I’ve shown you our farmhouse and our outbuildings.
So, the only part of our new digs that you haven’t seen yet is the yard. And what a yard it is!
Shall we? Let’s!
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Debbie Bosworth
is a certified farmgirl at heart. She’s happily married to her beach bum Yankee husband of 20 years. She went from career gal to being a creative homeschooling mom for two of her biggest blessings and hasn’t looked back since. Debbie left her lifelong home in the high desert of Northern Nevada 10 years ago and washed up on the shore of America’s hometown, Plymouth, MA, where she and her family are now firmly planted. They spend part of each summer in a tiny, off–grid beach cottage named “The Sea Horse.”
“I found a piece of my farmgirl heart when I discovered MaryJanesFarm. Suddenly, everything I loved just made more sense! I enjoy unwinding at the beach, writing, gardening, and turning yard-sale furniture into ‘Painted Ladies’ I’m passionate about living a creative life and encouraging others to ‘make each day their masterpiece.’”
Rebekah Teal
is a “MaryJane Farmgirl” who lives in a large metropolitan area. She is a lawyer who has worked in both criminal defense and prosecution. She has been a judge, a business woman and a stay-at-home mom. In addition to her law degree, she has a Masters of Theological Studies.
“Mustering up the courage to do the things you dream about,” she says, “is the essence of being a MaryJane Farmgirl.” Learning to live more organically and closer to nature is Rebekah’s current pursuit. She finds strength and encouragement through MaryJane’s writings, life, and products. And MaryJane’s Farmgirl Connection provides her a wealth of knowledge from true-blue farmgirls.
Cathi Belcher
an old-fashioned farmgirl with a pioneer spirit, lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. As a “lifelong learner” in the “Live-Free-or-Die” state, she fiercely values self-reliance, independence, freedom, and fresh mountain air. Married to her childhood sweetheart of 40+ years (a few of them “uphill climbs”), she’s had plenty of time to reinvent herself. From museum curator, restaurant owner, homeschool mom/conference speaker, to post-and-beam house builder and entrepreneur, she’s also a multi-media artist, with an obsession for off-grid living and alternative housing. Cathi owns and operates a 32-room mountain lodge. Her specialty has evolved to include “hermit hospitality” at her rustic cabin in the mountains, where she offers weekend workshops of special interest to women.
“Mountains speak to my soul, and farming is an important part of my heritage. I want to pass on my love of these things to others through my writing. Living in the mountains has its own particular challenges, but I delight in turning them into opportunities from which we can all learn and grow.”
Dori Troutman
Dori Troutman is the daughter of second generation cattle ranchers in New Mexico. She grew up working and playing on the ranch that her grandparents homesteaded in 1928. That ranch, with the old adobe home, is still in the family today. Dori and her husband always yearned for a ranch of their own. That dream came true when they retired to the beautiful green rolling hills of Tennessee. Truly a cattleman’s paradise!
Dori loves all things farmgirl and actually has known no other life but that. She loves to cook, craft, garden, and help with any and all things on their cattle farm.
Mary Murray
describes herself as a goat charmer, chicken whisperer, bee maven, and farmers’ market baker renovating an 1864 farmhouse on an Ohio farm. With a degree in Design, Mary says small-town auctions and country road barn sales "always make my heart skip a beat thinking about what I could create or design out of what I’ve seen.”
Rooted in the countryside, she likes simple things and old ways … gardening, preserving the harvest, cooking, baking, and all things home. While you might find her selling baked goods from the farm’s milkhouse, teaching herself to play the fiddle, or sprucing up a vintage camper named Maizy, you will always find her in an apron!
Mary says, “I’m happiest with the simple country pleasures … an old farmhouse, too many animals, a crackling fire, books to read, and the sound of laughter … these make life just perfect.”
Alexandra Wilson
is a budding rural farmgirl living in Palmer, the agricultural seat of Alaska. Alex is a graduate student at Alaska Pacific University pursuing an M.S. in Outdoor and Environmental Education. She lives and works on the university’s 700 acre environmental education center, Spring Creek Farm. When Alex has time outside of school, she loves to rock climb, repurpose found objects, cross-country ski on the hay fields, travel, practice yoga, and cook with new-fangled ingredients.
