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| MaryJane |
Posted - Jan 01 2026 : 3:29:38 PM
If you haven't seen our updates on the magazine section of our website, please take a minute to read them.
https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/Magazine
On the 17th of Dec. the farm experienced 102 mph winds. We have a lot of damage and cleanup to do, trees are down, small buildings were tipped over, roofing blown off, etc. We were without electricity, water, and heat for several days. Our phone line takes messages, but we can’t use the phones. Our chatrooms and website are off-site so they’re still working. The biggest setback is the cellular tower on the ridge was hit hard; the top 80 feet of it is lying on the ground so we’ve been struggling to maintain communication. Presently, we’re using two AT&T cell phones as hotspots so that we can at least ship orders and print magazines. However, those functionalities come and go. We found out yesterday that the tower can’t be rebuilt for months so we're trying to figure out how to get service that matches our needs. Right now, our remote helpers can’t access our system, which means we can’t get to work on the next magazine unless we haul the contents of our server room and some of our computers to town.
We plan to self-publish MaryJanesFarm 4x/year.
April/May/June 2026
(theme: Memory Keeper/Readers Write deadline Feb 1)
July/August/Sept 2026
(theme: Daydreams/Readers Write deadline May 1)
Oct/Nov/Dec 2026
(theme: Everyday Miracles/Readers Write deadline Aug 1)
Jan/Feb/March 2027
(theme: Exclamation!/Readers Write deadline Nov 1)
We won’t have subscribers. We’ll sell the magazine issue by issue. The four issues will be available April 1, July 1, Oct 1, and Jan 1 and will sell for $19.79 each plus shipping.
Before the big wind, we started work on six new Merit Badges. Those will be available in the April/May/June 2026 issue along with an assortment of badge projects we’d finalized. Sisterhood Members will get a discount on that issue, and we’ll post planner/printable updates on the website.
We need to find a graphic designer willing to come to the farm every day and work here, not remotely. We have help presently for everything else.
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jan 05 2026 : 2:22:53 PM
That's terrible! Hope that you are all doing well and staying warm and dry! Looking forward to the new badges and the April/May/June issue! Thank you for keeping us updated and communicating with each other!
Nancy 8352
FGOTM Oct 2024 |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jan 03 2026 : 09:22:21 AM
My dear Mary Jane,
Thank you for the update. I was wondering when I received the Dec/Jan 2026 issue with the letter from the publisher stating they would not be publishing any future issues.
I'm so sorry for all the damage and stressful situation. I will be praying for you all and what you have to do to recover.
Hang tough with you Farmgirl Grit!
Love and Hugs!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Farmgirl Sharpshooter
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
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| debbieklann |
Posted - Jan 03 2026 : 07:03:55 AM
Ah..I'm so sorry, MaryJane! It's never a good time for a wind storm but especially right before Christmas and in the dead of winter. I'm glad that you're all safe and that things will return to normal as soon as possible for you, hopefully sooner than they expect. Your farmgirl spirit is inspiring!
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jan 03 2026 : 06:09:58 AM
Thank you for the information. I will continue to buy your magazine at our local Barnes & Noble. I pray that you will be able to recover completely from this incredible winds that did so much damage.
Dawn in IL
“It seems like everything sleeps in winter, but it’s really a time of renewal and reflection.” — Elizabeth Camden |
| Lacey |
Posted - Jan 02 2026 : 5:10:08 PM
It is always a difficult and disruptive situation that Mother Nature can cause. I hope that the inconvenience it has created for your business and property will be resolved quickly.
Thank you very much for keeping us informed and for the update regarding the magazine. I appreciate your communication and continued engagement to the farmgirl community. It is nice to know that the magazine will be still published on a quarterly basis. I have valued your magazine since 2010 and still have every copy and look forward to purchasing the next editions as planned.
Rea Nakanishi
Farm Girl Of The Month Jan. 2022
Chapter Guru
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
– Pablo Picasso |
| suny58 |
Posted - Jan 02 2026 : 10:58:27 AM
Oh no I'm so sorry to hear thisfor you! What a way to bring in the New Year! Praying you and yours stay safe and for a successful and easy going repair!! Lifting you in positive powers and prayers MaryJane!!
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
| MaryJane |
Posted - Jan 02 2026 : 08:45:15 AM
Yes, the printable updates for Merit Badges will be all that you will need and yes, you will still apply for badges online in the same way--none of that will change.
The new badges will also show up here, where they will be printable, so you can update your planners:
https://www.farmgirlsisterhood.org/merit-badges.asp
The first re-launch issue of the magazine, the April/May/June 2026 issue, will feature the six new Merit Badges accompanied by suggested how-to projects to earn them, recipes, crafting, etc. It'll have a Sisterhood emphasis along with Kudos and Sister interviews.
Hope that answers your questions Denise!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jan 02 2026 : 08:27:15 AM
Just to clarify, we won't be able to do the badges unless we get the magazine? Or the printable updates for our planners will have the badge information? Do we still apply for them in the same place online?
~Denise
Sister #43~
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured." 
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jan 01 2026 : 3:41:54 PM
Oh no MaryJane. I am so very sorry y’all are going through this and hope, pray and keep good thoughts that all will be well. How I wish I was there to help. Please take all and stay safe.
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022, August 2025
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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