Does your place have a name?

[KarenBC]

Just wondered if any of you have dubbed your homesteads with a moniker?

I'm thinking of calling our farmstead "Teapot Acres" - kinda friendly sounding. Will use it for anything farm related & such.

[Junie]

Ours is called Blackwater Farms, because it's the head of Blackwater Creek, but we just call it 'the dump' for short.

[BonnyLake]

Everything deserves a second chance.
We used this name because all of our animals were rescued or were hand-me-downs. Only one baby kitty in the last few years, but he was tossed out with an old couch someone threw in the trees near our house, you could hear him yelling clear down the street.

[Aamylf]

Sheltering Oaks. I think every place ends up with a personality and the name follows. I think the neighbors probably call it, "Over planted" or "What are they doing now?"

[NCLee]

When we first moved here, called our place Cedar Hill because of all the cedars in the front yard. Almost all of them are gone now, for one reason or the other.

A few years back named our place Camp _________ (the name of our road) because we have the equivalent of a camp site setup in the backyard.

However, most of the time we call it HOME. :)

Wish we could be as creative as some folks with the names they've chosen for their little pieces of heaven right here on earth. Perhaps one day one of us will be as creative as you guys and gals. Or, I'll just call ours Kutzu Heaven. :neo:

Lee

[nhlivefreeordie]

I had dubbed ours " The Asylum " for the first few years, Lynn didn't like it, and we then came up with " Slice of Heaven Homestead " and as work progresses, it sure is fitting.

[freegal]

We have an old one-room schoolhouse on our property - wish it had been in better shape to restore it but the previous owners raised pigs in it. I researched all the one-room schoolhouses in the county and some of them had such interesting names & photos. Then I recognized the neighbor's yard where the school used to be and discovered this school's name - Springport. Not sure why they named it that, there is no spring or port??
Every few years though some old-timer who went to school there will stop by and ask to take a few photos and reminisce. So, long story short we named our place Springport Farm.

[NCLee]

Welcome Freegal!

Thanks for sharing the history of the name of your homestead. FWIW, I like it when people can carry on the heritage of their homestead in one form or another. You're fortunate to have a reminder of that on your place.

Sounds like a pix of the school house would make for a great business card, even if you don't have a business there. Having a few cards made up comes in handy when someone needs your contact info for some reason. As in leaving your name at a flea market to let you know when they have xyz you've been wanting.

Again, welcome. Please continue to share your homesteading adventures with us.

Lee

[KarenBC]

We have an old one-room schoolhouse on our property

That is so neat! Great choice for a name and to keep the history alive.
Welcome to the forums - hope to hear more from you.

My house, the original part of it was also a school - but you'd never know it. It was moved here sometime in the 1950s.

[bookwormom]

I made a motion we name our place "the Nut and Mutt farm" for obvious reasons, and it is not I who is so struck on the dogs. Well, it did not take.

[Aamylf]

A local homestead is called "Camp Lottanoise." Say it out loud.

And my favorite name for a home was, I think, Candace Bergen, who called her place, "Casa Costa Mucho."

[Pigzzilla]

Our 3 acres is called Falling Leaves Farm because of the 100 or so oaks that are constantly raining leaves down on us. We stayed in Hubbys shop- an all metal building- while building the house and the falling leaves sounded like rain at night........pigzzilla

[offgridbob]

Because I'm only half as fast as I used to be we named our place "Half-Fast- Acres"

[freegal]

Thanks for the welcomes!

I, too, like to hear what people have named their place and why.

KarenBC, some of the other one-room schools around here were also converted to houses, and like yours, you'd never know it.

[TEX]

We call it HOME

[MooseToo]

my place is "God knows" -
that way if someone asks where i'm from i can honestly say "God knows" -
and where i'm heading is also "God knows" -

plus it's also food for thought -

[macgeoghagen]

current place is called Dun ______(last name)

[roadking]

When we first looked at the house (less than an acre, but we're getting there), our boys hollered, "look, it's Maithwaite Station", from Thomas and Friends...the name just took hold, even before we bought it.
Matt

[kevin_hilderbran]

The wife called hers Taramy. She named it after her two daughters.

She allows me to stay here lol

[12vman]

When I named this place, I had 2 wind gennys up and solar panels.. Hence..

The Windorsun Estate.. ;)

[firegirl969]

We call ours The Little Chicken Ranch because we only have 18 acres and because the chickens were the first critters DH and I got when we moved over here.

