how did everyone on up with there farm name WE ARE THINKING OF GIVING OUR HOMESTEAD A NAME .

ANY IDEAS. KELLY

-- kelly (homesteadgirl@aol.com), June 18, 2001

Answers

Hi,

I thought of a name before we even purchased our farm. We call it Bearhaven. The name fits because we love bears and animals in general, there are bears in the vicinity and the farm is very much our haven. Coming home from work is the best part of every day! Retirement can't come soon enough.

Good luck thinking up your farm's name!

Lyn

-- Lyn (lyn.bennon@alcoa.com), June 18, 2001.

Hee hee! We've been talking about this one ourselves for the last two years. We have a number of ideas, but can't quite agree. One idea is based upon my husband's and my "theme" we had years ago, "That Hope (stead? farm? acres? place?)" another based upon some mystical experience that happened years ago that came into being when we moved here, but the plant name involved is rather wordy "Yellow Violet" (again: farm, acres, place, homestead?). I wrote to a friend, who has a biting sense of humour, and he came up with a really funny one for us, sort of a play off of "Moulin Rouge".... "Le Mouton Rouge". A red sheep for a sign out front, fitting since i can't wait to get sheep. The verdict is till out. Oddly, we have had no probably naming a couple of parts of our land..."Bone Canyon" (for the bones we found there the first time we found the spot...really an old quarry, but we like the name canyon better), Love's Meadow...good luck!

-- Marcee King (thathope@mwt.net), June 18, 2001.

Hello,

The locals up here named it for us. We are known as the people in The Pines.

Its an old xmas tree farm that we bought five years ago and every time we talk to somebody about our location they always say Oh The pines, I know where that place is.

Good luck on naming the place, acres farm, stead

Ron & Mary B.

-- ron bulinda (rvbulinda@yahoo.com), June 18, 2001.

We named ours Nature's Way Farm. The logo is a farm girl with a straw hat and pig tails. In one hand she is holding a bunch of carrots and her other hand cradles and chicken.

We do things in tune with nature, no artifical anything and at the time we sold produce, eggs and chickens. Will sell produce again, but not eggs or chickens.

When we close on our new place next week, I think we will keep the same name.

-- Cordy (ckaylegian@aol.com), June 18, 2001.

My son from the city named the hill behind our farm as Gloryhill so we took it a step farther and named our place Gloryhill Farm!

-- Ardie from Wi (ardie54965@hotmail.com), June 18, 2001.

Our place is jokingly called "Green Acre" because it is 1.2 acre and we use BISF yeild techniques to max production.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), June 18, 2001.

Neighbors pretty much named our place as well. "Oh, that's the house on the knoll, yeah, I know where you're at".

-- Epona (crystalepona2000@yahoo.com), June 18, 2001.

Both my first name and my husband's name starts with a J. We named our place Double J Acres since we have five acres.

-- Grannytoo (jacres40@hotmail.com), June 18, 2001.

Kelly,

I named our place "Looking Down Farm". My father and older brother have both passed away. Whenever I'm doing something on the farm, I feel like they're both up in heaven 'looking down' at me and smiling. Hence the name.

This is our second year selling at our local farmers market. We're very small but sell an assortment of organic produce and cut flowers. Hopefully I'll be expanding into some of the more out of the ordinary perennials soon.

-- Murray in ME (lkdmfarm@megalink.net), June 18, 2001.

Hi! We named ours one night while reading to the kids...Storybook Farm. Though frankly, the Funny Farm... might be more appropriate.

I think naming it is kinda fun...makes it a bit more yours.

-- Carleen (mumaw@socket.net), June 18, 2001.

We once lived on a farm we privately called Cricket Hollow, because it was filled with those things!

Lyn, have you ever read the book, "Your Money or Your Life" by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin? I am in the process of reading it at the moment, and am deeply enjoying it. It talks about how to spend your life *doing* what you love to do, instead of exchanging your life energy for *things* that do not truely contribute to your fulfilment.

-- daffodyllady (daffodyllady@yahoo.com), June 18, 2001.

Our farm is named Ber-Gust Farms. My husband and I each had only one set of Grandparents alive when we were growing up. Our Grandmothers were both amnazing women who farmed, hunted, sewed, did everything. They were a great inspiration in our lives. So when it was time to name the farm, it was only right to think of them. My Grandmother was Bernice and Rick's was Agusta hence the name, Ber-gust. Joanie

-- Joanie (ber-gust@prodigy.net), June 18, 2001.

Came up with mine "New American Farm" because I see that a strong revolution in farming has to take place in order for us to return to common sense. So our 2 acre farm I see a return in the future as a common thing in order for families to survive. Goodbye old large farming hello new small farming.

-- TomK (tjk@cac.net), June 18, 2001.

"5-T Ranch" there are five of us and our last name starts w/ a T.

My husband wanted to call it "The Fat Puppy Ranch" (because my doxies are fat!) I wanted to call it " Tyner's Paradise"!!! Oh well! GL s/ a name!

