Dr. Said She’d Die, Instead She Bought a Farm
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- After two open heart surgeries, doctors told her she only had a few good years left. She decided to make the most of her remaining time by pursuing her lifelong dream… She bought a farm. Free Episode of Discovering Home from Abundance Plus. Watch More, here: bit.ly/abundan...
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Totally enjoyed this woman’s story. Was blown away by her ‘spunk’ even as a teenager. She chose life for her daughter. She should be an inspiration to young people to never give up on your dreams.
Yes she has "spunk." Brave lady
Thank you for sharing this beautiful life with us♥️
Thank you so much for sharing this, Justin. At 67 and one year widowed, I am re-motivating myself to finish restoring a tornado-struck cottage, and turning my six acres over to permaculture. This was extremely inspiring and hopeful.
PS I raise bantam ducks and assorted geese. I've been thinking I need a donkey to watch over them.
Donkeys and mules will look after their own herd/ flock, they are a truly undiscovered treasure on a grass fed farm. They will attack dogs and coyotes, and happily stomp snakes and rats.
@@AYoung-rt9ij Thank you for this information, including the rats part. I have to stay vigilant with those small barn rats, or they will multiply quickly. Now I have to find a donkey, preferably a rescue one!
Best wishes on restoring the cottage and doing permaculture. I’m about to retire and dream of finding some land to do that with.
@@AzureIce5 Thank you.
@@LPeskoran miniature donkeys maybe
Several times while watching I had tears roll down my cheek. She is such an inspiration and so loving I couldn't help getting sentimental knowing one day she will be too old to continue to do what she loves in her farm and for her animals. She is the epitome of a high value woman with brilliance, community minded and educator, healer, and a loving spirit. I was happy to know she was able to get to know her daughter, grandchildren, etc and her life has come full circle. She is an inspiration to not just women but also to men. She defies the odds and is a trail blazer. I pray God ensures her heart, through medicine or miracle, she lives at least to 120!!!
Love your words towards this beautiful white haired ma’am. She’s stunning. I have left California to a Mexican village. I did a 180 degree change. Fascinating.
Amen!
She's a great woman. I love farming woman.
beautiful said
I can so relate! Lived in Vegas and had to get out of there! Spent 2n years in Ohio meeting the land, all the work and pleasure. We had dairy goats. We also had a hillbilly neighbor that took me under his wing. He was getting old and nobody listened to him - no time. I ate it up! He taught me to ID trees w/o leaves (bark) and what my hay field needed for nutrition, share cropping. I loved it. Then on to MA and there i met the Lord that brought it a home - emense peace! Dairy goats, a whole herd, calf, our meat, huge organic garden, health food stores, nutrition, chickens, ducks, sheep (never again!) rabbits, muscovy ducks and last but not least geese. I've never looked back. Noe I live in TX, retired, but if bad weather hits, we're ok, we know how. Wood, wood, wood! It heats you 4 ways, cut it down, split it, stack it and burn it. We're never w/o food, I still can. I could go on and on. I adore that life style! Thanx for such a great look at your life.
I think what I Iove most about Tess is that all through her life she followed her dreams and never gave up on any of them. Even with the trauma of giving up a baby, she was able to bring closure to the situation for everyone. May God continue to bless you and when it's time to move on to eternity I'm sure He has a beautiful farm land in heaven waiting for you!
I loved this video, it is so inspiring. I am a 70 year old grandmother raising two of my granddaughters and I have bought some property with a barn on it. My dream is to convert the barn into a house, grow all my own vegetables, keep chickens and a few goats, but maybe I'll try some sheep. My motto is You're never to old to try something new. Thank for this film.
She definitely was not a bad apple in my eyes. She did more than I ever have or will do. I was in awe watching her accomplishments. To bad her husband did not support her farming and lend a hand right beside her. Her love of the land was amazing. Thanks for sharing!
I think he supports her the best way he knows without losing himself.
There is a knack and skill to many professions. He does not feel he has enough to contribute to her passion so we need to trust his instinct and evaluation of his abilities. Plants are not the same as animals. That was his pride and joy and what he instinctively understood. BTW I have had two strokes, surgery to repair my broken neck with a cadaver bone, three surgeries involving noninvasive cancer but wow three of them? I also have had a heart murmur since I was roughly eight. Still managed to be active duty military for a few years that is where I got the neck break. That part of me from the tumors is a mess and nonfunctional. Although this kind lady shared her medical history he is not obliged to do so or make excuses or defend himself for his reasons. For any of his decisions in life. May God richly bless this lady and her entire family, the people who come to her for knowledge and stock animals, those who have benefited from her wisdom and sharing. And who come to watch Justin R.
