spring on the farm + a giveaway!
the happiest season of all seasons on the farm is here & we are absolutely giddy! hello, spring! we’ve missed you & your fluffy chicks.
this weekend we welcomed sixty new chick babies to the farm! our farm is growing & we love it. with each day, the rhythm of the farm becomes more manageable, leaving a bit of space to actually enjoy this place we call home.
soon those happy girls will be laying eggs for our dear customers!
we’ve been working on new packaging for our farm eggs. the sweet brittany of brittany lauren design sent us a custom rubber stamp for our egg cartons!
she offers a wide variety of stamps from address stamps to monogram stamps. it was so much fun & such a joy to work with brittany to create a stamp that reflects our farm values & eclectic style.
we cannot wait to surprise our customers with our new packaging!
and because brittany is sweet as can be, she is offering a monogram hen stamp for your own stationery & tags to one lucky natalie creates reader!
it’s so easy to enter. simply…
1. take a look at her shop.
2. follow brittany on instagram @britt_laurend
3. comment below with your email address & one farm topic you’d like me to blog about!
i will pick a winner on monday, march 30th, & share the winner’s name here!
grab a stamp right now from the brittany lauren design shop for 20% off with the coupon code “ENJOY2015” at checkout. yay!
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also, just a heads up- our a year in the garden: perpetual planting poster pre-order sale opens TODAY at 8am cst! head on over to my shop & purchase a poster today! yay!
love,
natalie
— giveaway closed! thanks to dawn for winning! we will contact you shortly! —
Anonymous | 24th Mar 15
hartz505@yahoo.com
Would love to see a farm blog post about your adventure with chickens!
Kristin Eldridge | 24th Mar 15
What you do to keep your soul healthy! 🙂
Kristin Eldridge | 24th Mar 15
Kjoyeldridge@gmail.com
Rachael Clay | 24th Mar 15
I'd love to hear more about canning and how you store your canned goods. I'm running out of room for mine over here!!
rachaelc1102@gmail.com
Jenny | 24th Mar 15
So fun! I've been looking for an address stamp. I'll be looking through her shop.
I'd love to read more about your garden…I'd love to visit your garden! 😉
Megan Doddridge | 24th Mar 15
I've been oooogling at custom library book plate stamps! And I'm inheriting a tiny flock of chickens in two months, too! Perhaps beginners guide to chickens? megan(dot)doddridge(at)gmail(dot)com Also I made Danielle Burkleos quilt and kind of had a fan-girl moment when you commented. Blush!
Unknown | 24th Mar 15
beccaray23@yahoo.com
What are some of your tips on time management so you can take care of all your farm needs?
Unknown | 24th Mar 15
slaceywilliams@gmail.com tomatoes herbs etc…
Dawn Cosgrove | 24th Mar 15
d.petrick@hotmail.com
I would love to know more about your process of seed starting, care for seedlings, what all you start and where, etc!!
Leah | 24th Mar 15
I know this is completely off topic and nothing to do with the blog post, but I love your fingernails! Are they Jamberrys?
Unknown | 24th Mar 15
lesliebernardon@gmail.com
We put our house on the market yesterday with the intentions of finding property and taking our three kids to start our OWN farm! I would love to read any tips you have for farming for beginners! 🙂
Anonymous | 24th Mar 15
donnatreiber@comcast.net
I'd love to know what plants to grow for someone like me that definitely does not have a "green thumb!" I'd love to grow some healthy vegetables for my family!
Tara | 24th Mar 15
More chickens! colomama@gmail.com
Tara | 24th Mar 15
Love the packaging! How do you feed your chickens?
Dakota | 24th Mar 15
Okay- I'm dying to know how you do farm chores and look fab!?! I am a big believer in your hashtag dressinhappinessdaily… But I have chores to do and never know how to be cute, but not walk around with dirt on my knees, chicken poop on my shoes… Chores are twice daily around here for animals and summer chores… Well we all know those are never ending 😉 I would love a daily rhythem post! 😉
And I need a stamp for my egg packaging as well so I appreciate the discount code if I don't win!
