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| CountryBorn |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 08:59:48 AM
My name is Mary Jane and I live on 45 acres of land in a small town.
We used to farm most of it, now it is just our little piece of heaven.
I was born in Ontario Canada,but have lived in NY from the time I was 6. I am so glad to be an active part of MaryJane's farm girls. I have read all the posts for a long time. I feel like I know all of you already. You are so supportive and loving to each other. I have been married for 41 yrs. to my childhood sweetheart. I am a Mom and a Grandma. I love animals and kids and the country life. If I goof something up please be patient with me!! I have never done this before!
Farm girl hugs to all of you. Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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| Tammy Claxton |
Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 5:14:16 PM
Welcome Mary Jane! It's so nice to meet you!
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger! |
| divineswine |
Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 4:06:54 PM
hay
not quite sure how to do this..???
I am a farmer in VA....i raise cattle...pigs ...sheep...
It is really beautiful here...in the Blue Ridge Mountains,,,,,
I have 2 children...cats...dogs,,,tractors...hens...
I would love to chat with other farmgirls... |
| divineswine |
Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 05:56:31 AM
Hay.!!!!
I am new to this,,,,I am a farmgirl in Va....I raise cattle...have 270 head..!!!..I am so happy tp reach out and chat to other farmers...
I also raise hogs and have a few chikens,,,sheep..
but the cattle are the main income...I rent around 3,000 acres...
and own 150....
I am a divorced MOM..with 2 children...6 and 9...and we run it all ourselfs...Dad is too old now to do much...and mom is to...it an old family farm,,,I would love chatting with other farmgirls...there arnt many around here,,,,,,
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| ColdAntler |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 08:55:41 AM
welcome!
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| CountryBorn |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 08:24:55 AM
Holly,
In the 70's and 80's was when we really farmed. We grew acres of corn and tomatoes,beans, broccoli,cabbage,peppers,beets, potatoes you name it. Even Kolrabi and greens. We not only grew them in the fields we also started most of the plants in our greenhouses. We sold the plants also. Then we had this great old time planter you sit on and it would dig the trough you put the plant in and it would squirt a water fertilizer mix. That was fun. Then came the the hours of weeding,the tractor got alot of them but believe me with spreading plants like tomatoes, there is a lot of hand weeding and hoeing.We grew these and then sold them at a large farm market that my Dad and his business partner(he also was a plumbing contractor, my husband did that too.)had in the city.Every day we would pick the fresh veggies and truck them into the stand. My husband got up at 4:30 and picked fresh corn and then went to work all day.It is a good thing we were a lot younger! My Mom and I canned and froze everything we could. I loved that too.We had a lot of happy times.Then we started messing around with house plants and annuals. I loved the flowers. We sold out all of them too. Eventually we went to strictly house plants that we grew,I made a kazillion dish gardens these and the plants were sold to the Florists. I made many good friends on my plant route. When my Dad died in June 1989 I kept it going until Christmas. By myself, it was just too much. My husband worked for GM by that time and so did my daughter. The doors closed on the greenhouses after Christmas in 1989. The heart of it had gone. It was my Dad's and without him it was time to start another chapter. We still have veggie gardens and I have beautiful flower gardens and water garden ponds, I spend many hours out in them. I enjoy all of that so much. So that pretty much tells the story!
Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 07:23:08 AM
Not a bad idea, Amie C.! When I mentioned a place I like to visit in a Page One post in this thread, I forgot to mention my late father came from the eastern part of the state, "Upstate NY"/Hudson Valley. His stepfather was the Gatekeeper for the Ashokan (pronounced "uh-SHOW'-kann") Reservoir (the old-timers still pronounce this "REZZ'-uh-voy") when it first opened in 1917, and for many years thereafter. I just visited up there a while ago and saw the lovely house where my father lived in Brown Station, adjacent to the reservoir (most of the town of Brown Station was flooded when they filled the dam). I'd previously only seen it in sepia-toned photos pasted into in the first few black construction paper pages of our family photo album with those little decorative white corner things, each one neatly labeled underneath in white ink identifying people I never knew. I'd imagined the house was enormous. It isn't huge, but I recognized many of its features from those old photos. It now serves as the hazardous waste office for the reservoir; it has one of those nasty looking warning signs on the front door. Kinda sad, but at least it's still there! For those of you non-New Yorkers, Ashokan is a major supplier of water for Manhattan. Daddy and his brothers used to swim in it (tee hee). The whole area is so beautiful it takes your breath away. The drive up, through the Adirondacks, Catskills, etc. is gorgeous. The whole state is, really. *SIGH* Mary Jane, you've got me all nostalgic to head north again! |
| Amie C. |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 06:09:29 AM
I'm amazed at how many out of state people either have a family connection to this region or visit regularly. Maybe Western New York would be a good place for a "farmgirls east" gathering some summer?
Angie, are you making any progress on the western new york chapter? |
| Beemoosie |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 04:16:22 AM
Welcome Mary Jane from another WNYer!!
My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46,47
www.beequilting.blogspot.com
http://beemoosie-picture-diary.blogspot.com/ |
| MamaHumbird |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 8:12:08 PM
MaryJane,
Welcome! You sound like you will fit right in. I want to here more about what you used to do with that wonderful land you have. When you say greenhouses, gardens and privacy, they all make my ears perk up. It kind of sounds like maybe you don't do as much with it now, but I still want to hear about it.
God Bless,
Holly |
| cabinmoose |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 7:08:41 PM
MaryJane,
Welcome! Glad to have you here!
