Farming and Family

I have wanted to live on a farm for as long as I can remember. Even in 1st grade, I had a lunchbox in the shape of a red barn. My family used to visit friends of my parents in South Carolina, and I just fell in love with their farm.

Farming, for me now, is really a great family experience. My husband grew up on a farm, and I am always amazed at the knowledge he gained from his family about plants, animals, equipment, soil, etc. He has spent a lot of time passing this on to me and our children.

Raising children here is already proving to be a fulfilling experience. When we work on projects, from clearing land to cutting grass, we do it together. Since we have spent the majority of our time here clearning land, our children have learned much about equipment and have had experiences that I hope that they will remember for a long time. My oldest daughter learned how to drive a truck on the farm. My middle daughter is learning how to operate multiple types of driving lawn mowers. And our son has found that he will fall asleep almost at the sound of the equipment starting up.

Our best days are when we are working on a project. Don't misunderstand, the kids are not always excited about picking up sticks or rocks, but somehow, we usually end up having a good chuckle about something. My hope is that good memories will be made here that the children will, in their adult lives, look back on fondly.