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DaiseyB
Farmgirl at Heart
7 Posts
Barbara
Amarillo
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 9:04:36 PM
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I just wanted to say hello. I live in the big city of Amarillo, TX.
I spent most of my life in Seattle where they were about 20yrs ahead of Amarillo in the going green revolution. The were into recycling, water and energy conservation long before this part of TX. When I go home to visit my sister and her family make me envious with there composting and growing of flowers and vegetables. Even though I live in the heart of the city I want to Compost and have my own vegetable and herb gardens. I would like to have a rabbit and some chickens but I dont think they are allowed in the city limits. I hope to find info on composting and starting a first garden on here. I did a farmgirl group check and I was so excited to find out that Amarillo has a chapter so I have already contacted them and am anxiously awaiting there reply.
The city is where I love but I will always be a farmgirl in my heart! |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 9:08:43 PM
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Hi Barbara from Washington!!! Hugs!!
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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DaiseyB
Farmgirl at Heart
7 Posts
Barbara
Amarillo
Texas
USA
7 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 9:17:03 PM
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I know right where Chahellis is. I know I spelled it wrong. I was supposed to be going home in June but it has been cancelled till next year. I am pretty bummed about it. It has been 4 yrs since my last visit and I am getting pretty homesick. Thanks for the welcome.
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The city is where I love but I will always be a farmgirl in my heart! |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 9:31:56 PM
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That is so neat Barbara!!I hope you get to come home soon!
Hugs!!
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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Sourceress
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Elisabeth
Thurmont
MD
76 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 9:51:50 PM
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Welcome Barbara!
I got to visit Seattle once - it was beautiful. I would love to live there. I spent my early childhood in Berkeley and the San Francisco Bay Area, and honestly, I would move back there in a heartbeat if I could afford to do it. I would love to live in a place where I fit in, and where people thought I was normal for bringing my own shopping bags and recycling and eating organic food and so forth, instead of looking at me like I've got two heads and just landed from another planet. And I hear you about moving to a place that's 20 years behind where you came from - that's kind of how I felt about the East Coast when I first got here (and in fact, come to think of it, that's not far off - Maryland now resembles the West Coast 17 years ago, around the time I moved from Alaska to Maryland, in terms of things like eco-awareness, recycling, bringing shopping bags, availability of decent coffee, etc.
You could probably get away with the rabbit, because lots of people keep rabbits as pets. There are lots of towns and cities where you can legally keep small henhouses, so you might very well be able to have a couple of chickens as well. It's definitely worth checking out. And if all else fails, you can definitely have a garden and compost, and you might even be able to keep bees (again, though, you'll have to check your local ordinances - every town is different). In any case, good luck with your garden! I am trying to get a garden going this year as well, after a several-year hiatus. I've decided to try square foot gardening, since my husband was going to make me raised beds anyway, and since it is supposed to be less work than traditional gardening. My oldest son is not interested in gardens, but fortunately, his younger brother is enthusiastic about gardening. I've promised him he can have his own 3x3 square foot garden to grow whatever he wants, and he's really psyched. :-) So here's to happy, healthy gardens for everyone!
Lis
*the Sourceress*
Farmgirl Sister #1384
unschooling mama to
Corwyn (4/99)
and Galen (5/01)
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 05:34:29 AM
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Welcome Barbara! I am hoping that MJF will take away some of that homesickness. I know this site has done wonders for me. Good Luck with your endeavors and hope to hear more from you. Enjoy!
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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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 05:52:31 AM
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A big Wisconsin hay dare to ya Barbara! We are so glad you joined us, so many talented, helpful and friendly farmgirls here.
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
mary jo
michigan
673 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 06:38:51 AM
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hey barbara welcome from michigan
whatever you are be a good one-abe lincoln |
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
807 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 08:11:02 AM
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Welcome Barbara, from Iowa!! You're on a roll!! So glad you joined us!! Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 08:17:02 AM
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Hey, Barbara great to have you join us.
delicia |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 08:23:55 AM
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Another good morning & welcome from Iowa! It is a great & friendly place here! Join in and "talk" away. Sometimes we just listen-sometimes we give great advice! Whatever you need! Ask away!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. |
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beadbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
148 Posts
Therese
Valencia
California
USA
148 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 11:56:11 AM
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Hello Barbara! I moved from Northern California to the Los Angeles area over 20 years ago, and it was a culture shock! People gave me looks when I'd pull out my own bags for produce and groceries. My neighbors would be hosing off their driveways and I would be sweeping mine!
