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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 6:12:15 PM
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Hi!
Farming is in my blood... I am descended from German farmers who settled in Michigan and took their produce to Eastern Market every weekend. Gran used to tell me all kinds of farm stories from her childhood.
I kept chickens and ducks in southwest Florida, but now we're buying a house on 2 acres, and my farmgirl pulse has really begun to pound! I'm so excited about digging in this spring with fruit trees, nut trees, a bee hive, my chickens and ducks, a couple of dairy goats... Not everything at once, of course.
A friend introduced me to MaryJane's magazine, and now I'm hooked! I can't wait to subscribe to the magazine as well as the sisterhood and start working on my merit badges!! I'm also hoping to meet other farmgirls in the Charlotte area and look forward to finding a local chapter or starting my own.
:o) Kris |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Gladstone
Mi.
USA
2428 Posts |
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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Jessica
South Dakota
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 7:15:19 PM
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Hi, Kris! Welcome!
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 05:50:31 AM
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| Thank you, Jan! Thank you, Jessica! |
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
583 Posts
Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
583 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 10:19:24 AM
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Welcome Kris from another NC girl. I live not too far from you, over in Gaston County. We boarder Mecklenburg county just the opposite side from you. I hope you like North Carolina and I know you will love it here at Mary Janes Farm.
Kathy |
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 10:37:08 AM
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Thanks, Kathy!
So far I'm loving it! The boys and I are staying near Hickory until next week, when we'll be in our new house!! Do you belong to a FG Chapter where you live? I emailed somebody about joining the Charlotte one but haven't heard anything back yet.
We're going to a livestock auction tomorrow in Vale, so that should be exciting!! :o) |
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
839 Posts
Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
839 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 7:16:28 PM
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I'm no where near the Charlotte area but a hardy welcome from Washington! You sound like me, I've got goats, horse, chickens, guinea fowl, rabbits...... I'm hoping to plant fruit trees next year, we just moved here this year and only so much can get done at one time. :S
Excuse the mess & the noise, my children are making happy memories |
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 7:54:15 PM
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Thank you, Kimberly!
As soon as we move into the house, I'll be unpacking and organizing, and then I'll start my project lists and time lines. Good luck with your fruit trees!!
And I screwed up... The auction I mentioned is actually NEXT Saturday. |
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
583 Posts
Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
583 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 8:35:53 PM
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Kris,
I haven't heard anything about a group in Charlotte but let me know what you find out. I don't go to the big city very often but might be able to find my way for some farm girl fun.
Kathy
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 07:23:27 AM
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| Kathy, I had found the group on the MJF site and sent an email requesting information. I haven't heard anything back yet, so maybe they don't exist anymore. I'll be in Midland as of next week. How far is Gastonia from Midland? I know I've driven through there or past there in the last week or so between Charlotte and Taylorsville. |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1515 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1515 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 08:24:13 AM
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Welcome to MJF Kris! You will have fun and make many new friends here. Enjoy!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 08:54:58 AM
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| Thank you, Marilyn! :o) |
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
583 Posts
Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
583 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 10:03:47 PM
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Kris,
Gastonia is at the intersection of hwy 321 and I85. If your staying in Hickory this week, I'm about 50 miles south on hwy 321, and about 20 miles from Charlotte on I-85.
Kathy |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13821 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13821 Posts |
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2011 : 8:23:53 PM
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Kathy, I thought of you today when we drove through Gastonia on our way back up to Hickory after picking up our new baby goat from Monroe. (She is so cute!! Creamy tan nubian, 3 days old, named Penelope)
Thank you, CJ!! I appreciate the warm welcome! :o) |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Dec 12 2011 : 2:44:50 PM
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A warm welcome from Long Island, NY Kris! I am sure you will just love everything about MJF and this site. SO many warm and welcoming farmgirl sisters- always here to lend a word of support or encouragement!
Merry Christmas!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 6:59:38 PM
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Thank you, Laurie! I'm loving it so far! :o)
Merry Christmas to you, too...
Kris B.
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Farmgirl Sister #3679
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artfulsister
True Blue Farmgirl
155 Posts
Terri
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
155 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 8:26:51 PM
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Hello Kris, and welcome! I am in NC but in Raleigh, so a bit of a ways from you. I hope you do find a group of Farmgirls to meet up with : )
Hugs,
Terri
artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com
Every day is a new opportunity for joy! |
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 8:42:12 PM
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Thank you, Terri! Yeah, I think Raleigh is about 3 hours, give or take? I haven't found a group yet, but I'll keep looking. :o)
:o)
Kris B.
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Farmgirl Sister #3679
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annielaurel
True Blue Farmgirl
912 Posts
nancy
fernandina beach
florida
USA
912 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2011 : 05:44:59 AM
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Hi Kris from the warm state of Florida. Well it is warm right now. You will enjoy MJF so very much.
Nancy
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2011 : 08:09:33 AM
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Hi, Nancy!
Thanks for the Florida welcome! That's where we moved from... My husband is born and raised in Fort Myers, FL, and I moved down from Michigan to marry him. I was in Florida about 10 years before we moved here to NC a few weeks ago. Well, my husband had moved up here a couple months ago to start working, and then the kids and I followed once we had the house. And here we are... :o) In fact our POD just arrived this morning, so I can finally wash clothes!! And I can go grocery shopping since we didn't have a fridge here at the house, and ours is just waiting to be unpacked and plugged in. Woo-hoo!
Kris B.
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Farmgirl Sister #3679
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