Mother's Day Giveaway~ Milk Cow Kitchen by MaryJane Butters

 I know!I know! Mother's Day is this weekend and maybe you were hoping for a chance to win a gift card to your nearest spa or a nice gift basket filled with your favorite tea's and a pretty tea cup to sip from. But I know you better than that! I know that deep down in your heart of farmgirl hearts what you REALLY wish for is a backyard milk cow of your very own so you can make your own cheese, churn your own butter and stare into those big brown eyes of hers! Yep, a good old " cow" girl romance is what you're after!

 But, where do you start? How do you begin to find the right breed, learn how much space your new little one will need, or if it's even okay to keep a cow in your neighborhood. Like all good mother's you want to do everything right for your new addition and I've got the perfect gift for you! 

MaryJane Butters has done it again. She's always thinking about her farmgirl fellowship and how she can help them along in making their farmgirl dreams come true. 

In her latest book Milk Cow Kitchen she does just that and more! 

You'll learn the ins and outs of backyard cow keeping from what breeds to buy all the way to making your own cheese once you've gotten your new "cow" girl  all settled in.

Mary Jane is giving away a signed copy of Milk Cow Kitchen to one of my lucky readers!

TO ENTER:

Simply leave a comment on this post saying you would like to enter and tell us why you want a milk cow of your very own!

And, if you just can't wait to see if you are the winner, you can pre-order a copy here!

Are you seriously thinking about getting a backyard milk cow? 

Visit the Heritage Jersey Organization to learn how to find the perfect cow for you and your backyard farmstead! 

GOOD LUCK FARMGIRLS!

* this giveaway will be open until Sunday, May 11th at midnight! 

I'll announce the winner on Monday, May 12th! 

Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 136 PLUS a HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY

 

Welcome back to the Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop! Heidi, Dolly, Debbie and I missed you all last week and we're happy to be back with a festive HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!

 You KNOW we love our MaryJane! She is the inspiration behind this little ole blog hop of ours!

 Each one of us will be giving away a ONE YEAR subscription to MARYJANESFARM magazine! That means FOUR lucky winners will be the happy recipients of 6 issues of farmgirl goodness next year!

 Never has there been a magazine quite like hers. It's really a magazine for farmgirls at heart, far and wide, who are passionate about the food they eat and grow, living a creative life, and caring for each other.

 I'm proud to be sister # 1199 in the Farmgirl Sisterhood and a contributing writer to her fabulous publication. MaryJanesFarm is so much more than a magazine. It's a way of life.

 To Enter simply leave one comment on the Farmgirl hostess blog of your choice and if you have time, pop over and " like " MaryJanesFarm FACEBOOK page so you can keep up with her weekly recipes, farmgirl features and all of the farmgirl blogs including MaryJane's Raising Jane Journal! 

Then get right back here to enter this weeks hop! We've got lots to catch up on! 

If you aren't already following us please click that follow button and join the fun!

Your Farmgirl Friday Hostess

Heidi of My Simple Country Living 
and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl Blog
Dolly of Hibiscus House and Dolly is Cooking
Debbie of Farmgirl Unleashed 
and me of course!

1.) Write a post about your farmgirl lifestyle and brag a little about your farmgirl talents while your at it! Share what being a farmgirl means to you. Include lots of photos of your farm, crafts, animals,  quilts, home decor projects and thrifty make overs, your backyard garden, chicken coop, recipes, studio or workshop. You get the idea!

2). Leave your entry in the  Linky tools space to your  Farmgirl Friday post.

3). Please include the Farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post and remember to share this hop with all of your blogging friends!

4.) Enter up to three entries per hop! 

 DON'T BE SHY~  

Be sure to leave a note if you're new to the hop! If you haven't clicked that follow button yet, please join us and be sure to stop by our FACEBOOK page and like us there too! 

As always, thank you for your continued participation! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! See you on the hop! 

PS. This is a blog hop, so please share it with your friends by copying the code at the bottom of this post and including it into your weekly entry!

 

Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 91

 

It's time to open up the barn doors once again and give a BIG howdy to all of your farmgirl/boy friends on the Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 91! Before we get going I just wanted to say, thanks so much for all the love while we were under the weather! We are all on the mend and ready for the new year!

Your FARMGIRL FRIDAY Hostesses welcome one and all!  

Heidi of My Simple Country Living 
and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl Blog
Dolly of Hibiscus House and Dolly is Cooking and me of course!

 Farmgirls love anything to do with homesteading, keeping chicken's, embroidering, sewing, knitting, spinning, quilting, natural home remedies for health care and cleaning, horses, goats, cows, organic gardening and cooking, caring for their loved ones and friends and are community minded. Re-purposing and UP-cycling are high on their list of " fun things to do too! "FARM-BOYS like to join in from time to time and we are glad to have'm.


Now for this weeks features! THE " KINES' HAVE IT! What's that? You don't know what a " kine " is? Well, neither did I until I read a fun post by MaryJane on her raising jane blog about a new word she'd learned last week. A word ALL farmgirls would surely have heard of. Specifically those who covet and keep cows. Go read her post! You'll love it!

" A happy heifer at the milking station "~ from Animal Instincts at Tail Gait Farm and Cow Pie!

Teresa of Eden Hill's Blog takes us on a " go check the cow's walk around her farm "

We also met up with " The Ranch Wife " for daily chores with the herd!

PS. Who's going to become my 500th follower today? I'm holding at 499... Won't you join us? I promise, you'll love it here!