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dazed81
Farmgirl in Training
43 Posts
Meagan
Wyanet
IL
USA
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 Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 8:03:57 PM
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Hi there farmgirls! I am a new forum member and a new farmgirl sisterhood member. I have just received my third magazine and am head over heels and very lucky to have found you!
I don't know how much forum time I will have (I have a two year old daughter and a son who will be one in two weeks!) and they keep my pretty busy....but I am super excited for Merit badges! I was a girl scout for 10 years (and a leader's daughter to boot!) and I have tons and tons of old badges and was recently thinking how cool it would be if I could still earn badges. And low and behold, this issue of Mary Jane came with a whole section about the sisterhood and merit badges. Isn't it strange how things just come around to you like that? Kinda like my first issue taught me how to make homemade yogurt just two days after I met a homesteader who made her own from goat's milk.... and how my second issue showed up with sprouting trays out of repurposed veggie containers.... when I had seven of them sitting empty on the counter and was trying to decide WHAT cool thing to do with them?
This was obviously a sign that I was meant for the sisterhood!
I spend as much of my spare time doing crafty things (sewing, scrapbooking, crochet, embroidery, basketweaving, etc) and I love to bake homemade bread and and pastries and make purees and baby foods, and do some canning too. I am also a blogger and addicted to facebook and digital photography (Flickr I love you!) and I don't go anywhere without the Nikon in the diaper bag :)
We do as much "greening up" as we can here at home, which for us consists of cloth diapers (2.5 years going strong with both kids) and reusing clothing to make new and repurposed items... and we compost, recycle, and I also use mamma cloth and reusable cotton rounds for my makeup remover and toner. I love to Garden and I love animals....
I grew up on a 450 acre family farm... a centennial farm, and we had corn, soybeans, cattle (which are free range and grass fed, and we did that before we knew there was a different way (haha) and alfalfa. We also grew pine trees and sold them as Christmas Trees for years until they grew too big. We planted them as an erosion control and windblock (we live in a sandy soil area near a sand dune prairie preserve) and we sold the Christmas Trees to prevent overcrowding as they were growing.... and now they are all GIANT!
I went to school for agribusiness management and received that degree along with certificates of stufy in animal nutrition, beef science, and swine science. :) I worked in several agrculture positions before hitting the wall repeatedly as "the girl who makes the coffee" and eventually started to be very interested in computers- so I switched to a career in Information Technology and worlked for a hospital in the Information Technology department where I fixed and supported computers and computer users, and was the web and graphic designer for 6 years before deciding to have children and stay home with them.
I am looking forward to hopefully meeting all of you and I hope I have provided an okay amount of information (not too little or too much!) and thanks so much for having me here!
Meagan :)
Mamma to Ardyn Isabel (9-3-07) and Marek Owen (3-31-09)
You'll find us Blogging, Cloth Diapering, Breastfeeding, Sewing, Gardening, Crafting and Recycling.
www.adventuresineverydaylife.com |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 8:10:13 PM
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Well hey there Meagan!! A big welcome from MN. Thanks for sharing so much information about yourself. I'll definitely be checking out your blog....you'll have a fantastic time here in the forum!!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
www.wakeupstartlearning.blogspot.com
www.farmfoodmama.blogspot.com |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Chris
No. IL
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 8:34:53 PM
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| Meagan, Welcome to the farmgirl connection. Sounds like you are in the right place. You will certainly find lots of people to connect with and ask questions of here. Everyone is friendly and helpful, and full of good ideas. I am from Illinois too, but don't know how close we are. I have goats and chickens and geese, a peacock and dogs. If all goes well I will have kids soon (speaking goats! not people) and have my own goat milk for homemade yogurt, and for meat. How cool you lived on a large farm. You'll have fun here. Glad to meet you! |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 9:32:07 PM
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Hi Meagan from Washington!! Your going to fit right in here!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 05:19:07 AM
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Welcome Meagan, we are so glad you joined us. You are one talented lady. You will love this forum. A plethura of talented and friendly farmgirls awaits you.
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 05:35:02 AM
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Welcome Meagan from Missouri! So glad to have you here with us! Have fun!!
Blessings, Brenda
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony" Mahatma Gandhi |
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wellswillow
True Blue Farmgirl
159 Posts
Marcie
Branchport
New York
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 05:52:45 AM
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Meagan, a big welcome! You certainly have a full life! I remember those days when the kids were toddlers. Enjoy them! they certainly grow up fast. I'm sure you will enjoy the forums here and have much to contribute.
Marcie
I enjoy chatting with my friends.
Sisterhood Member 1114 |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 06:41:39 AM
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Meagan, welcome from Georgia. We can surely learn alot from you here!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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solilly
True Blue Farmgirl
726 Posts
Lillian
Williamsburg
Virginia
USA
726 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 07:37:48 AM
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Looking at your blog you sure do not have time for many more things to do. One day I might learn how to make, do and use a blog right now I have other tings to work on and do not wish to take the time to learn. The best to you and welcome from Virginia. Lilly 
learning the life I always wanted. |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 10:18:39 AM
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Welcome Meagan, from Connecticut!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 5:18:07 PM
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Welcome Meagan - glad you have joined us:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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dazed81
Farmgirl in Training
43 Posts
Meagan
Wyanet
IL
USA
43 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 09:40:11 AM
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Thank you girls for all your warm welcomes! I am excited to be here! Of course, I haven't done much, but I vow to spend the summer being creative and enjoying the great outdoors with the kids!
Mamma to Ardyn Isabel (9-3-07) and Marek Owen (3-31-09)
You'll find us Blogging, Cloth Diapering, Breastfeeding, Sewing, Gardening, Crafting and Recycling.
www.adventuresineverydaylife.com |
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
583 Posts
Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
583 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 3:18:33 PM
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Welcome Meagan from North Carolina. I hope your summer goes as planned, sounds like a fun time.
Kathy |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 9:39:22 PM
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Welcome Meagan! Wow! You are one busy lady. Whatever time you can find to spend with us, we will enjoy. ;-)
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2010 : 12:51:10 PM
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Welcome Meagan! I love the pictures of the dogs! We are glad to have you!
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
West-Central WI Farmgirls
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog...Charles F. Doran |
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