I’m calling you out!!!! On a roll … call, here’s where you can read about the amazing accomplishments of Sisters who earn Merit Badges. “Hear YE!”
Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life …
I’m pretty excited about my new badge earnings today, girls. By the time I’m done, I will officially be a grease chick. That’s right, I’m breaking into boy territory here: cars. Up until now, all I knew about cars was how to look good driving one. (If there’s a merit badge for that, I’ll look like an over-achieving Girl Scout.) But no, today is not about driving my convertible; it’s about getting down and dirty with it.
Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life …
I love this recipe. It’s a staple of my field lunches. I’ve adapted it to be dairy and wheat-free (using rolled oats and almond meal), and grind it all up in the food processor. I also dry my own fruits (pears, apples, cherries, strawberries, blueberries) to mix in. Yum!
There’s a slab of pemmican in my pack right now, and I’m off to be a forest ranger on skis today…
Ginger, our diaper-raised, people-friendly chicken, who loves to be pampered, helped entertain and educate a local group of …
Awwwwww. Kids love chickens. I’ve always had one or a couple of special girls that enjoy being held. Gotta have a lap hen. They’re so sweet when they talk to you. I’d love to know what a hen has to say :o)
A local Young Cultivators group came to the farm today to earn their “Know Your Food” badge. Our Maizy didn’t flinch even once as they all took turns milking her and learning where milk comes from.
Laurie Dimino says: Those little farmgirls are just the cutest! How awesome is it that they got to milk Maizy! You can just see the joy in their smiles, and I can just hear them giggling!
Willma Fields says: How can I find out more about the local Young Cultivators group. We live in Moscow and that sounds like something we might like to have our children involved in. Thank you in advance and please feel free to pass along my contact info to the group coordinator.
Ace says: Hi Wilma! You can read all about the Young Cultivator program here: http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/farmgirl-sisterhood/young_cultivators.asp As long as you are a sisterhood member, starting your own YC chapter is super easy.
I’ll take one of everything in this photo….adorableness!!!!! I have an old table-top cast-iron sewing machine, similar to this one. It’s a Montgomery WArds machine, one of the very first electrical ones, even though it looks like the old treadle machines. It was my grandmother’s and had three stitiches…forwards, backwards and zig-zag 😉 🙂 🙂 Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 😉
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
MaryJane 
OHHHHHHH Summer! Come quickly, Please.