Fall Farm Friend Friday #4

All you farm loving bloggers can link up here on Friday’s to share posts about your farm: house, cooking, crafting, animals, gardening, photography and more. It will be a great way to meet new farm friends and see lots of different views and perspectives on farm life. We can’t wait to see all the posts shared, so here are the directions:

1. Post your Farm Friend Friday story

2. Copy the link to that post from your url browser

3. Click below on “Click here to enter”

4. Type your name or blog name in the Linky box

5. Paste the url for that post in the Linky box

6. Right click on the Farm Friend Friday button and do “save as” to your computer

7. Upload the picture/button to your post and add the following link: www.verdefarm.com or

8. Just link back to Farm Friend Friday by posting the link

9. This will allow others to come back here to see all the other posts shared

That should just about do it but if you have any issues you can e-mail us at verdefarms@gmail.com. 

Late Summer Dreams

Hello farm friends, hope your late summer dreams are coming true. I know ours sure are here on the farm. It’s strange how sometimes you just don’t see what is right in front of you. You see, I’m the kinda girl that is always looking for something new--a new project, a new chicken, a new place to travel and even a new place to live. Yep, this past few months I’ve been determined that we needed to find a bigger farm with more land and room for horses and goaties and whatever else my mind could think of.

I have to tell you, I even got a little obsessed with Meadowbrook Farm blog. I mean, who wouldn’t right? It is my heaven on earth. My entire family knows about this dreamy place in Montana and that includes all three of my nephews under the age of 11. I will pull up Country Living Magazines first award winning gardening blog and show them the beautiful pictures Teresa has taken of this magical place and just drool and dream...I want that garden, I want that greenhouse, the zinnias, canoe, and good heavens that zip line.

Then it hit me...I am blessed beyond measure and our little farm in West Virginia is a dream,one I never thought I’d have. We had our very first wedding here in the last month, our very first piggy litter and our cottage is being booked for rental. All real blessings, which were just a thought not many months ago. The man upstairs has spread magic dust on this wonderful, old property and it fills my heart. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’ve made Teresa promise she will call me first thing should they ever sell the beloved Meadowbrook Farm and I will be tempted, very tempted. As for now, our dreams are coming true on our 12 wild and wonderful- West Virginia acres.

So, a little farmy update...

Our six little piggies are doing great! Mama is feeding them very well as they get a bit bigger each day. One of my favorite bloggy buddies, Bev, at Bee Haven Acres, has reserved two of our cutest little girls and they are going to live on her wonderful farm, late October. We are so happy to have them going to such a fantastic haven with lots of love. Thank you, Bev and Hubbs!

Bev’s new babies

The late summer flowers are truly putting on a show. I started fertilizing a lot in August as we neared the wedding and boy has it paid off. My gerber daisies are fantastic! I’ve never seen them so plentiful. The zinnias are still blooming, and although they are a bit spotty on the leaves, their blooms are vivid. The roses, sedum and black eyed susan’s are gorgeous just as the dog wood leaves start to turn a shade of red.

Yes, our dreams are coming true at Verde Farm, it’s just recognizing what those dreams are and being so thankful that makes all the difference.

Hugs to you farm friends,

Fall Farm Friend Friday #3

All you farm loving bloggers can link up here on Friday’s to share posts about your farm: house, cooking, crafting, animals, gardening, photography and more. It will be a great way to meet new farm friends and see lots of different views and perspectives on farm life. We can’t wait to see all the posts shared, so here are the directions:

1. Post your Farm Friend Friday story

2. Copy the link to that post from your url browser

3. Click below on “Click here to enter”

4. Type your name or blog name in the Linky box

5. Paste the url for that post in the Linky box

6. Right click on the Farm Friend Friday button and do “save as” to your computer

7. Upload the picture/button to your post and add the following link: www.verdefarm.com or

8. Just link back to Farm Friend Friday by posting the link

9. This will allow others to come back here to see all the other posts shared

That should just about do it but if you have any issues you can e-mail us at verdefarms@gmail.com. 

Fall Farm Friend Friday #2

All you farm loving bloggers can link up here on Friday’s to share posts about your farm: house, cooking, crafting, animals, gardening, photography and more. It will be a great way to meet new farm friends and see lots of different views and perspectives on farm life. We can’t wait to see all the posts shared, so here are the directions:

1. Post your Farm Friend Friday story

2. Copy the link to that post from your url browser

3. Click below on “Click here to enter”

4. Type your name or blog name in the Linky box

5. Paste the url for that post in the Linky box

6. Right click on the Farm Friend Friday button and do “save as” to your computer

7. Upload the picture/button to your post and add the following link: www.verdefarm.com or

8. Just link back to Farm Friend Friday by posting the link

9. This will allow others to come back here to see all the other posts shared

That should just about do it but if you have any issues you can e-mail us at verdefarms@gmail.com. 

