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farmgal
06-26-2008, 03:58 PM
awesome! BWH has a forum! Cannot wait to meet you folks! I am a small time farmer who lives in the true *backwoods* and loves it. I raise sheep, chickens, goats, trout, and a couple of kids; love my ATV, my Tundra, my remington 870 20 gauge, and my husband... (poor guy!)
I milk my sheep and goats and make cheeses and yogurts, the occasional creme brulee or buttermilk pie, wish I knew more about building and carpentry, but am getting to be a pretty decent shearer over the years. I like to track, but my man is the real hunter, I like to train dogs and am a pretty bad fisherwoman but I can sure can cook em.
I have only 25 acres and dream of getting a "real farm," (meaning a couple hundred acres and all the big fancy equipment that goes w/ that) but I expect I'll just keep building on what I have.
I am depressed about the price of fuel and corn, hopeful about our little farm, confident that homesteading self sufficiency is a sane choice in this crazy world, and an avid reader of BWH magazine.
Well, that's me and hello! :)

rockymtngirl
06-26-2008, 04:06 PM
Welcome Farmgal - sounds lovely. How fortunate to have a little farm - we still live in suburbia - trying to get out real soon!

CarolAnn
06-26-2008, 04:35 PM
Welcome here, farmgal! Sounds like you will have lots of good knowledge to share!

ms-woman
06-26-2008, 05:19 PM
Hi farmgal! Welcome, what kind of sheep do you have? I've been thinking of getting some? Is it to hot for them in MS do you think? Got neighbors couple towns over that have some but they have the shedding type, don't think I want those.

farmgal
06-26-2008, 06:13 PM
Hi gals! Great to meet you! ms-w, how hot does it get in MS? I raise East Friesian sheep and La Mancha goats.

ms-woman
06-26-2008, 07:02 PM
I'm going to start a thread for sheep, pick you up there?

B00kW0rm
06-29-2008, 08:35 PM
Hi farmgal,

Welcome!! I look forward to getting to know you better. How old are you children?? Together, my husband and I have three: two girls and one boy----ages 10, 10 & 15.