[woodchuck acres]

Our two acres is "Woodchuck Acres" 'cause we spent the first few years here battling monster, bully woodchucks. Ever see a woodchuck on its hind legs eating the leaves off of a cherry tree? Those trees still don't bear fruit! grrrr!
Now everything is fenced and the haveaheart traps are pulled out when needed but the name stuck. Hubby even uses it as the production name when he does a video.

[firefightermom]

Our place is named LOWES LAZY ACRES.
Almost everything we purchase to fix up the place, or I have a "great new idea" (yah....right lol) project , ends up sitting in the corner of the shed, until I have "time" to "get2it".We also have our Brand licensed under this title. It was supposed to be the Rockin Lowe's, now over the years it is the 2 Lazy Lowe's (lol) we will be rockin in a few more years....in a rockin chair (ha ha). Hopefully our boy will carry on for us, but he wants to be a large animal farm vet. and that will take him away for a few years for school. If the aches and pains don't get us to bad,and we can carry on the farmin', then we will still be the Rockin Lazy Lowe Acres.

And as you all know, when you have a farm and are trying to be self sufficent.... there "ain't nothin lazy" on the acres.

[patience]

I know it has been used many times, but it is still the most fitting for our place: BACK ACRE. Just one acre. That's plenty for us old folks.

[KarenBC]

You've come up with some really great names! It's interesting that so many of you HAVE named your places...do you suppose folks in the city do? Doubt it - but in the UK I think many places do.

[Rick]

We were initial thinking about "Green Acres" , a play on the TV sitcom; but we decided on "Gopher Wood Farms". It is a cute name but with Noah's Ark undertones.

[Faye]

I have often thought I would like to name my place but just can't think of anything that fits our less than 2 acres. The most important thing I call it is "paid for". I would love to buy a bigger place but at our age we don't want to go into debt so guess we will stay here.

[12vman]

I have often thought I would like to name my place but just can't think of anything that fits our less than 2 acres. The most important thing I call it is "paid for". I would love to buy a bigger place but at our age we don't want to go into debt so guess we will stay here.

Mebby.. "Sleepin' Cheap Ranch"? ;)

[NCLee]

I have often thought I would like to name my place but just can't think of anything that fits our less than 2 acres. The most important thing I call it is "paid for". I would love to buy a bigger place but at our age we don't want to go into debt so guess we will stay here.

Faye, it doesn't matter if you live on a postage stamp!!!!

Heck our place is only a bit larger than yours -- 3 acres -- but it IS our homestead. Plan to stay here the rest of my life. Like you said about yours, it is paid for. And, to me even more important than that it's HOME.

That said :) go ahead and name your place. How about these to get you started brainstorming.

Independence
Freedom Acres
Serenity

________'s (your last name) Haven, Eden, or Retreat
Morning Glory Garden (your favorite plant)
Hat Rack (you have a place to hang your hat!!)
Pot Luck (if you container garden)

Lee

[MrGreenJeans]

Hampton Farms we grow the bestest rocks in the country. That orta be purdy easy ta figure out. This land has been in the family since the late 1890,s.

[Prairie]

I was thinking of calling our place Sandy Achers, but the wife doesn't like the spelling.

[rae-dean]

Skeeter Flats!

[TheNavyWife]

I'd like to call ours Red Door Ranch in part because of the non-profit animal welfare organization I'm starting called Red Door Rescue. :heart_blue1:

[rice paddy daddy]

Cackleberry Acres. We had chickens even before we bought the current place, and chickens lay cackleberries. It's a southern thing, I guess.

[rivahmom]

Goin'Broke Farm is the name we decided on for our current homestead because it is truly breaking us building a farm from nothing.

[BigOBear]

I drove past a place once that had a big boulder on one side of the drive entrance and a wooden sign that looked like it was purposefully hanging by a thread on the other side of the drive. The sign had "Hard Place" painted on it. Thought that one was cute.

[Todd Heyn]

Our 20 acres is currently called "White Birch Acres" based on the number of birches that on on the property and border the meadow where our cabin sits.

I have recently been considering changing the name to "Heyn's End" or "Heyn Quarters" based on my last name.

What are your thoughts?

[10ecns]

Home Sweet Home says it all, for me.

[Norcal Steve]

Our place is called "Redbud Hill Ranch" for all the native California Redbud on the property. Right now during the fall season the Redbud leaves are all colors of red, orange and yellow.

Norcal Steve

[shadowood]

Shadowood Farms

We have lots of big sprawling oak trees that give plenty of shade.

But the name actually comes from a mare I owned as a kid.

[cwatson]

Almost everyone has more land than we do :) I started calling ours Lil' Acre Homestead as a joke but it stuck. Now even our friends refer to our place as that.

[duckidaho]

I call mine "Wandering Moose Farm". Every once in a great while a moose will wander through and sample the fruit trees.