Fall Farm Friend Friday

Well farm friends, after a break from the blogging world these last few months, I have so missed you all and the warmth and friendship of the blogosphere. I’ve decided to bring back Fall Farm Friend Fridays and post them on Thursday evenings. I hope you will join us when you can and enjoy the sharing of great posts and farm loving folks.

All you farm loving bloggers can link up here on Friday’s to share posts about your farm: house, cooking, crafting, animals, gardening, photography and more. It will be a great way to meet new farm friends and see lots of different views and perspectives on farm life. We can’t wait to see all the posts shared, so here are the directions:

1. Post your Farm Friend Friday story

2. Copy the link to that post from your url browser

3. Click below on “Click here to enter”

4. Type your name or blog name in the Linky box

5. Paste the url for that post in the Linky box

6. Right click on the Farm Friend Friday button and do “save as” to your computer

7. Upload the picture/button to your post and add the following link: www.verdefarm.com or

8. Just link back to Farm Friend Friday by posting the link

9. This will allow others to come back here to see all the other posts shared

That should just about do it but if you have any issues you can e-mail us at verdefarms@gmail.com. 

A Verde Wedding

Hello farm friends, Verde Farm hosted a beautiful wedding the last weekend in August. Jason and Missy chose our farm for their special day and boy was it ever special one.

A wonderful couple, in love and filled with happiness and hope for the future, had every detail planned with great attention and creativity. A simple, country style with faint colors in peach, pink, coral and cream made for a heavenly atmosphere.  Beautiful music filled the air as family and friends shared in the joyous event.

Made from family snapshots

Third Line Studios did the wedding photography and we are amazed with their work. You won’t be disappointed.  The photographer really captured the vintage feel of the day. The first shots are from Verde Cottage where the bride and her bridesmaids readied themselves to walk down the isle.  The grooms party stayed in the main house prior to their debut.

Third Line Studios

Third Line Studios

Third Line Studios

The below photos were taken in the rose garden and around the farm.

Third Line Studios

Third Line Studios

What a perfect day, blue skies, puffy white clouds, slight breeze and love filled air. Thank you to Jason and Missy for sharing their day with us at Verde Farm. Our very best to you along life’s journey.

Today we will be joining Little Red House for Mosaic Monday. A Monday tradition in the blogosphere with many wonderful posts to see.

On another note, we will be hosting the fall edition of Farm Friend Friday starting this week. Would love for you to join us.

Happy Monday!

Finally...We Have Piggies!

Hello farm friends, remember these two? Well, I can’t believe this day has finally come. The day I get to announce the birth of our very first litter of kunekune piglets. We’ve been hoping and praying but still we’ve not been100 percent sure for many weeks. The vet came about a month ago and gave the green light. He informed us he was 90 percent sure Pansy was pregnant. Ninety percent is very strong but that 10 percent kept nagging at me. I was the doubter, farmer was certain, unquestioning and steadfast: "She’s pregnant,” he said.

The last three days I knew farmer was right. We googled articles, pictures and videos and all the signs were there. We prepared the delivery area and a separate area for the piglets to lay under a heated lamp just like the articles said. We placed fresh straw in the stall, put our heat lamps in place and began our waiting game. Thanks to our barn video camera we were able to monitor our baby Pansy, at any time.

According to the articles and videos we knew to be on the lookout for milk from her teats, which is supposed to appear within 24 hours prior to the birth, yet we saw no milk. This told me we had more time, farmer said no, it’s gonna happen anytime now.

Yesterday morning he went to check on Pansy. As he neared the barn door he heard a squeal and the second he opened the door he saw a new little piglet in the straw. It had begun, the first piglet had arrived. He ran back to the house and quickly roused myself and farmer’s daughter. We were out the door in lightning speed with still cameras, video cameras, scissors, towels and paper towels--we were ready. We arrived just in time for piggy number two and didn’t leave her side until all six were born and feeding calmly next to her. All in all it took her about one-and-one-half hours to give birth to her babies.

She had six gilts and two boars, all double wattled and great conformation. We will be posting pictures soon of each piglet with more detail. They will spend the next six weeks with mama and then they will be ready to go to their forever homes. If you are interested, let us know by e-mailing: verdefarms@gmail.com or calling my line at 304-634-6435.

It was an amazing experience and we were all overwhelmed with excitement, joy and most of all love. A barn full of love. Love in those new little hearts beating, love in Pansy’s eyes as she looked at her new babies, and love between all of us for being a part of it.

 Happy September!