JaderBug Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Just curious how everyone here who has named their farm/ranch came up with the name... did you use your name? a local geographic feature? something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Peep Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 When I DID have a farm, my ex-husband raised Angus cattle. I have a pretty sick sense of humor and came up with the name "Kiss my Angus Farm" with lips on the Angus butt. Here's a pic of one of our sweatshirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertranger Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 My wife and I bred BCs with the kennel name Tan y Bryn fom 1976-1982. It's Welsh and means under the hill. It was also the name of the cottage we lived in. My roots are partly celtic as well John my maternal grandmother was Welsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Well, I avoided the name a friend came up with (nutcracker farm) too many connotations for that one I went with the simple fact we have 3 creeks - 3 Creeks Farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sheepdoggal Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I dont have an official name for my place, but I use to know some folks in Utah with the last name of Needmore. Over their drive way, that had a big log and wooden structure with the name of their ranch on it. It was called.......are ya ready for this? I still think its a hoot! Needmore Land and cattle Company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 My heritage is Nordic (Viking all the way - Finnish with a bit of Swede thrown in - not to mention some English as well ). I have always loved runes so when we moved to this farm, my DH built this runestone for me. The runes translate to 'sanctuary' which is the heart name for my place. It is truly my sanctuary. However, calling it Sanctuary was a bit pretentious, and Runestone Farm was already being used so my farm is called Whispering Rune Farm. Whispering since we have a lot of pine trees here and the wind 'whispers' through them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Boots Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 KrisK, That is a fabulous runestone your husband built, gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 My farm is named after my first border collie, Willow. I also love weeping willows, so using Willow in the name made sense. I added "Rest" to symbolize the farm as a place of peace or tranquility, which it is for me: Willow's Rest. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsnrs Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 My DH insisted we name our place Narita Farms and named our road Narita Lane. Quite embarrasing at first and hard to explan to everyone who asks our address. Our website is NaritaFarmsAussies. Kris, I am half Finnish and German. Hubby's family is from Norway. Small world. N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthfieldNick Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Northfield is a Shape Note tune in the Sacred Harp song book. It's a simple tune, with a wonderful fugue as the second line of each verse. It was also the name of the group I sang with in Maine. It always seemed that no matter how off we were that night, or how many new people were there, Northfield (the song) always sounded beautiful, the harmonies perfect. Singing is such a release for me- at that time I was writing my thesis, and it was such a renewing time belting out old songs! About a year before I started my farm, I had a dream where there was a sign that said Northfield Farm with plants sprouting out of the stems of the shape notes. I had never considered it for a farm name until then, but it was immediately perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyO Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Our farm is Windy Hollow Farm, for very obvious reasons. Any time some came to the farm, they always commented on "my, how windy it is here!" The land slopes gently downwards, so Windy Hollow suited it well. The guy came to deliver hay last weekend. He says "wow, it's windy here, wasn't windy back at my place" I said "yup, that's why it's called Windy Hollow Farm!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Billadeau Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 We started training with Mary B. when we lived on an acre. I had some stock options from my employer and we dreamed of the day when these could buy us a farm. My employer's stock went from $8/share to >$30/share at the same time Mary B asked if we would be willing to buy and split some property with her. The combination of these two events helped a pipe dream of ours come true. We started thinking of names and the one that stuck was: Pipedream Farm Mark (This was our first user ID here and Renee uses this one still. My ID was created when I joined the H&G committee) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCStarkey Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hello Everyone, My farm name is "Trial & Error Acres" for two reasons. First, I learned about keeping and managing sheep mostly by "trial and error", so the name seemed quite appropriate. Also, the purpose of the farm was to train my dogs for stockwork and sheepdog trials. So, we would go to a "trial" and make an "error", which we would then come home to correct. Hopefully, I have learned a lot in the seventeen years I have had the farm, but there is always more to learn. Regards, nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Billadeau Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I should note that where we lived on the 1 acre my commute took me past Trial & Error Acres and seeing Nancy work her dogs pushed me to "try" our first dog on sheep. THANKS NANCY! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyF Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 We live near a historical village of Sogn. The area we live in is called the Sogn Valley area, hence the name of our farm is Sogn Valley Farm. It is a Norwegian name and there is a Sogn Valley in Norway too. I am 1/4 Norwegian so it fits. There is one other name that I would have considered as it is almost always windy here is Crosswinds. Kathy Flynn Sogn Valley Farm and Border Collies http://sognvalleybc.