Comments on: Some Place Where I Can Lay My Head: Seeking Farmmate(s) http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/ Finding the keys to the future…and trying not to lose them in the mess. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:38:19 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Jew and the Carrot » Blog Archive » Some Place Where I Can Lay My Head: Seeking Farmmate(s) http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17121 The Jew and the Carrot » Blog Archive » Some Place Where I Can Lay My Head: Seeking Farmmate(s) Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:39:24 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17121 [...] so much to Sharon Astyk for this great cross-post from her blog Casaubon’s Book.  Sharon is a writer, teacher and subsistence farmer and [...] [...] so much to Sharon Astyk for this great cross-post from her blog Casaubon’s Book.  Sharon is a writer, teacher and subsistence farmer and [...]

]]> By: Nature Deva http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17120 Nature Deva Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:29:13 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17120 I know the perfect family for your situation and they are actually looking for something like this. They currently live in the Phoenicia, NY area so are accustomed to the winters! Extremely like minded and food preserve (she teaches classes on fermenting everything), garden, raise chickens, eat local deer, etc. They have 2 kids one who is 5 (girl) and home schooled, one who is 12 (boy) goes to a cool alternative school near Woodstock and the hubby does construction. My friend also does plant medicine and sews. And is a mellow, cool chick to boot! The only issue she may have is uprooting from their town which I've seen she may need to do (in a reading I did for her). They just moved for the summer to someplace local to them but hopefully she will see my email about your offer and contact you for a visit! I feel it would be a great fit from reading your blog for a while and knowing this woman since I was a kid. Really good integrity people, kind hearted & hard workers. My friend, Randi, is Jewish (father was a cantor) but not her hubby. Good luck w/your search and I hope my friend Randi contacts you soon! Melissa I know the perfect family for your situation and they are actually looking for something like this. They currently live in the Phoenicia, NY area so are accustomed to the winters! Extremely like minded and food preserve (she teaches classes on fermenting everything), garden, raise chickens, eat local deer, etc. They have 2 kids one who is 5 (girl) and home schooled, one who is 12 (boy) goes to a cool alternative school near Woodstock and the hubby does construction. My friend also does plant medicine and sews. And is a mellow, cool chick to boot!

The only issue she may have is uprooting from their town which I’ve seen she may need to do (in a reading I did for her). They just moved for the summer to someplace local to them but hopefully she will see my email about your offer and contact you for a visit! I feel it would be a great fit from reading your blog for a while and knowing this woman since I was a kid. Really good integrity people, kind hearted & hard workers. My friend, Randi, is Jewish (father was a cantor) but not her hubby.

Good luck w/your search and I hope my friend Randi contacts you soon!
Melissa

]]> By: bluebarnfarmer http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17119 bluebarnfarmer Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:16:40 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17119 I'm very interested. Let me give it a day's thought at the farm I'm at in Montana...if I don't write back, you'll know the bears got me. Peas, Max I’m very interested. Let me give it a day’s thought at the farm I’m at in Montana…if I don’t write back, you’ll know the bears got me.

Peas, Max

]]> By: Bess http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17118 Bess Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:32:49 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17118 You know we'd be there in a hearbeat if we could convince certain others.... sigh. Would have moved out there years ago, in fact, if I could have been that convincing. 10 more years.... You know we’d be there in a hearbeat if we could convince certain others…. sigh. Would have moved out there years ago, in fact, if I could have been that convincing. 10 more years….

]]> By: curiousalexa http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17117 curiousalexa Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:41:32 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17117 Ya know, I was really *really* tempted when you mentioned this earlier in the year. Except for the pitter-pounding of 8 little feet... [g] I lucked out - I just moved to Maine to join a friend who's house I helped build. One child, two large dogs, an ever-increasing number of meat rabbits, and plans to get brush-clearing goats. Plus a community of like-minded friends who share fresh eggs, butchering, and trade off kids! It's hard leaving behind everyone I know in the Midwest, but the opportunity to live life the way I feel it ought to be (mine anyway, if not everyone's) seemed foolish to pass up. And if New York doesn't have enough snow for anyone, there's a 40 acre parcel available next door! (Edge of White Mountains, where snowfalls are sometimes measured by the foot. eep.) Ya know, I was really *really* tempted when you mentioned this earlier in the year. Except for the pitter-pounding of 8 little feet… [g]

I lucked out – I just moved to Maine to join a friend who’s house I helped build. One child, two large dogs, an ever-increasing number of meat rabbits, and plans to get brush-clearing goats. Plus a community of like-minded friends who share fresh eggs, butchering, and trade off kids!

