~megan
Monday, August 23, 2010
For just a few dollars, you too can be a farmer...
I am in serious farm dreaming mode lately. I don't know why but every once in a while my desire for some land and some animals becomes an acute ache. But since I am firmly embedded in suburbia for now and unable to have more the 6 hens(which I have), I go down the street to Thanksgiving Point's Farm Country and talk to the cows, ride in trailers pulled by retired farmers, and feed the ridiculously cute goats. It helps for a while but like any unnatural stimulant, I crash after-wards and want a farm more than ever. I listen to Dolly Parton, peruse rural real estate, and plan future orchard placement and animal housing. Oh well, I'm addicted. Someday I'll have the real deal.
~megan
~megan
I'm right there with you. We too live in suburbia, though we scoff at the "livestock ordinances" (at least I think we do as I have yet to find any that specifically prohibit them). We don't have an HOA though (not sure if you do), which would definitely make it more difficult.
ReplyDeleteBut I want my farm!!!
You sound like me! I sometimes dream a little too much...like at work...like right now! We even started our Thursday Farms blog as a way of tracking our progress towards our dream!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Back to work!
Yep. I know exactly that ache. I'm glad you have a farm down the road to at least get a little bit of a fix. :)
ReplyDeleteI have that ache also. Someday...
ReplyDeleteYou all are still more "farmer" than some people, just because they own the land... The desire to know, and learning the skills on a smaller scale are helping you be a better planner on things like what is important, and what things go best where...
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! First time here! :)
We sound so much a like!! I'm a country girl, stuck in the city! We're buying a house & as soon as we get settled I'm gettin' chickens!!! I can't wait! Especially after all this egg contamination weirdness!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, great pics!