He supports her in every other endeavor and she has found a way to make it work by engaging in community even more. Farm life is just not every one's "gig" ~ they have a strong partnership otherwise and I can't talk him down. They both have very demanding professional experience and skill sets and best they each apply themselves in ways most effective. I see that in Tess's challenge to get things done, her capacity to see opportunity in helping others is a win, win on so many levels. I know the right people at the right time come along.
My guess is that she is perfectly fine having independence and separateness from her husband. My husb and I have been together 25+ years and we both have a need for a lot of alone time, so it works for us. I suspect they may have a similar experience.
@@TheMomGeneral I think he is selfish for not being a physical help on the farm. I would run him off, personally - wher6is her partner ???
I too was fifteen years old when I had my son. I couldn't get pregnant after marriage. So, I'm glad now that I kept my baby. Although it was hard for me working in the cafeteria at the local college. I loved your video as most people think that an un-wed mother was useless. Didn't get to college till I was 50 and I loved it and got my degree. Peace
Bravo just goes to show that fertility is not like a faucet to turn off and on. Cooperating with the body can bring unforeseen joy. Destroying life would have cost a lifetime of regret and shame. You listened to your heart.
Love your story. How do I get in touch with you? I want to buy a farm and need ideas on where to look and how to live on one. I will be doing it alone. So It is a little overwhelming for me. I hope to hear back from you. Thank you for reading my note.
@Wilma Gregory. 👏👏👏👏 👌❤️
@@sheilaaltman317 I’m with you. I’m 60 next year and have always dream of having a farm. Now, I hope it isn’t too late. How DO we do this? :)
Great testimony of standing for life. You are blessed 💖
What a great woman! I hope she gets her wish and someone will love the farm as much as she does.
What a beautiful soul. I truly enjoyed her story. My heart hurt for her for the pain she endured as a young teen mother & the decision she made & again when she shared her hopes for her farm & its future. She is living a life I have longed to live. I pray she lives long and remains as healthy as possible. If she is forced to sell I pray she finds the perfect owner.
Isn’t this the typical sin that woman had to suffer while the men go scot free. A man of the cloth gave such destructive advice for her parents to agree and got rid of her and they listen to him and lost their daughter. I know a black person would not have survived thus far.
That’s true love for the land, animals, homestead. And that’s what needs to be preserved. This woman is incredible 🇺🇸🙏❤️
What an inspiration!!! Thank you so much for sharing this. I am a 54 year old widow who is in the process of getting away from the HOA and buying land to turn it into a homestead, by myself. Knowing there are many other older women who are accomplishing things this, that I would like to do, is such an encouragement. If they can do it, so can I. Facing many discouragement and setbacks I really needed this today. Thank you!
Wow, we are both 54 and single and starting a homestead alone. I wish you all the best
I am in NC, where are you?
@@normarusnackfigueroa7365VIrginia. Howdy neighbor!!!
@@carolynbatyah2517 I'm 51 and will be starting soon as well.
@@fswfromthegroundup1848 that is awesome!!! Keep pushing through all those obstacles.
Oh my gosh, as a 65 year old that also had a 'misplaced' family....I so admire her ability to turn lemons into the most exquisite lemonade....
At this stage of my life I alternate between anger and angst....it's a quiet simmer...I'm hoping to get beyond this to a place of wisdom and living, like this most beautiful lovely being of a woman....
I have loved every minute of this blog.
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Mariya
Life is definitely a challenge and it throws you curve balls. I hope you get to that place and find serenity.
@@ObserverLima22 Hi, I’m Canadian born and bred but I have been living outside of Canada since 1999, currently in Chiapas Mexico. I am 64 and I feel that time is slipping away, without having accomplished much. I think, if you are still healthy and of sound mind, that you should do it, either with other people or if that gets too complicated just do it on your own, maybe on a much smaller scale. It doesn’t have to be a huge project, just something that would engage and fulfill you. I wish you well.
Loved what you wrote,blessings to you
@@ObserverLima22 I'm 69 and grew up in a rural area but have lived over 40 yrs in various large cities. But I miss the green & I'm now looking for land to start a small place of my own to share with my grandchildren. It's never too late!
