Blondie Acres

Pulse check! Here's a pie chart of how 2024 is going.

Me - I've got XYZ to do today! I need to get hustling.
Also me - not before I sneak up and take a photo of these precious two.
Also also me - : dies from cuteness overload :

"Men are pigs." No, no. Most men aren't nearly on the level of awesome that Frank is. Gimme a man with his qualities (maybe a little less fat and hairy 😂,) and I wouldn't be single for long!

Eclipse selfie game on point! Look closely for the eclipse in the glasses!

I am here to chew bubble gum and rustle jimmies, and I'm all out of bubble gum.

City folks have been escaping the city and buying their dream mountain home for the past few years. Good for them! Now let's get those knickers in a twist. City folks, you moved to the "Smoky Mountains." Please come to terms with the fact that Smoky mountains means they're going to be smoky. Regularly in the springtime the forestry service will do controlled burns of large swaths of forest land. More often than not it's going to be on the most beautiful of dry days. Yes, it does negatively effect the air quality. Yes, it's bothersome to those with respiratory issues. However, this isn't an unknown fact of moving to the woods. The woods need to be maintained so that way a wildfire doesn't end up at your doorstep.

Why am I bringing this up on a small time farming page? Because just like farming, maintaining forestry is as equally foreign to people who have never known anything but the city. Moving out to the country is fantastic, but we have fires, we have dogs that bark, we have elements that are different than the city. If those elements that make the country the country are not acceptable to you. Maybe it's best that you simply stop by for vacation every now and then and not move here.

Now that I have sufficiently hurt somebody's feelings somewhere. By the way I'm not sorry for speaking the truth. I will add in a bit of educational material that could potentially help not only the Smoky mountains be less smoky, but also benefit the forests as well as agriculture.

The great industrial agriculture that is feeding "the world" is also killing it. Whether we like to think about it or not animals are raised in the millions in feed lots, and it is those feedlots that are not helping the health of our planet Earth. Mother nature gave us animals, land, and forests. It is possible to manage the Earth with animals on it and not kill the planet. Cattle feed lots are blamed for the hole in the ozone due to methane, but despite the number of cows on feedlots increasing by some 60 to 70% in the last 20 years. The hole in the ozone has not actually gotten any larger. Supporting farming in smaller communities versus the commercial farming options that we find at most grocery stores would actually allow us to help the Earth. Why? I refer back to the Smoky mountains.

Pigs were meant to grow in the woods. Not on feedlots. If we were to adapt to managing our forestry with hogs and goats. It could actually be done efficiently and effectively enough that we no longer have to burn our forests as frequently as we do causing smoke that does have a negative effect on our atmosphere and ozone. Now, using those hogs in such a manner you can feed local communities healthy and naturally raised meat. This helps the local community, it helps manage the nearby forestry by cutting down on the need to burn, it helps the earth by burning less, and it takes a step away from commercial farming that only bleeds the Earth of every resource it naturally gives us to artificially produce food to feed the masses.

There's your food for thought from a small time farmer that actually gives a damn about the Earth that we live and breathe on.

Happy New Year everyone! We're back to the horses having and even better view than me over at the neighbors! Lol. They are on winter vacation with all the grass they can dream of. That means mama gets to really go to work on the farm now! We're going to keep on being the best we can be no matter the year!

As winter is already here in a big way this year, here's another reminder!

Happy weekend and g'night, y'all.

I think I'm speaking on behalf of many here to say that this has been a weird or tough year. This area is a blessing. Despite the trials and hurdles this year. Autumn is a gift that makes me slow down and be extra appreciative of all the growth that has happened and opportunity that lies ahead.

We had an awesome little gift from nature come over the farm this evening. Pardon the horses looking like they're homeless. Bur patches will do that to ya. 😅😍🤩

Real talk. I feel like these cats have their own fan club. 🤣

Well, hello fall! We missed you here at Blondie Acres. We still have plenty of dates open for you to experience the fall season on the farm! Check out the Airbnb link in our bio to book your stay.

It has been a bit since we had a pink sunset. Goodnight, y'all.

Fall is truly the best time for sunsets at Blondie Acres. Book your stay with the link in the bio. A limited number of bookings will receive 22% off their booking!

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Goodnight everyone. Guardian Jango and Farm cat Asajj overlooking their home and kingdom. ❤️