Dakotarodgers10@gmail.com
Rachael | 24th Mar 15
rae _ adropofgoldensun @ hotmail.com
I'd love a "where to start" kind of post for garden/chickens. Wesort of jumped in to it last year, and I think we're getting it, but I'd love to know more.
Anonymous | 24th Mar 15
Could you please introduce us to all your animals on a blog post? Cats, dogs, chickens-Everybody or Everyanimal:) Amy kahwingate@yahoo.com
Tammy Jane | 24th Mar 15
Since it is almost strawberry time – how about your favorite recipe using strawberries or preserving strawberries.
saludafarmgirl@me.com
Elise | 24th Mar 15
Love your packaging! I'm a sucker for any cute packaging, and yours is no exception! Lauren has some really cute designs! Farming topics…maybe some info on your day to day life on the farm. I love what little nuggets you post, and would love to see more…
athomeelise@yahoo.com
Jane | 24th Mar 15
I'd like to read about how you guys preserve food. The farm I'm currently apprenticing for has CSA members who buy all their food for the whole year from the farm and preserve it for winter! What if everyone knew how to do that? Local farms would thrive!
jswoods@gardner-webb.edu
Anonymous | 24th Mar 15
Oh your chicks! I love them. I'm quite into chicken as well – especially silkies. One day, I'll have some in my garden to be.
Unknown | 24th Mar 15
Englert.shannon@gmail.com
I would love to read about your daily farm chores–what goes into keeping your farm running each day.
Casa Colibri | 24th Mar 15
Colibri_mel@outlook.com
I'd do enjoy a post on the cut flowers you grow and how you combine/arrange them. Also, trading about a typical farm chore day would be interesting (but maybe just to me. ..ha!).
Would love a personalized chicken stamp! We're chicken people too.
Unknown | 25th Mar 15
cookiesandgrace@gmail.com
Those baby chicks!! Do you know anything about bee keeping? I'm super interested in that.
I'd also love to know more about your chickens (what types you have), and how you sell your eggs.
ryanandlaura247 | 25th Mar 15
laurelai23@yahoo.com
Everyone has such great suggestions!
I love your gift posts, so a farm gift post would be fun.
Thanks!
Anonymous | 25th Mar 15
e_jmckay@hotmail.com
I would love to hear much more about the dirty side of farming and what tips you have to overcome them/help deal with. ie we have chickens and it's no so fun in the winter, when they're all cooped (ha ha) up and pecking at each other because they won't go near the snow. Or how do you prevent water from freezing – practical tips like that. Or when one is picked on by all the rest. Crops destroyed by bugs – natural pest control in the garden. Etc. I love the beauty of your blog, but I know it's often not nearly as pretty in day to day life…..I don't need to see all the mud and such, but would love some of those practical tips. Thanks:-)
Terri | 25th Mar 15
Anything to do with your chickens (we have 10) or your garden. Especially natural pest control.
scrappychick43@gmail.com
Living on Love | 25th Mar 15
How lovely!
I'd love to hear more about how you take care of your chickies. We only have 3, but I'm always curious to know what people feed their hens and such.
xoxo
philandlacy@gmail.com
Unbuttoned | 25th Mar 15
Would love to hear about the goats. I've always wanted to have them for milk to make soap. And more chick pics, please!
emmyem @ gmail . com
Kayla | 25th Mar 15
alyak23@hotmail.com
I'd like to see a day in the life post, detailing an average day on the farm in the various seasons.
Unknown | 26th Mar 15
hannahjuarez98@gmail.com
I would love to hear how your morning routine is for farming!
Ali | 26th Mar 15
Do you do any canning? It kind of freaks me out a bit, but I'd love some tips! 🙂
aliholcomb@gmail.com
jennynewcomer | 27th Mar 15
Would love to see a blog post about getting started gardening! A gardening 101 for dummies! 🙂
Elizabeth | 29th Mar 15
Raising backyard chickens and more canning posts would be great!
edesign75@yahoo.com
Brittany Lauren | 5th Apr 15
Thank you so much for letting me do a giveaway on your blog! <3 -Brittany Lauren – The stamp came out fantastic! Happy packaging!