I could not sleep tonight for some reason. I just decided to get up and work on some things. This blog being one of them. I have been thinking more lately about what I want to do along the lines of my farm and sharing information. Yes, I did some clean-up on the blog. I have left what I think is more relevant info to the purpose of this blog. Many things are changing and I want to help with that change by sharing my experiences, knowledge, and new things I have learned about. I want to share what really boosts my enthusiasm and keeps me on a more positive track.
Monsanto is still my 'best friend' of course since they have such an indirect and direct impact on what I do on the farm, so they won't be left out I am sure. Plus, I need to have 'something' to needle every once in a while just because they deserve it. :P
I have been thinking more lately of a farm name that can encompass just more than one venue. My farm started out as McCoy's Angus Ranch. I use to raised registered black angus cattle. Now they are just black angus minus the papers and paperwork. The reality is I never made enough money at it to justify all the extra work in the end and the angus association became to political in their leanings. Throwing most of their breeders and their farms under the bus for money, so I quit. Plus, I think I would like to get a jersey and some black Galloway beef cattle one day. :) Finally, a name came to me. I guess this is the right time. Oak Hill Farm. We have tons of white oak (bur oak) on the farm with some red oak. On every little hill or high area there is for the most part a grove of trees with lots of oaks, hence the new name. Besides there are more than just McCoys living on this farm now also.
With the help of my partner Jim. I grow hay, raise beef cattle, chickens, turkeys, and guineas. I grow vegetables, herbs, perennial and annual flowers, shrubs, trees, or whatever I can get to grow. I like to experiment a lot with cooking, baking, drying and preserving of my harvests. I like to build and make things and I am always thinking of new way to do things. Lately, I think I should become a mechanic for farm machinery and tractors and charge a $72/hour rate like the shops do. It's highway robbery really. I think I really only earn about $.72/ hour as a farmer. :( The inequality really bites. It is no wonder farmers fix so much of their own stuff in the end. In a nutshell, I have many interests and hobbies. Some I do for fun and enjoyment, other things I have to learn to save money here on the farm.
The sharing and being involved is what really boosts my enthusiasm and keeps me in a more positive direction. I see more things going bye, bye in the near future, which means I will be doing more 'house cleaning'. I think I am finally getting tired. Off to bed I go.
P.S. I am also thinking about starting a creative, DIY (do it yourself), arts and craft blog, which will share things I find and obviously create. Don't be surprised if some farm projects end up on that blog too. My creative blog is called Liana's Creative Corner or lianascreativecorner.blogspot.com. :)
Signing out.
Lots of Love and warm fuzzies
Liana
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