tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post7040608025624266055..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Saturday Farm Photo: Done!Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-45477277026312948722011-07-25T21:49:19.910-05:002011-07-25T21:49:19.910-05:00MrC worked on a farm for $8 an hour until he was a...MrC worked on a farm for $8 an hour until he was a sophomore in college. When I suggested we raise our own hay if we ever have a farm, he said "Absolutely not". hee hee. Apparently that's one of the worst jobs on a farm is baling and picking up hay!!Jen's Farmilyhttp://www.jandjacres.com/farmblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-8458026525736041232011-06-28T16:29:08.034-05:002011-06-28T16:29:08.034-05:00Gosh, you are so busy all the time. How do you do ...Gosh, you are so busy all the time. How do you do it? You done a great job with the hay, and you came out pretty good on it. I bet you're glad that is over with. Now, find some time to kick up your legs if possible.Paula Jo @ Home and Garden Decorhttp://cleanstar-homeandgardenworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-70171376519101438612011-06-28T16:19:43.189-05:002011-06-28T16:19:43.189-05:00Have you guys looked into WWOOF? It's an organ...Have you guys looked into WWOOF? It's an organization that sends volunteers to do work on organic farms across the globe. All the farmers have to provide is a room for the volunteers to stay in and food. http://www.wwoof.org/<br />I've been WWOOFing for years and I absolutely love it!SilverBeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005263887151658276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-13987433065701887312011-06-27T22:23:29.400-05:002011-06-27T22:23:29.400-05:00Love this and can't wait for the tour!
All jo...Love this and can't wait for the tour!<br /><br />All joys,<br /><br />SharonSharon Lovejoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321160956925191137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-3217697034972728382011-06-27T17:25:32.414-05:002011-06-27T17:25:32.414-05:00Agri-tourist-labor? Some "working farm vacat...Agri-tourist-labor? Some "working farm vacation" places seem to be able to get people to pay them to come and be put to work. Perhaps this is an underdeveloped aspect of Missouri tourism. <br />Now, maybe the quality of the help would not be top notch... And their visits may not align with haying weather... And they may take more looking after than the hay they put up is worth. Ok I'm talking myself out of it.Green Tamarindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896932148720212953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-35077999798209914072011-06-27T13:46:47.298-05:002011-06-27T13:46:47.298-05:00It should work out for another cutting. We just s...It should work out for another cutting. We just sprigged ours and they said we should be one cutting before frost.<br /><br />Teenagers would be a pain to deal with.The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-77680353104328650922011-06-27T13:01:59.852-05:002011-06-27T13:01:59.852-05:00Hey Susan... having just finished our own hay, I c...Hey Susan... having just finished our own hay, I can truly sympathize! almost 550 50-lb. bales, which took five hours, five guys, and a (luckily) cool evening to bring in. We live on 13 acres in Virginia and harvest for our horses and to keep the property in local land use. It's honestly the worst/best part of living rurally... watching the weather for a good (foolproof--ha ha!) sunny window, stressing over the yield, trying to figure out if we can find help, worrying that it all will fit (and then not mold) in our hayloft. Sigh... I'm always an anxious mess before hay and a happy girl after it! Here in Northern Virginia, you can't even get teens to work in an air-conditioned restaurant, let alone get out there in 100 degrees and haul hay... truly a shame. This year, we had three older guys (55-plus) who helped us... not sure what we'll do when they can't lift anymore! Best of luck,<br />kathyKathy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14627609793979612902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-46847602591740095112011-06-27T12:41:25.143-05:002011-06-27T12:41:25.143-05:00Hi,
In totaly understand about all the hard work t...Hi,<br />In totaly understand about all the hard work that goes into putting hay up. We do ours lose. We cut, rake, haul, and stack our with horses!!<br />Come see us at lifeonourfarm-oklahomafarmgirl.blogspot.comMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010782618863411530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-69884860826918276052011-06-26T15:26:00.034-05:002011-06-26T15:26:00.034-05:00Yeaaaaa!! Glad you got the haying done without maj...Yeaaaaa!! Glad you got the haying done without major mishap!<br /><br />I really need a Bert fix. