked Mom to relate some of her earliest memories while I took notes.
I did not know that my mother (who is in her 70s) was born at home! Her father was a farmer (wheat, corn, and soybeans). Grama had chickens which they would raise and then butcher. Grama kept some for eggs to sell.
Another interesting fact is that my mother was born on a farm outside the town of Roseburg, Indiana. When my husband and I moved to Oregon, we started out in Roseburg, Oregon!
My intent is to transcribe my notes to be passed on to my children." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 1:38:09 PM
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Loyce Krogel, (Traildancer #1272) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning a beginner level What's Your Beef? badge.
"I went to the site eatwild.com.
I found three farms close to me (within 50 miles) listed on the site. One of the farms is less than a mile down the road from my house. I have known them in a horse-training context and had no idea that they raised grass-fed animals for sale.
I have heard stories about what has been included in animal "feed" and even read a novel years ago based on that premise.
It just seems obvious to me that natural conditions and feeds are better for the animal and therefore better for the "consume"-r. But I also understand the desire for profit and the slim pocketbooks of purchasers.
I grew up eating moose, deer, mountain sheep, mountain goat, caribou, buffalo, ptarmigan, an occasional bear, salmon, ling cod, and halibut. All were wild. My mother bought bacon and occasionally chicken. The moose meat was made into hamburger (with beef suet to keep the patties from crumbling), breakfast sausage, summer sausage, and one year, hotdogs!
Now in Oregon, we eat primarily deer and elk. Once in a while we eat freshly caught salmon, ocean-going halibut and trout.
I still buy beef, chicken and pork for variety. I would like to try some pasture-fed meat, but don't know if I can afford to.
I had always been told that wild game was leaner than domestic and that the red meat limitations did not apply to game. It was interesting to see the graphs on eatwild.com that showed the truth of that statement." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 1:46:43 PM
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Carrie Goad, (Homestead Dreams #3028) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a beginner level Entrepreneurial Spirit badge.
"My dream business would be to start a freelance artist business. I already do commissioned portraits from time to time, but nothing official. I would love to make it a legit business and start marketing my skill. I researched online how to write a business plan and looked into some of the details of getting started, i.e. registering a name, getting a business license, etc. I typed up a plan for a simple, home based freelance artist business and printed it out. I only have an unofficial name at this point, I'm still ironing it out and I have a timeline in place. I've been keeping my plan in my pocket during the day and tucked under my pillow at night! Just as important, if not more so, I've been praying about it. And I've discussed my dream and plan with my husband who thinks it's wonderful idea and is encouraging me to go for it (he thought I should have done this a long time ago)!!
I blogged a little about this at:
http://spiritualhomesteading.blogspot.com/2011/12/project-barn-loft-studio.html
I'm already moving on to the Intermediate Level! Putting the dream into action. If all goes as planned I could have a legit business as early as the beginning of the New Year! What I really need now, most of all, is confidence. Confidence to put myself out there and confidence in myself that I can do this. So, this story is to be continued. . ." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 1:59:50 PM
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Emily Race, (Simply Satisfied #3591) has received a certificate of achievement in Outpost for earning a beginner level Woman-at-Arms badge.
"I actually took a hunters safety class in 2003 when I first moved to Montana. It was for archery hunting. As an adult you don't have to take hunters safety in this state but I did find the entire manual online. It took quite a while to read it. Actually it took me a few weeks but it was very interesting. I had learned most of it from my husband who is an avid hunter but it was really nice to have a refresher course.
I learned quite a bit about other positions to both carry and shoot my gun. I also learned more about what my gun is capable of. It also gave my husband and I some interesting topics to discuss to further explain some of the information I learned." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 2:19:00 PM
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Ashley Hotter, (AshleyH #3108) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning a beginner level Backyard Farmer badge.
"I bought some hens from a lady I know down the road and started feeding them organically. I attached a picture of how one of my hens looked when I got her.
They look so much healthier, they were missing a bunch of feathers because she had way to many chickens and roosters and they were getting picked on. Their feathers grew back and they are shiny and lay a ton of perfect eggs."
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 2:41:07 PM
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Barbara Roberts, (Healthy Eating #2237) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a beginner level Civic Heritage badge.
