What's your favorite farm name?

[davitk]

I like "Hoof Hearted" stables. Say it fast.

ROFL my kids would vote for that one

 

[sseelhoff]

We're currently in a state of disagreement over the name for our new place. My suggestion was "The Cottonwood", since it is located near Cottonwood, Texas, and the only tree on the whole place was, you guessed it, a Cottonwood.

After several months (and just as I was about to have the sign made) SWMBO decided she didn't like the name anymore, and is now pushing for Blue Heron Farm, as a heron has taken up residency in the neighbor's pond.

We'll hold off on ordering a sign until she changes her mind again.

 

[WarrenF]

As a fond remembrance of the noxious....errrrr obnoxious weed that we fight on a regular basis.....I have named my place....GOAT HEAD RANCH.....

For those who know the weed....puncture vine....you will understand.

 

[jinman]

As a fond remembrance of the noxious....errrrr obnoxious weed that we fight on a regular basis.....I have named my place....GOAT HEAD RANCH.....

For those who know the weed....puncture vine....you will understand.

As a kid, I could not keep a bicycle without flat tires because of goatheads. The sides of our gravel/dirt road were carpeted with them and the old tough goatheads would lay for years, hiding in the gravel, just for the opportunity to ruin a kid's day. I hate 'em.

 

[WarrenF]

As a kid, I could not keep a bicycle without flat tires because of goatheads. The sides of our gravel/dirt road were carpeted with them and the old tough goatheads would lay for years, hiding in the gravel, just for the opportunity to ruin a kid's day. I hate 'em.

Ah yes....you know the Goat Head well.... I finally discovered this very ancient saying that I have since adopted as my own....SLIME IS YOUR FRIEND!! I can't remember the ancient philosopher who first uttered that statement . Since then I kick myself for not investing in the company....Oh well....guess I will never be rich.

 

[sseelhoff]

Ah yes....you know the Goat Head well.... I finally discovered this very ancient saying that I have since adopted as my own....SLIME IS YOUR FRIEND!! I can't remember the ancient philosopher who first uttered that statement . Since then I kick myself for not investing in the company....Oh well....guess I will never be rich.

I have lost many a bicycle tire to the evil goathead. Nothing like standing by the side of the road in 100 degree heat changing tubes due to the little bastards. Continental Gatorskins and Slime tubes-it helps, but still not 100% effective.

 

[jinman]

Ah yes....you know the Goat Head well.... I finally discovered this very ancient saying that I have since adopted as my own....SLIME IS YOUR FRIEND!! I can't remember the ancient philosopher who first uttered that statement . Since then I kick myself for not investing in the company....Oh well....guess I will never be rich.

Ha! If you had invested in the company, you could call your place "Slimed-Tire Ranch." That would go over big.

I remember that in the late '50s, there was a product introduced called Never-Leak for tires. We had a friend with epilepsy who rode a bicycle around town for transportation because he could not drive. He had the nicest Schwinn bicycle I had ever seen and he filled his tires with Never-Leak. After that, he hardly ever had a flat. My dad used to pooh-pooh the Never-Leak though. He said he heard it would rot tubes and was no good. I tried to tell him that flat tires were no good either, but he told me to shut up.

 

[WarrenF]

Ha! If you had invested in the company, you could call your place "Slimed-Tire Ranch." That would go over big.

I remember that in the late '50s, there was a product introduced called Never-Leak for tires. We had a friend with epilepsy who rode a bicycle around town for transportation because he could not drive. He had the nicest Schwinn bicycle I had ever seen and he filled his tires with Never-Leak. After that, he hardly ever had a flat. My dad used to pooh-pooh the Never-Leak though. He said he heard it would rot tubes and was no good. I tried to tell him that flat tires were no good either, but he told me to shut up.

Now that is funny.....I don't care who you are . I do know that there have been many times when I have been CAUSED to use all sorts of vile language. That is after I have tracked in one of those goat heads. Then while walking with bare feet in the house....I have stepped on one of them.....I hope the good Lord forgives me for the language that comes out of my mouth at that time. .....Oh well, I will stop the hijack of the thread and get back to enjoying the many creative names of peoples farms/ranches.

 

[warhammer]

Man I love Martinelli's cider!
Since it is sort of a seasonal item in Austin, at least at the Sam's and Costco's where the price is better, I buy many cases at a time.
Keep up the good work.

Jeff

I'm going to run this by you guys. I hope it gets a better reception than it did from my kids who gave me that "oh Dad" look.

This old apple orchard is now surrounded by pretentious and wealthy, some world-class wealthy, new landowners who built mansions and planted premium vineyards for ambiance and boasting rights. Meanwhile my apples still go to Martinelli Sparkling Cider and I sure don't get $2700/ton like the Pinot Noir (winegrape) growers so this will always be a shoestring operation.

Just to amuse my family I'm toying with the idea of a pretentious trademark for my little ranch. Since I have a windmill and water tower this seems like a natural theme.
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This area was once Mexico's; Spanish is as traditional as English and the two have been blended for 160 years. (For example nearly every city name is Spanish.) I think 'Finca The Windmill' has just the ambiance, elegance, the mix of traditional California farming and Traditional Real Old California that I want to portray. I put it on a couple dozen jars of wild blackberry jam I made and gave to relatives at Christmas. But my kids just rolled their eyes.

Any comments?

 

[California]

Man I love Martinelli's cider!
Since it is sort of a seasonal item in Austin, at least at the Sam's and Costco's where the price is better, I buy many cases at a time.
Keep up the good work.

Thanks Jeff!

Your appreciation encouraged me to collect some of the ranch photos I have posted here. Here's where your cider comes from:

View from the house, February

Turkey in orchard, spring

Orchard, July

Little buck, July

Just after harvest, September

Down in back, November

And here are a couple of new photos: replacing a tree, and Golden Delicious apples ready to harvest.