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A Farm of My Own:  What did you name your farm/ranch and why?  |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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 Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 4:02:29 PM
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When my husband and I first bought our land 36 years ago, one of the first things we did was fence, and cross fence along with pastures and corrals . No matter how hard we tried, and with the proper equipment and many people helping , not one fence here came out straight , so we deceided that since we had not named the place yet, it would become "Bent Fence Farm", and the name stuck. Most of my neighbors have been here forever also, and they know the story, but when someone new comes along, I have to tell the story, and they look at me with a total question mark on their faces, but even with crooked fences, they are my fences, and I love them all, lol
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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happydaze
True Blue Farmgirl
136 Posts
lorraine
atlanta
ni
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 4:43:49 PM
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| We are HappyDaze MiniFarm....Hubby's happy, I'm in a daze, and we only have mini animals...except our extra large guard dog. |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 6:36:16 PM
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Mine is WillowTreeCreek Farm. There was a very special place I liked to go for solitude when I was a kid. It was way out in the woods behind the house where I grew up. It had a huge willow tree and a creek! Everytime I say the name it brings me back to that place in my mind and makes me feel free and happy! Even though I am over a thousand miles from that spot!
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11224 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 7:03:12 PM
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Teresa, I love crooked! All the rows in my garden are crooked. I do not like a straight line, especially in a garden. So I just love the name of your farm.
Mine is called Outback Farm because it's so far out and away from anything I always say we live in the outback. So the name stuck.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
8602 Posts
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 8:16:27 PM
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We don't have a farm, but we do have a camp we've named. A-Bear Welcome.
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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Hosanna
True Blue Farmgirl
466 Posts
Hosanna
Alton
Virginia
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Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 07:34:27 AM
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When I was 19 I started a horseback riding program on a small farm my parents leased for our horses. I called it "Strong Tower Farm" for the verse in Proverbs that says "The name of the Lord is a strong tower - the righteous run to it and are safe."
Now, several years later, I am married and my husband's farming operation is called "Blanchard Farms". But, my parents ended up buying the farm they leased and it is still called "Strong Tower Farm." |
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 04:33:49 AM
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Our farm sits WAY up on a hill. The driveway is steep and treacherous...you almost have to have 4wd to get up it. Waaaaaaay back in the old days when my fiance's great great grandfather bought it, they'd have to "walk in" and "walk out" when bad storms came. Nowadays, if I'm caught out in the town in my town car (Honda accord) and it snows, I have to walk up the mile long steep driveway. So, we call it "Walk in Walk Out Farms". :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com |
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1380 Posts
Rae
MN
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 05:22:44 AM
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We are still undecided but leaning towards Farm in the Woods. As my grandson said when driving with us one day up the road to our driveway, "We are in the forest!!" Being we will have variety of stuff farm works and we really are in the woods!
Rae
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31 |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 08:22:08 AM
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My place is very small (1/3 acre) and during a trip to France years ago I fell in love with the way the French use even the smallest piece of land to grow fresh food. I kept thinking that these small plots looked like little farms, just like mine. So...La Patite Ferme is French for "The Little Farm"
Of course, when I signed up on MJF I didn't realize until aftereward that I actually spelled it wrong. And I was too lazy to bug Carol about changing it. |
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
504 Posts
Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 12:17:10 PM
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Ours is called "Bees of the Woods" Farm
We live in the woods, and our two main occupations are beekeeping and maple sugaring in our woods. Soooooooo
Jennifer
Farmgirl Sister #104
"Nature brings to every time and season some beauties of its own".
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arabianhorselover
True Blue Farmgirl
412 Posts
Jennifer
Bedias
TX
USA
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 3:08:29 PM
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Our place in Idaho is called Heart Mountain Farm & Orchard, because some of the money that came to us that we used to clear land and road came from my hubby's grandmother, via her farm on Heart Mountain, Wyo.
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 4
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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GrammyGoose
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
Sue
Liverpool
PA
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2009 : 05:54:14 AM
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My parents bought a 5 acre farm back in the 60's for $13000. He was so proud of the fact that he was finally able to give his kids a life in the country, but also still very humble about buying what he could afford. He named our farm Grundon's Oleo Acres... one of the cheaper priced spreads.
Sue
Farmgirl #656
"This is the day that God made, let us drink juice and enjoy it!" - Reece Stutts, age 3 |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22745 Posts
Alee
Billings
MT Sister # 8
USA
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1380 Posts
Rae
MN
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Posted - Aug 01 2009 : 09:51:08 AM
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Alee I love it, such a graceful beautiful name!!!
I am really thinking and keep going back to K & R Farm, just because in a way it can be, I hope, a legacy for our children and on. I would hope someone would keep the name and tell the story of how we cleared and built everything here ourselves. Is that too sappy?
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Aug 01 2009 : 10:50:07 AM
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Rae, not sappy at all, leaving a legacy for our children and our childrens children it a beautiful thing
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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A Farm of My Own: What did you name your farm/ranch and why? |
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What did you name your farm/ranch and why?