"Even though I have lived in the North Georgia mountains now for eleven years, I had never been to the Gold Museum in Dahlongega, a town close to where I live. They were having an open house today from 9-4 and serving hot cider and cookies, so Brian and I decided to go finally. It was free, so why not?
Dahlonega is the site of the first gold rush in the nation and made quite a few people rich before it became too difficult to mine it out of the mountains. Then everyone fled to California for the next big rush.
The museum used to be the courthouse on the square, and is furnished in period pieces to replicate that. The current structure replaced a small wooden building that originally stood there. It had a marketplace on the first floor and the courtroom on the second.
This courthouse is the oldest one in the United States and was built of brick made from the mud of the surrounding rivers. It contains a number of gold flecks in all of the bricks since gold was everywhere around the area. It was very interesting to visit." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 3:19:27 PM
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Amanda Henning, (mamahenning #2492) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning an intermediate level The Secret Life of Bees badge.
"I read the book, "Bees: Nature's Little Wonders", by Candace Savage. The library system didn't have a copy of the book, so they ordered one just for me! But, I am sure others will appreciate reading it as well. It was a cute book that also gives insight to the world of bees.
We live in what is locally known as "the fruit belt" of western NY, so there are a lot of honey vendors as a by-product of the pollination business. The closest one to us is about 2 miles down the road. We always buy our honey from him because we want to know exactly where it comes from. I have seen raw honey at his stand, but didn't think much about it until I researched it for this badge. I am surprised about the health differences between raw and processed honey. We purchased a jar of raw honey to use in (and on) our baked goods.
I really enjoyed reading the book by Candace Savage. I have reccomended it to some our friends that were asking why we decided to set up our own beehive." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2011 : 3:32:37 PM
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Amanda Henning, (mamahenning #2492) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Scrapbooking badge.
"I surprised my husband with a scrabook dedicated to his high school swim team. My mother-in-law sent us boxes of pictures and papers of my husband's childhood. He really loved being on the swim team and had piles of pictures and ribbons that were a mess. I put together an album for him so he can easily see his memories.
He was really surprised! It took hours of work to go through all the undated articles, photos and awards and match everything together. He was so happy that I took the time to put it all together for him."
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 07 2011 : 11:30:41 AM
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Tammy Duletzke, (Rosefairiemom #2363) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Knitting badge.
"I fell in love with a series of three snowflake patterns in the Love of Knitting Holiday 2011 magazine. I decided to use the blanket block pattern to make dishcloths. This pattern is snowflake A, which reminds me of a poinsettia. Stitches used were the basic knit and purl. Garter pattern was also used.
The hard part for me was that the patterns were in chart form and I've never done a chart pattern for knitting. I eventually had to transcribe these into regular knitting instructions since I have several orders placed for this series and it was easier then printing off the chart and highlighting each row after I completed it."
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 07 2011 : 11:47:05 AM
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Barbara Roberts, (Healthy Eating #2237) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning an intermediate level Backyard Farmer badge.
"Finally I learned how to milk a cow! It was more difficult than I had anticipated and I sure realized that Audrey really knew her stuff when it came to setting up for it. She made sure everything was extremely clean and ready to go.
I can't send a picture because I took it on my cell phone and it turned out too dark, plus I can't figure out how to get it to send in this format.
I have supported my local farm where I buy my grass-fed, grass-finished beef for a number of years now. They also raise free-range Heritage pigs and sell the pork along with the beef.
I purchase it along with the beef and it is the most wonderful tasting meat you can find. They basically haven't changed the way they did things from 1826 when the farm first came into their family." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 07 2011 : 12:02:32 PM
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Chris Pruitt, (Chip #3669) has received a certificate of achievement in Cleaning Up for earning a beginner level Shopping Green badge.
"I purchased 6 "reusable" shopping bags from my grocery store and have used them numerous times and at several different stores.
It works great and I like not getting all those plastic bags. I'm storing them in the car so they can be used by my husband too." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7351 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 07 2011 : 12:10:55 PM
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Melody Tigo, (Coffeemom #833) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Aprons badge.
"I made a red half apron with white dots.
Fortunately I have an older sister to ask advice. She taught me how to make gathers. I liked learning this new skill.
It turned out really cute! I'm proud of it. The gathers were a challenge. I had to undo them once to get them even, but I don't feel intimidated by them any more.
At this time, I don't have a way to send a picture, which makes me upset because I want you to see it too!" |
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