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Butterball the alpaca no longer a turkey

Blog: At Home in Nature   -   Tuesday December 06, 2011   -   By Mary

Butterball is our newest alpaca friend here at the farm. He was a turkey, though, and had a lot of fight in him. We try to make fighters into lovers here at the farm, and the same way that you would help a human child with too much fight is the same way you...

Winter Rest for the Farmer

Blog: Spyglass Gardens   -   Monday December 05, 2011   -   By Steve or Wendy

   Awwhhh peace at last for the ol red tractor!  Now in December the soil has turned to frozen dirt.  Most of the day it has a white frothy substance tracing its clumps in the sun. Golden leaves are cast abroad and a quietness comsumes the...

Death and Vegetables!

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Sunday September 25, 2011   -   By Jeff & Toni

I woke up this morning and thought about death, and about how inevitable it is.   I thought about never laughing with my husband Jeff in the morning or talking to the dogs and cats, having that first cup of coffee, or brushing my teeth or washing my face...

Gentlemen, We Have Success!!!

Blog: Honeysuckle Haven Homespun   -   Sunday August 07, 2011   -   By Lorrie

Successful baby shower for my daughter and her fiancee on Saturday!  Successful "Family Union" afterwards in which Brad's and my kids finally met for the first time,  Successful first 6 months of marriage to my sweetie!  Praise God for...

Why we do what we do?

Blog: Moonstruck Farms   -   Monday January 24, 2011   -   By Rowena

Moonstruck Farms is a very small farm with big dreams.  It is so exciting to watch each little piece of the puzzle develop.  Farming is not an easy profession and that is why you see most of the food being produced by corporations now.  I am...

Happy New Year!

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Friday December 31, 2010   -   By Jeff & Toni

Happy 2011! It’s hard to believe that nine years have come and gone since Greenjeans became Greenjeans!   Each year has presented its challenges, and victories both large and small.   We moved to this house and spent our first few weeks...

Franklin County Farm in Today's News & Observer

Blog: Grow And Share   -   Sunday August 08, 2010   -   By Kay

Labor of love bears fruit - Food - NewsObserver.com: http://bit.ly/arrgZf - Heartwarming. Farm is built to be wheelchair accessible!

Tractor Papa is Plowing in Heaven

Blog: Spyglass Gardens   -   Tuesday April 20, 2010   -   By Steve or Wendy

        There are farmers, want a be's, and then there are "farmers".  These folks that are "farmers" have jeans that if they could speak would tell you adventures beyond your wildest dreams. ...

Gratitude

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Monday January 18, 2010   -   By Jeff & Toni

“We wake up in the morning - old hat, think nothing of it.   We might even grumble at the early hour, or the cold floor, or the rain.   But what a miracle that we have another day at hand!   We have another opportunity filled experience to...

Remembering late summer….

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Saturday September 26, 2009   -   By Jeff & Toni

September is almost gone, I am staring at a bushel basket of basil, a bushel basket of tomatoes, a bushel basket of beans, a bushel basket of crooked neck squash and thinking I would rather write tonight.   The wee hours of the morning are better spent...

The Freedom of AGE

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Monday July 20, 2009   -   By Jeff & Toni

It dawned on me the other day, I’m getting old!   It’s probably already dawned on me, but I’m getting so old, I probably forgot that it dawned on me! I am in good physical shape and healthy.   I try to manage my vices, but thoroughly enjoy...

Letting Mom Go

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Sunday April 26, 2009   -   By Jeff & Toni

As a farmer, there is nothing I like better than rolling around in the dirt.   My knees are always dirty and I am constantly cleaning my nails.    I have better things to do than remembering to take my shoes off before I come in the house....

A conversation with my oldest son

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Sunday March 15, 2009   -   By Jeff & Toni

I read an interesting article yesterday, I found it on the get rich slowly site. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/     This tugged at my heart!   We've all been around this block,and living there at one time or...

Paca Days-March

Blog: Happy Hills Alpaca Farm   -   Tuesday March 03, 2009   -   By wawanuky

Cold weather and march snow storm in the Carolinas...go figure. Its been a very cold winter here but the alpacas love it. Native to the high altiplano of the Andes, this is a piece of cake for them. And no wonder..       &nbs...

An Early Spring Vegetable Gardening Class at Love ...

Blog: Slow Life with Real Food   -   Tuesday January 27, 2009   -   By Amber

I just finished clearing half of my front yard to make room for the new veggies I plan to plant this early spring. My inspiration for getting this hard work done? Cynthia Sandberg, of Love Apple Farm (see beautiful picture below).   Hard work? Well,...

The first year......

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Tuesday January 13, 2009   -   By Jeff & Toni

One thing farmers know how to do like nobody else, is reach out to each other.   I remember the first year we lived here in Potter, during the fall and winter we made the house livable, we had our first greenhouse (a growhouse sent from heaven...


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