-- Debbie T in N.C. (rdtyner@mindspring.com), June 18, 2001.

My wife's and my first initials: R & B Farm. Motto: We Got Ewes, Babe.

-- ray s (mmoetc@yahoo.com), June 18, 2001.

A neighbor of mine who has sheep has named her place "Sheepy Hollow"!

-- Elizabeth (Lividia66@aol.com), June 18, 2001.

We don't have an "official" name yet but since I enjoy growing and working with herbs I've told my husband I'd like us to call ours "Old Thyme Farm".

-- Terry - NW Ohio (aunt_tm@hotmail.com), June 18, 2001.

MAKE DO FARM

Around here we just make do with whatever we have at the moment! Thus Make Do Farm,,,,A funny side note to the name, I filled out a form for the Ext agency to get a newsletter on goats, and my writing was misread,,,,as I get the newsletter sent to Make "Po" Farm!!!!!lol lol ddt

-- ddt (troubled@ftc-i.net), June 18, 2001.

Our last name begins with "n" and we came up with Lazy N Farm. We aren't lazy all the time though :) Plenty of work here. Love it!

-- JoAnn in SD (jonehls@excite.com), June 18, 2001.

Rancho Costa Plenty

-- Lu (lurkylu@yahoo.com), June 18, 2001.

When we finally get out on our 25 acres the name will be Wind Chimes and Dreams. We love wind chimes and we'll finally be living our dreams.

-- Wynema Passmore (nemad_72039@yahoo.com), June 18, 2001.

Our place was known to the locals as "the hotel" because our Amish home on the hill is about 5000 sq ft. Not liking that, we named it after what our then 4 yr old called it...Bigtucky

That was how he pronounced Big house in Kentucky

Kids can have such a way with words!

Mrs G

-- Mrs G (gunnar@yifan.net), June 18, 2001.

We named are farm Country Friends as it seems are friends always love to come to are home and every one is always welcome to come to visit a short spell or stay back at are camp ground for the weekend. We love the country and always enjoy friends if there old friends or just visiting for the first time . Indiana country Friend Jack Bunyard

-- Jack bunyard (bunyard@cnz.com), June 18, 2001.

We got the name for our farm while in a store in the nearest town, Lansing...N.C.! (pop.151) A local in the store asked where we lived and when we told her she said, "Well, y'all live WAYYY OUT!" Just keep an open mind and an open ear and the name will probably be given to you.

-- Gilly (WAYOUTFARM@skybest.com), June 18, 2001.

havent named mine yet but some folks up the road from here call theres Bob se.ks.

-- Bobco (bobco@hit.net), June 18, 2001.

When we first bought our property, (in 1974) we had to clear it to even get a driveway in. Right where we wanted to put the gate posts, there were 2 huge climbing roses--we made the driveway right between them, and after a lot of scratches and brush pulling, put up the posts to support them--they were bright red, 20 feet tall, and grew together in a gorgeous arc over the road we put in. These were not wild roses, and as the property hadn't been touched since it had been clear cut 25 years before, "Twin Rose" just seemed like a natural. We registered our herd name as TwinRose, got our business license in that name, etc. During the '76 drought, we had a small brush fire that killed them. We have planted climbing roses there ever since, and none have survived...only the name and a few pictures live on. This year we dug 6 feet deep holes by 3 feet wide and filled them with wormcastings, and planted a new variety of climbing rose named "High Hopes"....seemed very fitting. So far they're doing great, but no blooms yet. Someday. Kathie

-- Kathie in Western Washington (twinrosefarm@worldnet.att.net), June 18, 2001.

Well..ours is named Dusty Trail. When people would walk down the trails we made in the woods, they would look back and see the dust being stirred up. We have very sandy soil. So..Dusty Trail!

-- Cindy in Ok (cynthiacluck@yahoo.com), June 19, 2001.

We named ours The Barnyard. Has been since 1976. Only had 2a.and half of it is state right of way. Now we have 3a. Including right of way. Barnyard came about because we wanted to give our mini jerseys a herd name. Since we don't really have a farm, just a barnyard, we started calling them Barnyard Jerseys. Be cause of our Small animals and small holding we almost named it Postage Stamp Farm. But Barnyard Jerseys sounds better. Later Nathan

-- Nathan Harris Sr. (barnyard_mini@yahoo.com), June 19, 2001.

I really don't think places need names, there are addresses. But if you are selling a product and you want to stand out, a name might be important. To respond to the question; Our place, "Red Gate Ranch", got it's name 50 or more years ago by a former owner who raised beef and had [red gates]. We raise Angus cattle aand have red gates

-- Hendo (redgate@echoweb.net), June 19, 2001.

The cutest name I've seen was when I got lost down in the horse country north of Ocala, Florida. Was trying to deduce just where the heck I was at when I want past this one smallish horse farm with a sign out by the road that said, "Oleo Acres - The Cheaper Spread."