Where in New York are you? We head up to Canadaiguia NY every other summer for the John Deere Expo.....
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
| CountryBorn |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 2:42:30 PM
Ann,
It truly is a small world isn't it? It amazed me to see that some of you actually knew where I was! The privacy is a real blessing. It is great because the people who rent work all day, so we really enjoy the peace and quiet. We are very lucky because they are a very sweet young couple and their young son, they are a joy to have around. They even bring me over scallops when they make some, my favorite!
Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| CountryBorn |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 2:34:27 PM
Beth,
Corning is about 1 and 1/2 hours from me. It is a wonderful place. You would enjoy it. My husband and I took a trip to Tenn. last year and we stopped on our way home in Lancaster PA. I loved It!! We visited all the Amish areas and I was so in love with it. We stopped at a lot of stores and Eldreth Pottery. I collect redware and got a beautiful piece from there. You are lucky to live there!
Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| CountryBorn |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 2:26:36 PM
Hi AmieC,
Hurd Orchards is very close to where I live. It's up on Ridge Rd. Are you familiar with Ridge Rd. West? I have been to Hurd's a few times. There was a write up on Hurd's in Country Living magazine a few years ago. They are famous for their Jams and fruits. You would probably enjoy it. We have a dear friend that lives in Stueben County in the Southern Tier. Isn't the country lovely down there? Thanks for the welcome!
Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| createmyworld |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 2:21:19 PM
Welcome Mary Jane!
Your property sounds like heaven! I've often wanted to make a trip up that way to visit the Corning glass museum, which I believe is near Rochester?... Although hubby and I live in Lancaster county PA, we spend a lot of our time in northern PA, and every time I see signs on Rte. 15 for the museum I keep bugging my husband to take me there! Enjoy the group, there's always so many great posts that I could spend days just enjoying reading everyone's wisdoms and experiences! |
| cinnamongirl |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 10:17:38 AM
Hi there and welcome Marey Jane! |
| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 08:25:53 AM
Welcome, Mary Jane. Your place sounds so peaceful and serene. My husband's family had a dairy farm in upstate New York many years ago. It does seem that most folks think of NYC and don't realize there's a lot more to New York state. :)
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
| Amie C. |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 07:36:10 AM
Hi, Mary Jane. I am very close to you, right in Rochester. And my mother grew up in Salamanca, NY, so I have spent some time in the Southern Tier as well. In fact, I am going down to Allegany State Park this weekend. Are you familiar with Hurd Orchards in Holley? I like to go out there for upick fruit. |
| YiberryYadeeKarin |
Posted - Aug 19 2007 : 8:59:03 PM
"spent most of my summer growing up outside of Jamestown NY.
blessings
beth"
Hey, Beth! My mom grew up in Jamestown and we went back there every other summer to visit my grandparents when I was growing up. My grandmother moved out with us in 1971, when my grandpa died, and the last time Mom was back there was 1985 (to bury Grandma's ashes there). I was there last October for just a little over a day. I had a wonderful time visiting places (my grandparents' old house, the Audubon center and grounds south of town, my great-grandparents' house in Youngsville, PA. The colors weren't yet totally at their peak but were beautiful... I could have spent more time there.
Also Mary Jane, WELCOME! Karin =) |
| Phils Ann |
Posted - Aug 19 2007 : 2:12:14 PM
Welcome, Mary Jane! Your place sounds lovely. Oh... to have so much privacy and quiet! My sister-in-law grew up in Brockport! Her mom taught there. I'd forgotten the name until you mentioned it and always considered Jen was raised in Rochester. Like you, we have a house where my husband's parents lived next door, and from time to time let people we know and trust live there.
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
| mkmomus |
Posted - Aug 19 2007 : 1:56:22 PM
Welcome Mary Jane. I am originally from Utica but now I am in NC. I love the Adirondacks as well. If fact when I waas up there this summer I got a brand new tee shirt the says "Adirondack Black Bear" with a nice graphic of.....a black bear! I am sure you will love it here.
Merle |
| Nance in France |
Posted - Aug 19 2007 : 01:47:02 AM
Greetings, Mary Jane, and welcome to one awesome group of gals; you will fit RIGHT in, I can tell! Oh my, you might just have to "shuffle off to Buffalo" and hook up with Nancy Jo, and go thrifting.......NOBODY beats that gal for sifting through thrift and uncovering treasures!! Have a great day! Nance |
| britchickny |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 5:31:21 PM
Yeah!!! Another farm girl from WNY! Welcome Mary Jane! I am in Avon! We are working on getting a WNY chapter together! Still in infant stages but e-mail me if you would like to be in the 'loop'!
Great to have you here!
Angie.
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2 |
| laluna |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 4:38:21 PM
Hi and welcome MaryJane! You'll really enjoy it here...and it seems the WNY contingency continues to grow!  |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 3:52:02 PM
quote:
Originally posted by celebrate2727
Hi
Have an Aunt in East Aurora and spent most of my summer growing up outside of Jamestown NY.
blessings
beth
Beth, one of the roommates I was assigned in my first semester at college was from East Aurora. I always wondered what it was like there. Now I have a much better idea!
Small world, innit? |
| DeepsouthMamma |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 3:34:32 PM
Welcome Mary Jane
You are right about NY- I only envision the NYC images from tv.
I'm in the deep south about 20 miles from the Gulf of Mexico-
Thanks for describing the NY I can only imagine.
Autumn
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. |