Justin!!! What a beautiful film. This just saturated my heart with hope. Tess you are amazing! Dan you are an angel for sharing Tess with us. Justin I don't think you will ever know how much you are touching and teaching so many of us. I am almost 62 years old and I got into this grassfed, homestead, crazy chicken lady, cancer survivor movement if you will. I believe and know that it's never too late to do the right thing, learning how and changing our world through abundant permaculture. You showed me what abundant permaculture was back in 2016 during my cancer recovery. I am forever changed and seek to help others discover you and all that you teach. God Bless you Justin for all you and all those connected with you do to help us heal our food, our bodies and our world!❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🦃🐓🐮🐷🐴🐄🐐🐑🐏🍎🍏🍉🍓🥕🍅🌽🥒🥬🥦🍄
I loved everything about it, too. She’s very lovable. Thank God for her and those like her.
May she continue to be blessed.❤️🙏
How beautiful, me and my husband we got retired few years ago and moved to our home country built a new house and got a shepherd dog and a few chickens and we love it.
This beautiful lady she’s inspiring me to add more animals to my small farm.
Thank you and God bless you.
Love you, Tess and Rolf!
I enjoyed attending the sheep derby and several other events on the farm. It's a pleasure to know you and see how many interests we have in common. God bless you two!
I am so impressed by what this woman has accomplished just by following her dreams. The sense of community is heartwarming. Maybe it's not too late to follow my dreams...
It's never too late, go follow that dream/s
This is a beautiful video of an amazing woman! Her comments at the end especially make me cry, for all the obvious reasons. God bless her and I do hope her farm lives on just as she wants it to.
What a beautiful life she lives!!! Thank you Justin for creating this platform for these precious stories to be told. And thank you Dan for sharing your God-given gift of story telling and for sharing Tess with us. The world needs to know this remarkable woman and the story of her beautiful life! Thank you Tess for sharing you with us, and for being you!!
Ive so fallen in love with this woman and her life. She is an inspiration, thank you ♡
Tell me I do too
She is such an inspiration!!!
To say she’s had an amazing life is a grand understatement.
I’m sure I’m not the only one that will be devastated if her farm doesn’t continue to be a farm when she is no longer with us! It would be wonderful if she had a UA-cam channel or an Instagram account where everyone could still follow and support her.
She is incredible. But keep in mind that many people do not exist on social media. Social media is a tool, but it is not real life. She was using a flip phone in this video. She is not an empty-headed influencer and she is not living a "lifestyle". She did not travel around the world to make other people envious, but to experience connection with other cultures and countries. I am afraid this kind of life is becoming incomprehensible to far too many in the younger generation.I sincerely hope you experience many people like her in real life.
Oh how this made me cry! I love the land, and I know how she feels about all the encroachment. Her farm is so beautiful. I have had to have one eye removed because of uncontrollable glaucoma, and I have it in the other eye. I rescued an old thoroughbred race horse mare, from a slaughter auction, and she had a blind spot in her “off side” eye. My left eye is gone, so I’d walk her with our blind sides next to each other...she was so fancy and beautiful...a lot you can learn and appreciation the old gentle ones; both animal and human. I wish I could meet this wonderful lady and listen more to her experiences and love for her land.
God Bless her beautiful heart, and spirit. I pray God will provide someone to keep her land beautiful, and peaceful.
What a wonderful video. I loved that woman. Nature threw her some pretty tough blows, but she never gave up and kept on going despite the odds against her; then finally developed her dream. Oh, how I wish there were more people in the world like her and I wish I could find them wherever they are. . She gave me hope. God bless her.
Your timing is impeccable..building community...how does someone do that? A group of parents with special needs adults, with ASD have been talking about this allot lately. We feel a calling, a need to build a healthier community our loved ones can be a part of.....instead of apart from... We really just dont know how to build one... How to " think" and " plan" like that.... Not sure it translates well here... But allot of what she said about community....really rung true in my heart ....thank you. And Tess, your farm WILL live on❤️
Consider a group farm, almost a commune. Every time troubled teens, disabled vets, or prisoners who have not committed violent crimes are put/allowed into that situation, the chance to contribute to their own lives and be with animals that accept them for who they are brings great results.
I am so glad I stumbled onto this short film. I thoroughly enjoyed it. What an inspiration. What an amazing woman, who took such hardship and turned it completely around to a life of such adventure. God has created such wonder and beauty in all things.
What a life story... I kept saying "Wow!" with every new twist and turn. So impressed with this amazing woman.
