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We have a small flock of
Shetland Sheep that supply
fiber and inspiration for a number of our products (wool,
yarns,
socks,
note
cards,
prints, and roving).
A gaggle of American Buff Geese, and a flock of Buff Orpington chickens live at the farm. We have chicks and fertile eggs available on a regular basis. We obtained some Ancona ducklings in the spring of 2008 and have enjoyed watching them grow up. I missed the "spots", so these ducks will have to suffice. |
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We started back with 2 German does from Delly's Delight and Liberty Ridge and a fawn 96% German doe. Ian has found baseball and girls, so gave up on the bunnies. I have taken back over the Germans and am adding to the herd as able. |
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Our new and IMPROVED secure
shopping cart is open. You may pay with MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express, or PayPal. If you wish to complete the sale with a check, money order, or by phone, please call the shop. If we are away from the phone, we will call you back within a few hours (remember this is a working farm). |
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Growing up, Mary Ellen was introduced to a few of the Alice Fowler crocheted baby designs that her grandmother had. Over the past years, she has found other enthusiasts of the Fowler patterns. Most of the patterns have been located in one form or another. Workbasket magazine advertisements give dates to which the patterns were available as research has not located family or friends who knew this lady. If you are interested in these vintage patterns, they are being made available on a website devoted to her patterns: Alice Fowler Website. If you can supply any additional information, please email Mary Ellen. |
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We work with the Carolinas Great Pyrenees Rescue, Inc.
program. We have owned Livestock
Guardian Dogs for since 1995. Our long-time full time guardian is Maggie, a
female Anatolian/Great Pyrenees rescue. Last year, we adopted
another guardian who came with the name "Maggie". We assist the Carolinas Great
Pyrenees Rescue by fostering Pyrenees rescue dogs and evaluating and testing
them with our sheep. The dogs are slowly introduced to our flocks and
Maggie meets new friends.
In 2007, we adopted our second "Maggie".
E-mail the CGPR if you live in NC and are looking for a working dog. Martha has placed well over 100 dogs every year for several years. In the past couple years, she has been forced to turn many wonderful dogs down most often because of either (1) lack of space, or (2) dogs being heartworm positive. It never ceases to amaze how many people create these wonderful animals with no desire to care for them. If you are interested in giving a Great Pyrenees dog a permanent home, be it a pet home or a livestock protection home, contact your local or state rescue organization. The Carolinas Great Pyrenees Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit organization. |
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Red Dog Farm is another
great rescue organization in the North Carolina Piedmont area. We
got a couple kittens in the fall of 2007 (Gracie and Grady). When I returned
a month later for their updated shots, a lovely Maine Coon had been just
turned in. She was so scared it was just hard to
believe. After 2 1/2 months, she would come out of the bedroom and look down the hallway a little
bit. I don't even want to think about the treatment she must have
lived through for her first three years! She no longer runs and
hides at the first sign of a man, and she is gaining some confidence.
From the beginning, she has accepted (and demanded respect from) the dog
and other kitties. As of June 2008, Zoey rules the house with an iron paw. She has taken up snoozing either in Per's Lazy Boy or on Ian's couch---most preferably with them in residence. She even walked out on the front porch about a month ago for a couple minutes. |
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There is way too much to keep Mary Ellen (owner and drill sergeant
at the farm) busy. She has a full time career as a renal dietitian
in an outpatient dialysis clinic. At home, are the farm chores, 2
teenage sons, a husband, 3 border collies, many kitties, 4 parakeets,
several aquariums, and the farm animals to think about. Online,
there is the shopping cart for the business. There are also
responsibilities at her church as lay leader, pianist and choir director. She is dawdling around getting the church
cookbook compiled as well....... Hobbies for relaxation time are: knitting, crocheting, reading, learning bobbin lacemaking, and SOON to learn how to turn wood on a mini lathe and maybe....just maybe....learn how to make her own drop spindles and lace bobbins. Pictures of our home as well as remodeling projects from a few years back are also available for viewing. |
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