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 It's interesting reading everyone's answers. Very cool. I don't have a farm or ranch, but our trainer's place is named Edan Ranch, it's a combo of her and her husband's names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Paula, I wonder how many people think they just made a mistake and spelled "Eden" wrong. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenajo Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Well, I avoided the name a friend came up with (nutcracker farm) too many connotations for that one I went with the simple fact we have 3 creeks - 3 Creeks Farm. oh pooh, you have all sorts of trees with nuts on that place. pecan, walnut, oak... I thought it was a good name A friend named out farm Lochlea. Loch for the lake, and lea for the "common meadow for animals". I found out later that was the name of the farm where the poet Robert Burns lived as well. lea is also Old English, and my last name is also English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberviewfarm Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 My farm started out as a horse farm, although it now includes border collies and sheep. When I was in college I showed on the equestrian team and took a horse named Timber to nationals. All of my dogs are named after horses I have shown and my first border colliex was named Timber after that special horse. When I got my own farm, we were sitting around with my very young puppy (before my mom stole her) that I rescued from the pound and someone said "boy timber has a view now that she is here and not in the pound." That is how Timber's View Farm came to be named!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Paula,I wonder how many people think they just made a mistake and spelled "Eden" wrong. J. Yeah, right? If I HAD a farm, I think I'd name it St. Somewhere Farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 When i first got sheep, i set up a little co-op of a few folks. I found someone willing to let us use a little land in exchange for fencing and upkeep for a couple of years. Near to the property was one of those small community signs indicating "Shoofly", North Carolina. We all got in the habit of saying we were "going to Shoofly" to work the sheep. When that arrangement was over, i found more land and this time bought it. I tried several different farm names in my mind but nothing ever stuck or felt quite right, so i finally decided Shoofly Farm was just meant to be. Over the years things have changed and people have come and gone, but we've also come full circle and have a nice little group/co-op, 3 of us being original "Shooflyers" and friends for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockdogranch Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Back when my ex was here, we were The Valley Center Stockdog Training Center, since I am located in Valley Center, CA. But at least 10 years ago, I decided I was NOT going to stay in SoCal forever, so I needed a name that was transportable, so it could go with me when I get the heck outta here. So--Stockdog Ranch. Not terribly original, but it clearly states what I do. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda-pop Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Yeah, right? If I HAD a farm, I think I'd name it St. Somewhere Farm. dude, paula, that's an awesome name. I'm jealous. I spend inordinate amounts of time trying to figure what I'm going to name my pretend farm when I'm daydreaming. I'm such a nerd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenajo Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I went to a horse farm once called When Farm It was the farm they always wanted.....When they got the time, and When they got the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderHill Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 My last place, "Thunder Hill," sits in a clearing just below the top of a low ridge, which leads out from a local high point. (Round Top "Mountain," with the Ski Roundtop resort, just south of Harrisburg, PA would be right up the road if it weren't a dead end.) Lots of scruffy trees on all sides, and storms skimming over the saddleback. The property takes a lot of near-misses from feral electricity during storms. And non-misses. A couple of years ago, the barn got hit twice and the house once, over the course of the summer and early fall. My new place is "Hex Hill." I love it dearly, it's coming out the way I hoped (just moved in late last October), and I believe it'll be wonderful in the long run. But from the beginning of this project, nothing has gone right the first time. I've put it together from scratch, starting with an otherwise nekkid 13 acre hay field. Along the way, every step has been a battle. Two purchase settlements. Two building permit applications. Two land surveys (and two surveyors). Two perc approvals. Two insurance companies. Two barn companies. Two builders. Multiple lawyers. About 8 different excavators. I even lost my day job in the middle of it all, and am now with a different employer. My van got shmushed twice in ice storms. My computer died. My wonderful vet moved (several states) away. Two tries tiling the woodstove corner. An unexpected winter spring surfaced down by the barn, shutting down the hydrant and seeping under the floor of the feed room and aisle, requiring additional ditching in direst February conditions. Permanent flooding in my side pasture that runs the entire length of my property (though fortunately not a wide swath) from what we all thought would be temporary/seasonal overflow from the well. The current jinx is the house water supply -- after many tests, and adjustments, and more tests, apparently the nice clear water from my surprise artesian well may not be treatable (thanks to bizarre chemical composition) and I may have to put in a second well. (Water this weird and bad is unheard of anywhere in the area, so a second well may be worth gambling on. Eventually.) And now, the economy tanking, while I'm stuck with... two houses and a ticking bridge loan. Sheesh. Maybe I'm crazy for sticking with it, but (a) once I was committed, I didn't have much choice; and every time I get one of these obstacles sorted out, the results in the end have been great. If it's true that you value things more when you've had to fight for them, I've found my eternal heart's home and no mistake. Anyway, that's how the last two places found names. Before then, I lived in suburbia and didn't bother. :-) Liz S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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