Alex grew up near the Twin Cities and went to college in Madison, Wisconsin—both places where perfectly painted barns and rolling green farmland are just a short drive away. After college, she taught at a rural middle school in South Korea where she biked past verdant rice paddies and old women selling home-grown produce from sidewalk stoops. She was introduced to MaryJanesFarm after returning, and found in it what she’d been searching for—a group of incredible women living their lives in ways that benefit their families, their communities, and the greater environment. What an amazing group of farmgirls to be a part of!
Nicole Christensen
Suburban Farmgirl Nicole Christensen calls herself a “vintage enthusiast”. Born and raised in Texas, she has lived most of her life in the picturesque New England suburbs of Connecticut, just a stone’s throw from New York State. An Advanced Master Gardener, she has gardened since childhood, in several states and across numerous planting zones. In addition, she teaches knitting classes, loves to preserve, and raises backyard chickens.
Married over thirty years to her Danish-born sweetheart, Nicole has worked in various fields, been a world-traveler, an entrepreneur and a homemaker, but considers being mom to her now-adult daughter her greatest accomplishment. Loving all things creative, Nicole considers her life’s motto to be “Bloom where you are planted”.
75 acres! Wow, oh wow! I love the story of the baptism taking place on your farm. And everything looks wonderful and inviting. I thought when we moved onto our 10 acres how large that seemed after living on the two double lots in the city for almost 30 years. We are surrounded by woods so there are pretty spots in the open areas but nothing like the shots you just shared with us. And your own Christmas tree farm to go out and cut down your own tree for Christmas, how much better can it get? Have only ran into one snake this year so far. Wishing you a snake less summer. I just posted a short video of my chickens scratching in a pile of leaves for your entertainment. I think The Teal Family Farm has a ring to it.
Lucky you! How about calling it Gen"Teal" Farm? or Rock View Farm?
Every picture made me exclaim "Oh my God" Sacred ground is right.It has been sent by the Almighty and kissed by angels.And now for the root formation. Have you looked at this picture? I see a gnome sitting on a mushroom…….eyes wide open and staring at the wonder before him. He might even have a bit of a smile on his face as he ponders the future blessings that he sees for the farm.
Yahoo!!! 75 acres … What a yard indeed! You are one blessed farmgirl!!! I love Teal Family Farm… and Sycamore Farm too!
Blessings from the East from your beach blogging sis!
Deb
Hmmm…Hoping that you see the humor here, I think City Slicker Farm would be fun. 🙂
How about Sycamore Rock Farm? Of course that kinda makes it sound like it’s a rock farm. LOL. Perhaps you could play around with that and come up with something a little better.
I am envious and the Bible says we are not to covet. I plead guilty to that sin!!! Maybe Sacred Acres would be a good name. The place is not only sacred to you but has be a place to worship and celebrate God’s forgiveness. I wish I could even visit. I am happy for you that you can live your dream. Aurelie
All I can say is…WOW !!! The first photo overlooking your new farm is absolutely spectacular! Thanks so much for sharing…I have really enjoyed your tours and look forward to hearing more and more. :>)))
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, the pictures say it all!
You are one blessed woman!
Sometimes there are many paths that we must follow before we find the road that leads home as you did.
Blessings, Diana in the Ozarks
AweSome, thanks for sharing Your adventure with us…What a "spot" !!! Think you have definitly found a "Gem"…Cowboy needs a Horse and You too, Nothing Like saddlin up and ridin out together…But wait, Maybe u could try some horses out n the area and see if that’s gonna be "You"…LOL Keep sharin and HaPPy TraiLs !!!
It is so lovely and your passion and enthusiasm for your new adventure is infectious. You already named it while taking us on tour, the story is too powerful to ignore. It has to be "Sacred Sycamore Farms". With the old milk house adding to it’s history your logo could be some version of an angelic cow.
I think every farm feels sacred because they are few and far between. I’m so glad you cherish it. Hey your man could be a singing cowboy! (I start guitar lessons Thursday – snicker – don’t tell anyone! I’m nervous about it. You’re the one that inspired me to get the guitar!)
Your yard is gorgeous.
Cindy Bee
That is incredible! That is truly land from heaven. Your soul must soar with creativity there.