[NotSoFast]

Just wondered if any of you have dubbed your homesteads with a moniker?

I'm thinking of calling our farmstead "Teapot Acres" - kinda friendly sounding. Will use it for anything farm related & such.
Not yet. Maybe in six months. Besides, it takes time for me to hear the name of a place or an animal. It took me almost six months once to hear the name of my cat. But when I called her by name she ran and jumped in my lap with a look like, "It's about time!" So once I get my place I'll take my time, walk the land, pray about it, and listen. And when it comes I'll post it. :)

[KarenBC]

I call mine "Wandering Moose Farm". Every once in a great while a moose will wander through and sample the fruit trees.

Yep moose and mouse, can both do a job on the fruit trees!

[384sqft]

Moonshine Acres... It stems from how our little place came to be. The guys that helped us build the cabin did so after work it was late Fall and Winter so much of it was built by the light of the moon. My father dubbed it the moonshiners cabin and after awhile it sorta stuck. Moonshine Cabin is located on the banks of Moonshine Pond right square in the middle of Moonshine Acres...

[Rickhead]

" no manors homestead"

I originaly called it " Dolce far niente" ( sweet nothings) because it sure isnt much, but she's paid for.

[Pitdog]

Locust Ridge Farm and Homestead

[rideaway]

Have been thinking about "Rock and a Hard Place" because we have 5 acres between a brother-in-law who doesn't like us and a neighbor who is, well, kinda interesting. So, the name would fit, tho it might make some people mad!!

[S2man]

We've only been on our farmette for three months, and we hadn't decided yet. But reading this thread made me go back to the wife and nail it down. Even though the kiddo wants Funny Farm, we decided on Plentiful Farm. So I can now tell folks I live on a Plentiful Farm.

[KarenBC]

we decided on Plentiful Farm. So I can now tell folks I live on a Plentiful Farm.

That is just so neat that because of this thread you've named your farm!

[debbie-bountiful]

Our place is called Bountiful Ranch. I have a business of soap plus we sell angus beef, hay and blueberries. Someone mentioned above that they had a little farm, well let me tell you I think I did more homesteading on the 3 acres we owned before buying this 280 acres. No one needs much land to grow their own and raise a few animals and chixs. Someday, I am going to downsize right back down but after we get enough of the cows I guess.

[Prairie]

I'd love to call our place bountiful, but there is already a place in Canada called Bountiful aaaand I think I'll just let them keep it! :eek: :D

I'd like to give it the Iroquois name for settlement, but there is already a place in Canada called Kanata. :(

Whaddaya all think of Muley Acres? :meeting:

[cartershan]

Sounds great Prarie!

Lingerlost Farm is our name so far. Its not official yet. But, its fitting. We do tend to linger and get a little lost!! Shannon

[chero]

T & S Farms, all we're growing now is rocks

[rAcErRicK]

I'd love to call our place bountiful, but there is already a place in Canada called Bountiful aaaand I think I'll just let them keep it! :eek: :D

I'd like to give it the Iroquois name for settlement, but there is already a place in Canada called Kanata. :(

Whaddaya all think of Muley Acres? :meeting:

There is a small town in Fl. Prairie, named Immokalee, which in Seminole, means; My Home.

[Artemis]

I love the names that came to you folks!

I am still working on the name for my property.

Names that are sort of being toyed with:

Birchstead (although a lot of the birch came down in the ice storm of 2008, many still remain, in the more deeply wooded regions)

Rivendell Farmstead (Okay, a little Lord of the Rings going on here...)

The Full Deck Farmstead (to reflect the fact this is 52 acres of property)

[BonnyLake]

I love the names that came to you folks!

The Full Deck Farmstead (to reflect the fact this is 52 acres of property)

This one gets my vote - especially when you get to be older and folks will wonder if you still have a full deck LOL :p

[debbie-bountiful]

This one gets my vote - especially when you get to be older and folks will wonder if you still have a full deck LOL :p



Have to admit that is a cute one. Having get older myself!

[Amaranthine]

Ours is only 2 acres, but we named it anyway. "Hosea Home Farm" and we love it here! We have the animals in place ( Dexter milk cow and calf, 15 hens, 4 ducks, 7 rabbits, 2 dogs), but haven't grown anything yet - didn't get here til growing season was over, so we're getting ready for next year!

[rideaway]

Finally decided on Hope, Joy & Faith Farm, as those are my 3 beautiful daughter's middle names and I want all three of those emotions/attitudes in my daily life...

