08/31/2025
Been writing today and have a write - up for the local newspaper about our small forever farm.
There were two McMahon brothers and they wanted to have a farm on Fish Hatchery Road. Uncle Jim was younger by nearly eighteen years and he and his brother Bob had a life quest to own a farm. The two partnered up and brought life back to the old Hatch farm located on Fish Hatchery Road. Fast forward to 2005 and Bob (my dad) came to live with us for a brief period of time on our farm. He enjoyed sitting in his chair and gazing out at the majesticness of the farm. He was happy knowing that we were trying to bring life back to what was once a dairy farm owned by Nelma and Emerson McLenithan. We are honoring our ancestors on the McLenithan and the McMahon side by keeping the land a Forever Farm. In 2017 the year my Uncle Jim McMahon passed, we conserved our farm with ASA- Agricultural Stewardship Association.
This is the 20th year of our living at the farm. We do not raise cattle, rather we raise goats. When we moved onto the family farm we decided, and when I say we, I mean mostly my husband wanted to have a goat farm. He grew up on a farm and had goats as a child. We promote the goat. Last year we added our Lullaby Lounge and our Story Barn. The Lullably Lounge is used during kidding season. People are invited to rent the small shed and spend time playing and engaging with baby goats. We are continuing to create a safe, joyful and happy place at our place. As a child I loved books and they allowed me the opportunity to travel places within their pages. When I started teaching I realized how many students struggled with reading. After teaching nearly ten years, I returned to college again. I wanted to know more about the reading brain and the complexities of reading. This year I completed my dissertation about the weaving of art and science and teaching reading with a focus on poetry and fluency. The Story Barn is used as a tutoring space. The goats are not allowed in the barn, as they like books so much that they eat them! We are transforming the farm using some wisdom from Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Those who come to the Lullaby lounge laugh often and much, those who come to the Story Barn I hope will win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, those who gaze at the goats and llamas in the pasture can appreciate beauty.
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