Justin, thank you ! This was the best life story video I have ever watched . What a beautiful, kind but tough & inspiring lady ! I hope everyone who watches this, & is not already an Abundance+member takes advantage of your free offer ! GOD bless you , Justin !!!
Beautiful story , and what an amazing life this woman carved out for herself. Truly an amazing woman!
I couldn’t contain my tears, this is a broken heart story, inspiring, and down to earth story. I’m watching twice now, and feel the dynamic deeply in my soul.
Awww 🥰🥰🥰 Tess I believe someone will definitely fall in love with the farm and even do greater things with it when you’re gone. 🙏🏽❤️❤️
What an amazing woman......and a thoroughly entertaining and inspirational video. Thank you to Tess, and everyone involved in this production !!
A true testament of someone who has lived a full life and continues to do so. Doesn’t matter what you experience, as long as you go after what you want in life. So inspiring!
She’s a wonderful story teller, very inspiring. Never give up!
One of the most fabulous stories I’ve ever seen or heard. She is brilliant. How her life could have turned out much differently. She made wise decisions and must have had some good support around her. What a courageous woman. I loved every moment. Thank you.
I hope someone will fall in love with her farm and carry on the good work. 🙏❤️ Lovely portrait of an amazing woman. Thank you!
This was a great video of such a sweet, inspiring woman! She seems like such a genuine person that truly wants to teach others how to better the land & animals. Her legacy will continue on!
Answering a calling, starting on a new adventure in my life at 60 has been (to say the least) a bit scary.. I Really needed this video today! Thank you Jusin for sharing this story! Be Blessed sir
What a beautiful soul she is. I hope someone will buy her beautiful farm one day 💗
amazed to find my sweet neighbor Tess in a documentary 😊 beautifully done! thank you for capturing her life story. I always have greatly admired her. I didn’t know her life story from her early years, so amazing what humans endure.
My old first generation Irish family had an Aunt Tess (Tessie) which name I love. Not the modern Tessa, but Tess or Tessie. I pray you’ll carry on there for many years to come, Tess. Hugs. BTW, this video and the musical accompaniment are all extremely well done. Congrats to whom it is owed!
Beautiful. I feel the same as Tess and hope I can pass my farm onto someone that loves it as much as I do.
Beautiful story beautiful soul! What a inspirational life she has!
Amazing story, she has a lot to teach all of us. When difficulties come to our lives we should think about it . I had a 4 acres land , had 15 sheep,1 horse,15 chickens . I worked full time at 35 kilometres distance and my retired husband took care of the land and the animals. For 9 years I drove back and forward everyday. It was nice but I felt lonely in a small town and we sold it and I am glad to move back into the city.
Thank You Tess for allowing for video editorial❣I deeply appreciate it and do share concerns over farmland being developed.
God ALWAYS makes a way, when there seems to be no way❣
Enjoyed this so much!! What a joy to watch. Wish I had her fortitude and bravery to do this. It would be a dream. Kudos to you for celebrating what gifts those of us in our golden years have to share and offer. Thank you!!
Such a touching story! I'm speechless! Amazing woman! 👏 I wonder what her paster/parents would think of her now!
OMG, you can see the happiness in her eyes. so relieving to see her and her beautiful life since that I'm going into farming. farming is haven for humans .
Thank you so much for sharing your story. And Justin and the rest of the crew , thank you so much for sharing this story!!! My heart is deeply encouraged by this story. And I feel like I would really like to see the farm and listen to her teaching on homesteading grassfed animals. This was gold! She touched me so deeply that I'd be tempted to rescue her farm. But I know there's a lot of other people who are well prepared to do what I can not do. Surely God will bless some family with the desire to keep things in the richness of what she's done there!
What a beautiful lady and a beautiful life. I hope someone will love that farm like she has. Such a wonderful touching story. 💙
Wow. What a privilege it was to share Tess’s passion & dreams. So inspiring & I found my self crying with her & wishing, ever so wishing, the farm lived on and my most important wish was that Tess would get to know that had happened. Thank you so very much for sharing. 💕
This beautiful lady’s life story is inspirational for people of all ages. Thank you so, so much for sharing… I’m in tears after watching the very end~ but they’re good tears.💐💕
I absolutely love that lady and what she has overcome to get where she is. I think I'm about 8 years her senior, but I could definitely identify with the male dominant rejection. I, too, was turned down for many an opportunity because I was female and I might get pregnant and all that training/opportunity would be lost if I were hired. And besides, if I got the job then a man with a family wouldn't be able feed his family. The only real option "back in the day" was to get married, be a housewife, and barefoot and pregnant. Thank you very much, Phyllis Schafly, and all of her ilk.