I suppose if you like a Spanish flavor and can't come up with a name you can always call your place "Muchos Nombres."

={(Oak)-

-- Live Oak (oneliveoak@yahoo.com), June 19, 2001.

Looked out my front door and couldn't see anything but trees on a hill od ground. Couldn't even see the hill unless the leaves were off the trees. Decided a small hill was a knell. Called the farm Timberknell. Worked for me.

-- Sandra Nelson (Magin@starband.net), June 19, 2001.

Our place is called(see e mail address) Carousel Crossing, as we love and collect Carousel Horses. However the cutest name I have ever seen was when we were passing a big beautiful, white-painted-fenced place in Idaho with gorgeous horses in the paddocks and a big beautiful house on the hill. The big sign on the arch over the drive said "El Rancho Costa Plenty"! :-)

-- Little Quacker (carouselxing@juno.com), June 19, 2001.

We called our last place Thistledown Farm because it had almost an acre of thistles when I bought it. Our new place is Opportunity Farm, partly because we are starting over and our motto is the old saying "Man's extremity is God's opportunity". Calling our place a farm is sort of a joke, since we've never raised much, but it's fun to have a name.

-- Bonnie (stichart@plix.com), June 19, 2001.

we call ours lovingly" the go fer broke "

-- julie (nelson3@bright.net), June 19, 2001.

I bought just under eleven acres that had been part of a farm/stable operation and have no firm plan as to what to do with it but did come up with a name for it. I have a daughter named Elizabeth and a son named David so I'm naming it Daveli Acres in their honor. If it's not obvious, I took the first three letters of DAVid and of ELIzabeth. You might want to see what you can do like that.

-- Gary (gk6854@aol.com), June 20, 2001.

called our place "The Sitting Duck ranch" sometimes it feels like everyone is taking pot shots at us...lol

-- gord day (gday@uniserve.com), June 20, 2001.

While taking a break from building our new house, the words "serenity" just popped into my head from out of the blue. Since then, I've been tossing around "Serenity Farms" or "Serenity Woods".

During the past two weeks, I've been watching motorists and strollers alike stopping in front of my neighbor's to stare and chuckle. It turns out that he finally put out his sign - it reads "Five asses farm".

Perfect name for the couple who has five donkeys in the pasture behind me!

-- Lee (bantlette@yahoo.com), June 21, 2001.

Seems like I dreamed of having our place in the country forever. The way things were going it seemed like pigs would fly before my family would get our farm. God has blessed us with a place, so the natural name for it is "Flying Pig Homestead". God I love it.

-- Terry O (rabbitjaeger@netzero.net), June 21, 2001.

We..well actually I ..have been wracking our brains since fore we found this place 5 years ago.. names have come and gone because none seemed quite right. Until now. Hodge Podge Homestead is the final and definitive name for us!

-- Alison in N.S. (aproteau@istar.ca), June 22, 2001.

We had the name before we found the farm! Both my husband and I are Irish and we wanted a connection with Ireland for our farm. I'm interested in Irish history and started reading about Brian Boru. Brian Boru (his "real" family name is Cennedy, he was from the village of Boruma) was the last high king of Ireland, Ireland was actually united as one under him for the first and last time, and his castle was called Kincora. Our farm colors are navy blue and green to reflect the tie to Ireland too. I've since found out that my husbands family traces back to Brian Boru's clan- the Delcassians. So, there's the reason behind the name Kincora Farm.

Stacy Rohan in Upstate NY

-- Stacy Rohan (KincoraFarm@aol.com), June 23, 2001.

I named my place "Blackbird Ridge". Also designed the logo based on that.

I've never seen an actual Blackbird up here. What we have are Black Birds. E.g., black vultures and turkey vultures by the score. They seem to roost up top of the ridge here. I've seen as many as 2 or 3 dozen circling and circling and circling on the updrafts coming off my fields on a warm day.

My logo is on my webpage, you can click on it (the logo itself) if you're interested in the "rest of the story".

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4095/index.html

-- Sojourner (sojournr@missouri.org), June 23, 2001.

Lots of neat answers! Mine goes back to WWII, and my grandfather, who always referred to eggs as "cackleberries". We have more chickens than anything else, hence "Cackleberry Farm"! GL>

-- Brad (homefixer@SacoRiver.net), June 23, 2001.

Until we began marketing our nubians we had never named our place. Like someone else did we took the first three letters of our names- gary & diane and came up with gardia added caprines for Gardia Caprines--Gardia Caprine Acres.

-- diane (gardiacaprines@yahoo.com), June 23, 2001.

The sign in front of a house with a couple of acres reads "Almost a Farm. They seem to have just a couple of acres but have made good use of it. They have gardens, fences pasture and small barn. It is a good beginning.

-- Chris (CLMngs@aol.com), August 12, 2001.

I know someone who calls his farm "Sine Nomine Farm"

The Farm Without A Name.

-- Sojourner (notime4@summer.spam), August 12, 2001.