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.Patricia Lawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134731004926642935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57468434212614016842011-06-26T12:24:14.715-05:002011-06-26T12:24:14.715-05:00Is Hunky Farm Guy raising his arms is a hearty che...Is Hunky Farm Guy raising his arms is a hearty cheer??? Congratulations on all your 'hay baling' success! Seriously, I think we all wish we could help you out a bit - such truly hard work!!<br /><br />We are so looking forward to the tour of your new home - I think you two really deserve a few extra comforts!!<br /><br />BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-38941393533883075012011-06-26T08:12:26.967-05:002011-06-26T08:12:26.967-05:00Thanks, Cary!<b>Thanks, Cary!</b>Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-17615490198731462262011-06-26T08:10:09.202-05:002011-06-26T08:10:09.202-05:00Hi Everybody,
Thanks so much for the comments and ...<b>Hi Everybody,<br />Thanks so much for the comments and encouraging words. It always feels really good to have the bulk of the hay in the barn. :)</b><br /><br /><b>Hey T.S.,</b><br />We would be happy to pay somebody $8 to an hour to help bring in the hay. It's the two to three times that much people want that we just can't manage! Now if we only had our own teenagers to work for free. ;)<br /><br /><b>Hey CC,</b><br />Yep, it's been years that we really <i>have</i> thought we were moving soon. It's just been one setback after another, but we can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel - and this time it's not from the sun shining through a hole in the roof. ;)<br /><br />We've actually been doing a lot over there already - using the tub/shower, the laundry is over there, the pantry is all set up and full, etc. As soon as we can get the guy out to do the final hook up on the a/c units upstairs (a/c!), we'll be moving the bed!<br /><br /><b>Hi TD,</b><br />I've been making sun tea with lots of fresh mint leaves. Tall glass, plenty of ice, so good!<br /><br /><b>Barbara,</b><br />Hello! I loved reading about your hay making memories. :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-67656227087965446412011-06-26T07:31:50.379-05:002011-06-26T07:31:50.379-05:00Whew! Excellent news. Congratulations on a yucky...Whew! Excellent news. Congratulations on a yucky job, verrry well done!Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236278932692169950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-72878258209352983252011-06-26T02:12:30.511-05:002011-06-26T02:12:30.511-05:00Congratulations, well done! I can imagine how much...Congratulations, well done! I can imagine how much hard work, sweat and blisters were put in. Enjoy your well deserved soak in the jacuzzi.<br />I remember haymaking days from early childhood: family holidays in the Swiss mountains, helping the owner of our holiday home to make hay on impossibly steep fields, we children raked the hay, the sweet smells of hay and alpine flowers on a hot summer day and the reward: cool herbal tea (wonder how they cooled it as there was no electricity up in the mountains at that time yet), it was so delicious, only later did I know that I was laced with wine!<br />And later in my teenage years we did some community service and were on a farm in the Jura region: huge fields of hay, we had to tear out some red stemmed weed, at the end of one row I was sneezing like never before and felt dizzy like after a rollercoaster ride. I was banned to the kitchen garden to bring it in order (that is another story).<br />So, I guess I have some competence in haymaking ... kudos to you!<br />Enjoy a lazy Sunday then and I look forward to reading more from your farm and garden and I cannot wait to be taken on that tour of your new house.<br />Greetings from a sunny morning in Basel, Switzerland<br />BarbaraBarbarahttp://www.late-bloomers.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-80141708121483443112011-06-25T22:05:04.351-05:002011-06-25T22:05:04.351-05:00Whew! Great job, guys! Kick back and enjoy a cold ...Whew! Great job, guys! Kick back and enjoy a cold glass of iced tea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-69375397907333781952011-06-25T22:03:11.185-05:002011-06-25T22:03:11.185-05:00It's the haying, alone, that keeps me from eve...It's the haying, alone, that keeps me from ever fantasizing about your rural, lamby life.<br />(Please move! You've been saying this for years. Good luck.)cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-7403548757363472392011-06-25T21:25:58.768-05:002011-06-25T21:25:58.768-05:00Your hay is so very green and wonderful! I love t...Your hay is so very green and wonderful! I love the pictures. If we lived closer, my boys would work for you for $8 an hour. I can't even believe that 13-15 yr.olds wouldn't want that opportunity. We buy square bales for our hen bedding and we have a hard time finding them. I guess this is why. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment - we like our little jelly maker too. I loved poking around your blog - I'm sure I'll be visiting often.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920970250264488574noreply@blogger.com