I think that you have named your farm all by yourself. You mentioned how the farm felt like it was welcoming you home, to where you always were, or dreamed and hoped of being. You even mentioned that it would have been your pick, had you ordered it right out of Sears ‘Christmas Wish Book’! I think the name should be ‘Welcome Home Farm’. This would be a great way to welcome your guests, a nice way to say, "Come on in", put your feet up and have some tea while reading a book or visit with you. Just thought I’d bring this to your attention, and give it this name … a name that is right under your own nose. Love the place, you inspire me. I too, have just moved to a new home, one that we are slowly turning into our ‘own’. Surprised to find some new things in my garden and around the property, like a pond (but nothing like the stream running through yours)
Sincerely, Cindy
I am so very very happy for you and your beautiful family!!!! I am hanging on every word and picture. What a blessing! Enjoy.
Oh Rebekah, It is fabulous. I love it. How about Sunnybrook Farms, (you know like Rebekah of Sunnybrook Farms.) or how about New Beginnings, like when we are baptized into a new life. Endless possibilities, but I know the perfect name will come up and you will know that its the one. Congratulations on your new farm. Be Blessed!
Tree Hill Farm or Rock Water Farm.
Hi Rebekah,
Oh wow, your place is BEAUTIFUL. What a blessing. I’m so glad you can live here now 🙂 🙂
Hmm…you mentioned needing to find a name for the forested part of your property. Two names came to mind: The enchanted forest and "Valley of the Ents"(inspired by Lord of the Rings) 🙂 🙂 🙂
Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California,
Heather 🙂 🙂
p.s. I LOVE the story about the water baptisms by the sycamore tree 🙂 🙂
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!! My daughter suggests the name Country Farm. I’m sure you will find one that fits just right.
Beautiful….how about "Peaceful Farm"
Oh the stream!!!! I heart the stream! I can just picture a hot, sunny (humid? – never been to Georgia, but I imagine it gets pretty hot and humid!) day lazing by the gurgling brook…maybe a little skinny dipp’n (or at least watching my kids skinny dippn’!!!). I love everything about your farm…from the orange carpet to the sycamore tree..and of course, the lovely outbuildings. What a heavenly place you have!
I agree about the name "Welcome Home Farm." Seems perfect.
That big lump on the tree is probably a burl. Do you know what kind of tree it is? I’m pretty ignorant about deciduous trees, esp. after their leaves are gone. Redwoods have burls, but so do maples and a bunch of others. The burls are prized by woodworkers, for furniture or what ever. They have beautiful patterns in the wood.
Oh, how wonderful it all is! I’m so happy for you. And I’m sitting here trying hard not to be envious. Pasture! A creek! Little trees! Actual dirt! Big rocks. I love big rocks.
Nan in Oregon
Ooh, wait — Rock View Farm is also great!
At first I was thinking Sycamore farm but then I saw that someone had suggested Sacred Acres and I really like that one! What an awesome farm, with views and trees and creeks and out buildings you are c=going to be one very happy farm girl.
Awesome! You have found paradise! Love every inch of it! Praising GOD with you! Lots of great suggestions for naming your wonderful farm. I thought of "Sacred Acres" and really like "Gen Teal". Enjoy every moment! Heavenly blessings from Cathy in Idaho.
Your land is as beautiful as the other components of your dream farm! It looks like the Blue Ridge Mountains…just beautiful! I love that you have Christmas trees growing; I can picture the joy it will bring for a family to have one or YOUR Christmas trees in their home for the holidays. I love the Sunnybrook Farm [or Sunnycreak Farm] idea for the name of your farm.
Oh dear, did I just write Sunnycreak? haha! I meant Sunnycreek; any how the name should be something that comes to you as you get to know your favorite parts of having this farm. There are so many facets to enjoy!
I love to read your blog, and the farm is great. How about Blessed be the Farm for a name? Your family is truly blessed.
How about Sweetwater Farm? Everything about the property is so perfect, so sweet and we all know water is the core of life…so Sweetwater.
How beautiful…I think Holy Springs has a nice ring
Maybe adopt the name from another famous farm girl. Rocky Ridge farm.That would be Laura Ingels Wilder. Good luck with the new place. Sometimes dreams do come true…..