tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post7008082929735600905..comments2023-10-04T13:37:17.619-07:00Comments on the Shepherd's farm: The Musings of a FarmerCopper + Creamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676325186985262356noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-55392869317373972192013-03-13T08:42:23.000-07:002013-03-13T08:42:23.000-07:00I love this article and love the points you make. ...I love this article and love the points you make. Something I've considered must more the past year or so. Thank you for the resources-I will be looking into them. I've rented for several years and sort of used that as an excuse, but this year I've purchased about 80% of all my food from local farmers which has been a wonderful (albeit expensive) experience-well worth it. I also planted a "garden" in about 10 5-gallon buckets (I am currently in a trailer on a gravel lot)--can't wait until the day I can have a house, but in the meantime, I think you make a good point that everyone can make efforts toward supporting local sustainable farming!Beth Michaelshttp://www.nourishingpassions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-63656801145177858622013-03-18T14:06:45.000-07:002013-03-18T14:06:45.000-07:00Thanks Meg. It's getting pretty bad out there,...Thanks Meg. It's getting pretty bad out there, but it's encouraging to know that we can do so much to feed ourselves well. It just takes a bit of effort, that's all. Hope to see you around again. :)Noëlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-64033024744124178632013-03-18T14:11:26.000-07:002013-03-18T14:11:26.000-07:00I agree with your thoughts. We have the same minds...I agree with your thoughts. We have the same mindset. <br><br>But to answer your question. We do our best pandering when are hands are on autopilot. Our bodies are busy, but our minds are free to wander.Nicolehttp://Blessedlittlehomestead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-11907807093052581532013-03-18T14:37:51.000-07:002013-03-18T14:37:51.000-07:00Yes, you answered my question perfectly. :)Yes, you answered my question perfectly. :)Noëlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-9181215910219724882013-03-18T20:51:15.000-07:002013-03-18T20:51:15.000-07:00Thank you! I am hoping to get to do a lot of canni...Thank you! I am hoping to get to do a lot of canning this year...better get my seeds started!Noëlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-64231852773799902252013-03-18T06:39:29.000-07:002013-03-18T06:39:29.000-07:00Love this post. We raise a large veggie garden ea...Love this post. We raise a large veggie garden each year and can/freeze/dehydrate our overage as well as sharing some with friends at church, neighbors, family and the retirement center in town. I was thrilled when I saw how excited the retirement center was to take my organic home-grown produce and incorporate it into their precious resident's healthy meals! We all probably have plenty to share with those around us. Thanks for sharing this post. (visiting from Homestead Barn Hop)<br><br>~Taylor-Made Ranch~<br>Wolfe City, Texas<br>www.taylormaderanch.com/blogTaylor-Made Ranchhttp://www.taylormaderanch.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-26532510470394685122013-03-18T13:34:32.000-07:002013-03-18T13:34:32.000-07:00Hi Noel,I found you via the Barn Hop. This is such...Hi Noel,<br><br>I found you via the Barn Hop. This is such a great post! I have been having the same thoughts lately as well, especially as I see more and more of the food news and how scary it is getting. We don't live on a farm, but we live on the outskirts of town in a small suburb and have a enough back yard for me to have a small garden. We hope to have a few acres some day to provide as much for ourselves as possible and your words encourage me to keep working toward that!Meg @ Little Homesteadhttp://www.bitoflife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-19550582812574290702013-03-17T23:48:04.000-07:002013-03-17T23:48:04.000-07:00beautiful pic! :)beautiful pic! :)Tina´s PicStoryhttp://tinaspicstory.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-2700538993550298552013-03-18T02:38:11.000-07:002013-03-18T02:38:11.000-07:00These are excellent thoughts! I would love to be ...These are excellent thoughts! I would love to be a farmer - and I do consider myself one even on our tiny 1/4 acre. I think that knowing where your food comes from is so incredibly important. And you are right, if this was 100 years ago, we wouldn't all be having this discussion. People relied on themselves more back then, there was no safety net. If your garden did poorly, you didn't eat well. I try to tell everyone I know that it costs next to nothing to buy some seeds and throw them in the ground. Everyone should try and grow something, even if it is a pot of herbs in a sunny window! I try to supplement our diet with food from the Farmers' Market, and we have been getting CSA shares for several years now. Unfortunately, this year our summer CSA farm is not going to have a CSA season, so I am getting a little more serious about what I plant in my garden this year.Heatherhttp://www.townsend-house.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083636787380935883.post-16516611049548325852013-03-18T06:15:53.000-07:002013-03-18T06:15:53.000-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Noëlnoreply@blogger.com