Clearly , Tess shows that that was not the only option.
@@kolafoltin But. One has to KNOW that. Not everyone does. That was a woman's lot in life, I was told. No other option
What an awesome story! This lady seems like an amazing person!
What a beautiful, zen, rich life she’s living & continuing to enjoy! So positive & full of life & love. Thank you for sharing, totally enjoyed this video.
Such a beautiful story! I’m sure that in the time we’re in now that someone will have her love for the land and take it over. I hope she finds peace in her days ahead!
Oh what an inspiration! Thank you Jess, for sharing and for all you've done to help preserve farm land and nature.
thank you for inspiring us. Thank you to those who prepared this episode for us. Ive learned a lot from it 😭😭
I love the drive this lady has. She continues learning even at an advanced age. So inspirational. Thank you for sharing this documentary with us.
What an amazing heartfelt story...What an inspirational impact on community and such passionate drive. Thank you for this story
So incredibly filmed! Bravo. And this story, this woman speaks to our souls. Well my soul for sure. Nature and community - both essential to our human existence.
She truly is an inspiration. I hope people start caring more about our farms, agriculture & animals to preserve the earth that is diminishing before our eyes.
she's very intelligent and passionate about the things that she does.
What an amazing lady! Living a life I wish I had made possible instead of letting a selfish man run my life for me! She is doing what I wish I had done! Now at almost 70, looks like a dream that will never come true. I got pregnant at 18 and gave my son up. Never regretted it. Knew I was never mother material. This lady is amazing!!!
What a beautiful soul! And a well-done video. Thank you!
I hope one day I can take a week trip to this lady farm .at her b and b ranch house and leave a giant donation for her and farm and animals.how do you say thankyou to decades of shared farming techniques?YOU ARE PRICELESS MS WOMEN .THAMKYOU FOR SHARING !!
Yes yes enjoyed it imensly.!!
This was such a beautiful story. I do dream of having a mini farm. I raised chicken for a few years and loved it. This story is a true inspiration of a strong beautiful smart women going after her dreams. Wish I could follow her on you tube or Instagram.
What a beautiful story! She has made the most of her life by following her dreams
So beautiful great video. Such a beautiful woman. I hope there are some young people left in this world that can carry on her legacy.
55 seconds in & I've given it a thumbs up. We need to share more stories like this in the World.
Absolutely wonderful. Bless you dear lady!
So beautiful. Beautiful story.
She is incredibly inspiring! Thank you for sharing your story with us. ❤️🙌🙌🙌
An amazing, amazing story! And this was SO WELL DONE. I am inspired. Thank you.
This was was really a great video! Thanks for sharing it! I wish the world had more women like Tess! ✌️🙏👍♥️
Such an incredible beautiful woman. I really do hope her dreams come true. 🌸
What a beautiful story of love, inspiration and true meaning of living life the way we want to!
What an incredible lady ! That ''bad apple'' was gold apple ! Best luck to her and her projects.!
SO LOVELY THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO TESS AND HER EXTRODINARY WAY OF MAKING CHOICES TO SUSTAIN A LIFE FILLED WITH WHAT SHE LOVES AND EMBRACES HER COMMUNITY AND FREINDS TO CONTINUE THE JOURNEY OF HER LIFE TOGETHER SHARING LEARNING AND ENRICHING EVERYONES LIVE.ITS AMAZING!!BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL.WHAT A GIFT.
What a heartwarming story and way of living that we need to embrace if we want to ultimately save humanity, she shows us a way to be able to do this.
Beautiful beautiful life ..story... accomplishment 💕
Just epic. Authenticity is what brings 🔥 to my soul. This is a gift
What a beautiful lady and interesting real life story thanks for sharing. Wish her long life and happiness..
So beautiful person. I just want to hug her, I cried w her!! Make me to have a farm too. She's in BNB's?? I'll look for her!!!
Thanks for sharing so moving story.!
Thank you for this awe inspiring video. What an incredible woman.
God Bless Tess. Thank you for sharing your story.
What an amazing woman and an extraordinary life she has and has had. May she have many more years ahead of her. I have tears as I'm writing this. She touched my heart. Thank you for this video and I am now a subcriber.
That was just beautiful to watch. God bless her.
I pray her dream comes true.
Perhaps someone can make an offer to her now that when her time comes they will be absolutely committed to caring for that land and animals.