I've been to Seattle several times. It is so beautiful up there. I've been to a few areas of Texas too, so I can imagine how different it is for you. Find out what you can do in your area and become a shining example of a simpler way of life!
Glad to have you here with us.
Therese
Farmgirl Sister #1217
If you ask me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud. ~Emile Zola |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 12:19:02 PM
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Hi Barbara,
Welcome from MN.
Check local ordinances about rabbits and chickens, it can vary from place to place. I just read recently about an organization that helps with changing regulations so chickens can be raised in towns .If you want to keep rabbits in cages indoors it just depends if you are renting or not and if you are, the landlord could say no. If you want cages outdoors if will be a lot more obvious to neighbors who might complain so you will have to check. We have a local ordinance in a neighboring town about keeping bees, neighbors have to be notified and can object.
There are relatively odorless compost possiblities, again that can make a difference with neighbors. I don't know about gardening regulations, in some places if a vegetable garden is in the front yard people can complain, but being more "ornamental" you could more likely get an herb garden going, especially if some flowers are mixed in.
Best wishes!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 5:42:57 PM
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hi barbara
welcome and glad your here
its a great place to hang out and chat
so many wonderful woman.
deborah
http://jerseyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
#1330
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Kerbear
True Blue Farmgirl
261 Posts
Kerry
Middle
Tennessee
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 6:32:07 PM
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Welcome from Tennessee! I lived in Seattle for about a year, I miss it. Seattle is a great town!
Glad you have joined us!
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laneeda
Farmgirl at Heart
2 Posts
linda
fernley
nevada
USA
2 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 6:37:45 PM
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| Hi and welcome. I, too, am a new Farmgirl on line but have been a farmgirl at heart since my growing up years in Minnesota. I am now in Nevada and am learning how to get things to grow in this climate. Husband built a "buckboard" raised garden for me last year and I had some luck in raising tomatoes, and hot peppers. I have had a compost area for years and love seeing the finished product. I have two grown children with teenagers of their own. Are there any other Farmgirls here in Nevada, I am also close to Norther California, so am looking for a connection here. Good to have all you all here. |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 8:12:29 PM
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Welcome from Wisconsin!!! 
http://www.bboopster.blogspot.com
Nana to 4 with 1 on the way.
3 Blue Star Mother and Proud of it!
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 8:19:13 PM
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Welcome Barbara - I grew up in the Seattle area, it still feels like home even though it doesn't much resemble the city I remember. Hope you enjoy the forum!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2010 : 04:33:43 AM
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Barbara, Glad you joined us and hope you feel right at home, soon. Good luck with your gardening.
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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solilly
True Blue Farmgirl
726 Posts
Lillian
Williamsburg
Virginia
USA
726 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2010 : 5:30:21 PM
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Barbara I hope you like us girls we all have different ideas and needes so someone will be able to help you with want you need and want. Check with you nebors sometimes they can be helpful. Lilly here in Virginia and we recycle everything here down to the last of the trash. 
learning the life I always wanted. |
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cgonyer
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Cindy
Petersburg
MI
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2010 : 7:00:54 PM
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Welcome Barbara! Greetings from Michigan!
~Cindy
Farmgirl #1273 |
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2010 : 1:20:08 PM
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Hi Barbara from NE Ohio. A BIG Sisterly hug to ya so you don't feel so homesick. Really glad you joined us. I want chickens too, but even our small town frowns on it. I'm not giving up tho. It's not like I want a coop full of Roo's, I just want about 6 henny-penny's lol
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
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DaiseyB
Farmgirl at Heart
7 Posts
Barbara
Amarillo
Texas
USA
7 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2010 : 1:47:58 PM
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Originally posted by laneeda
Hi and welcome. I, too, am a new Farmgirl on line but have been a farmgirl at heart since my growing up years in Minnesota. I am now in Nevada and am learning how to get things to grow in this climate. Husband built a "buckboard" raised garden for me last year and I had some luck in raising tomatoes, and hot peppers. I have had a compost area for years and love seeing the finished product. I have two grown children with teenagers of their own. Are there any other Farmgirls here in Nevada, I am also close to Norther California, so am looking for a connection here. Good to have all you all here.
The city is where I love but I will always be a farmgirl in my heart! |
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monicarose
True Blue Farmgirl
406 Posts
Monica
Florida
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2010 : 8:32:02 PM
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Welcome Barbara and Linda from Sunny(except today)Florida! YOu'll love this farmgirl thing! I'm just catching up on this ...I was a spectator forever, now I see this is so fun! It was a bit overwhelming at first, but it's pretty exciting to read all the posts and share in the excitement of others like minded! EnJOY!
Living for today! aka: Paper Rose |
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