[10ACZ_GAL]

I haven't really thought of naming our place until I read this post. We have talked about it recently ( like the last 24 hrs lol ). We have almost 8 acres and tons of red oak trees, and a circle drive so we are thinking of Red Oak Circle. What do y'all think??

[KarenBC]

I haven't really thought of naming our place until I read this post. We have talked about it recently ( like the last 24 hrs lol ). We have almost 8 acres and tons of red oak trees, and a circle drive so we are thinking of Red Oak Circle. What do y'all think??

I think that's perfect! If you were to make your own address labels and such, you could get a graphic of an oak tree, put it in a circle and make all red...

[10ACZ_GAL]

I like that idea Karen. We do make our own labels, haven't thought of that. Thanks

[huntress4203]

We dont have a place yet per say, learning and doing what we can here in town but when we get a place it'll be called Haletundra for reasons really known to DH

Glo

[S2man]

Wonderful name, rideaway.

[countryboy84]

Hey guys new to this site, and this is my frist post. Isaw this topic and figured that it was a good place to start. Our homestead is called Whiskey Run. Here in Kentucky we even get one better then just naming it ourselves. You can actually register your name with the state and then no one else is allowed to use it. I thought that was pretty cool.

[KarenBC]

Hey guys new to this site, and this is my frist post. Isaw this topic and figured that it was a good place to start. Our homestead is called Whiskey Run. Here in Kentucky we even get one better then just naming it ourselves. You can actually register your name with the state and then no one else is allowed to use it. I thought that was pretty cool.

Welcome countryboy84 - nice to see you in the forum. Hope you'll post more and let us know what you are up to.
Great name for your place, and really interesting that you can register it.

[PrepperJohn]

'Catnip Cottage'.

When my wife and I moved here some 16 years ago we brought our 3 kittens with us. She planted catnip in the garden and I had a wooden sign with the name made up for her as a birthday gift.

16 years later and we still have 3 cats - 2 were the original kittens we brought with us.

The catnip? Despite numerous replantings, it continues to wither and die.

[Debi]

the name of our place is Maple Lane. I have 18 sugar maples, in my yard.
helps keep this homestead cool in te heat of summer.

[KarenBC]

That's a charming name Debi. Sounds like it should be part of the title of a kid's book - The Adventure on Maple Lane.

[bigjack]

Happy Destiny. We named our road Happy Destiny Rd. It has a special meaning. Those who qualify will know where it comes from.

[wolfsbane]

The family ranch never really had a name, but we bought a little piece of summer pasture that we always called the Homestead because it was actually a homestead claim from the late 1800s.

Although we have houses built on the main ranch, my father wanted a cabin on the homestead from the moment he bought it, but other things always came first.
He hit his 70th birthday, and decided he wasn't getting any younger so he and I and my 90 year old uncle, (until he passed away) worked to build a cabin.
We cut the timber on the property, skidded the logs using our draft horses, cut lumber in our small tractor powered sawmill, and hand fit the logs in place. It has taken us 5 years so far as the place is located at 6500 feet in elevation so we can only get in there for about 3 months a year, plus as we are using traditional methods, it takes a while.

The cabin did get a name. It may not be a homestead in the classical sense anymore, but it is now and forevermore will be, "Pappy's Dream" :D

[sissy]

Welcome wolfsbane, Love your story. That is too cool. I'm so glad your fathers dream came true, & that you were able to help get it done. Thanks for sharing.
sissy

[Fortyfour]

I thought I posted in this thread but I guess not!

Our little farm, less than 10 acres is in the middle of the woods. No neighbors!

My wife calls it our 'Little house in the big woods'.

I call it SOLITUDE!

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[tadbitangelny]

Ours is called Hickory Ridge due to the many Hickory trees that line our property line. Hickory nuts yummm.

[Scrub]

Lots of Sycamores growing along the creeks, so we call it Sycamore. Since we lived in the UK for 6 years with the USAF, and people tend to name their houses there...we also call our home Cobble Cottage...because we tend to just cobble on whatever we want and need!

[Scrub]

Hey Countryboy84,

Kentucky here...never knew we could register our place names..can you tell me how to go about it?
Thanks, Scrub

[oldtimer]

Green Acres after the TV show as our place is in about the same shape.:D

[lillet]

My 20 acres is the Desert Rose - undecided whether to call it a retreat or ranch.

[land steward]

Last year I put up a big log arch over the driveway. You have to cross our bridge over meadow creek to open the gate to our 100 acre farm. the arch is hand hewn on the top so I could put up a good name across the top. I still have no idea what to call the family farm.

[debidoodle]

We haven't named our place, but there is a large horse ranch just down the highway from us, it cracks me up every time I drive by "Three Daughters, No Money Ranch"!!