I love this Woman ! What a inspiration for doing the right thing , and finding your purpose . And actually doing it ! I kept putting off watching this helped me thank you .
2 words: Beautifully Spectacular
Thank you for this gift...
So inspiring! Thank you!
What a beautiful film and an inspiring lady. Wow thank you ❤️
Awesome beyond words!!!
What an amazing life story! I pray that her land is always preserved the way she sees it now! Thank you for sharing..life stories like these are enriching to the soul! 🙏💛💛💛💛🌳🌳🌳🌞
Very inspiring, oh how the world needs more gentle souls like her. I hope she lives many more years of healthy life, finds someone to look after her farm and amazing animals in the end. I am dreaming of living in a farm and taking care of animals like these, just like when I was a boy growing up and having that as a hobby, so now after 40 years, I dream that one day I can also set up my own farm and enjoy the rest of days, be out of this corporate world I live in.
Take care Tess, thanks Justin for sharing this.
Holy heck, if this isn’t inspiring I don’t know what is. As a sheep farmer, she’s made me want to do so much better. Such a good lady and such a good episode.
Agreed! what a special lady!
@@brendaarnold8485 what a wonderful spirit in that beautiful woman .what an inspiration, a joy to watch .
I hope your sheep aren’t sold to be killed.
Beautiful story! Would love to meet her, she is amazing!
What a stunning lady, as an adoptee, I hope she understands how loved she is for giving her daughter the gift of life. What a totally inspiring story. I live on a small farm and at 51 am considering using the rest of my small savings to invest fully in the idea and become both sustainable and help provide for those in need - animals and humans. Wow. Thank you x
does anyone know the full NAME of that woman and where exactly is her farm located?
Im 52, My dream would be to do this as well. I hope you do it!
isn't it stupid not to give such normal and simple data as her name?! she is not hiding, on the contrary, she's making shows and events with her animals?
@@nataliefrinchaboy5483 mandy and nathalie, I'll paste you the link of a man from australia who, from his own experience, knows all tricks about achieving all of the goals you plan to achieve. he also helps to other like-minded people, but I guess he charges it not too much. he is a funny but a smart guy ;-) tell me if you want it and I'll dig through my archives to find his website. he also sends newsletters, not too often ;-)
mandy and nathalie, I'll paste you the link of a man from australia who, from his own experience, knows all tricks about achieving all of the goals you plan to achieve. he also helps to other like-minded people, but I guess he charges it not too much. he is a funny but a smart guy ;-) tell me if you want it and I'll dig through my archives to find his website. he also sends newsletters, not too often ;-)
Tess is truly an inspiration. She did her best for herself and everyone in the world. I pray for her to continue living her last days in her farm loving every moment in peace, and for someone to continue her work. Justin, thank you for sharing her story with us 💜
What an extraordinary woman. I knew she was a brilliant shepherdess from Dan's videos. But I had no idea ALL the things she's done. Most people don't even accomplish half that in their whole lives.
What a wonderful farm and lady! I too started my goat farm this year at age 60, after my husband passed away from cancer in Nov. 2020. I had been saving money when and where I could, working a pt job as a PCA. Taking care of my husband when I wasn’t working for almost 2 years. We knew he would not make it more than 5 years, as he had 2 different types of cancer. We did not know it had spread to his brain until the day before he passed. So I came home not knowing what I was going to do, but as I grieved, prayed, spent my time with my dogs, prayed some more, the idea came to get goats, cuz I knew I could handle that on my own. Well, one thing led to another and my son and his wife and my grandson moved back home this spring. They help when and where needed, as I am also on disability from a bad accident in 2016, so some things are hard on me. We turned it into a fun family time at milking time, feeding times, hoof trimming day, bath day, etc. I now have 4 does,(all pg right now), 1 buck and one young whether. I’m so excited for March to come, as I will be having goat births thru out that month. We love the goat milk, have made yogurt, cheese, eggnog and soon will start our soaps and lotions. This video helped me feel very good about my decision, as my other 2 sons and my siblings think I’m nuts for starting a goat farm at an older age. To me it’s fun, enjoyable and helps me find my peace when I’m out in the barn, milk parlor or wherever my goats are. I love it! Thank you for sharing her story!
I think you're fabulous!!!
Keep going girl, there is no such thing as getting older, as long as you can do it, keep doing it.
@@ardenfrost6271, exactly!
@@a.stewart2641, I second that 👍
How can you be on disability and work in farm ?