It’s hard leaving behind everyone I know in the Midwest, but the opportunity to live life the way I feel it ought to be (mine anyway, if not everyone’s) seemed foolish to pass up.

And if New York doesn’t have enough snow for anyone, there’s a 40 acre parcel available next door! (Edge of White Mountains, where snowfalls are sometimes measured by the foot. eep.)

]]> By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17116 Sharon Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:05:40 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17116 Ah, Ailsa ,that's good to know. I think orthodox Jews would be miserable out here, unfortunately, since there's no community but us ;-). Sharon Ah, Ailsa ,that’s good to know. I think orthodox Jews would be miserable out here, unfortunately, since there’s no community but us ;-) .

Sharon

]]> By: Anonymous http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17115 Anonymous Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:17:22 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17115 Sharon, I wonder if you are having trouble finding takes here not because we know you too well (hem, hem) but because many of us came here PO, GCC, etc. aware, looking for information on how to get themselves, their lives and their places for Camp TWOTWASKI. I wouldn't suggest tooking for housemate among the newly shocked by the news, however, for them might cling to you like a lifebelt, and be unable to make a clear judgement. It's a shame there isn't a job center for newly ousted farmers. MEA (yeah, who also started the courtship dance with Sharon, and even had a hand at being a renta yenta) Sharon, I wonder if you are having trouble finding takes here not because we know you too well (hem, hem) but because many of us came here PO, GCC, etc. aware, looking for information on how to get themselves, their lives and their places for Camp TWOTWASKI.

I wouldn’t suggest tooking for housemate among the newly shocked by the news, however, for them might cling to you like a lifebelt, and be unable to make a clear judgement.

It’s a shame there isn’t a job center for newly ousted farmers.

MEA

(yeah, who also started the courtship dance with Sharon, and even had a hand at being a renta yenta)

]]> By: Ailsa Ek http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17114 Ailsa Ek Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:07:23 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17114 We drive to shul now. I aspire to Orthodoxy, but we're Conservative. We drive to shul now. I aspire to Orthodoxy, but we’re Conservative.

]]> By: Tara http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17113 Tara Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:39:29 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17113 Cars are supposed to be clean?? I'd lobby my husband really hard for this, but my concern is finding paying work. We both have day jobs (although I work from home) and would need some income coming in from somewhere. We both work for small companies and our jobs aren't portable (at least not that far). We're in Texas, and it has been in the triple digits all week, so an upstate NY winter sounds delightful right now! Other than that, we pretty much meet all criteria, except we're not Jewish (we're not religious in any manner, actually). We don't have kids, do have dogs and could bring our own dairy goats and poultry. We're about the same age as you two (37 and 40) and sounds like we manage a similar level of housekeeping. ;-) Cars are supposed to be clean??

I’d lobby my husband really hard for this, but my concern is finding paying work. We both have day jobs (although I work from home) and would need some income coming in from somewhere. We both work for small companies and our jobs aren’t portable (at least not that far). We’re in Texas, and it has been in the triple digits all week, so an upstate NY winter sounds delightful right now! Other than that, we pretty much meet all criteria, except we’re not Jewish (we’re not religious in any manner, actually). We don’t have kids, do have dogs and could bring our own dairy goats and poultry. We’re about the same age as you two (37 and 40) and sounds like we manage a similar level of housekeeping. ;-)

]]> By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/comment-page-1/#comment-17112 Sharon Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:16:44 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/23/some-place-where-i-can-lay-my-head-seeking-farmmates/#comment-17112 Hi Jen - I'm sorry if I didn't respond - I don't think I got your email. I did get several inquiries, but I thought I'd responded to all of them. Sounds like we would have been good - I'm sorry if I screwed up. Sharon Hi Jen – I’m sorry if I didn’t respond – I don’t think I got your email. I did get several inquiries, but I thought I’d responded to all of them. Sounds like we would have been good – I’m sorry if I screwed up.

Sharon

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