July 17th, 2011
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March 1st, 2011
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A collaborative daily photo!
The original photo was taken by Matt Smink of a Harry Lemon Monkey in Uganda near the White Nile.
I got the original file to play with in photoshop and paired it with the Seuss quote.
January 19th, 2011
903 views / Written by Kiesha Jean  
Back in October I was out for a drive in the beautiful Fairview, NC area and ran into Hickory Nut Gap Farm. I couldn’t have been happier to step foot on any farm let alone the prettiest one I’ve ever seen! I was desperately missing the Orchard since I had spent the past 3 falls up in Minnesota for the harvest. Fairview already looks like fairytale land, throw in a beautiful farm set in the mountains with happy playful animals, a corn maze, pumpkin patch and bins full of apples and I was in heaven! I stayed for hours! Thoroughly entertained watching baby pigs lick milk off the faces of baby calves and watching the big pigs run around playing like puppy dogs. I don’t think I’ve ever seen happier animals on a farm in my life.
I’ve seen corporate and factory farms first hand and I’ll tell you hands down this is the type of place you want your meat to come from. These animals were clean, happy and most importantly HEALTHY! If you live in the Asheville area it’s a wonderful place to take your family for the day (during the warmer months). Or, if your like me it’s just fine and dandy to go for a nice quiet walk alone too! 
The Philosophy
Hickory Nut Gap connects sustainable agriculture practices, family history, and customers by sharing the family farm experience and serving as an example of healthy land stewardship while providing high quality ethically raised meats.
At Hickory Nut Gap Farm you will find animals raised in their natural environment. Pigs outdoors, cows on pasture eating grass and clover, multiple species grazing together, drinking fresh spring water and living the good life.
Visit the Farm
Just a short, gorgeous 20 minute drive from Asheville, NC and 30 minutes from Black Mountain, the farm store is a great way to see first hand the landscape where your food is grown. Offering grassfed beef and pastured pork, free range eggs and have pastured poultry available seasonally. You’ll find many local food treasures such as Lusty Monk Mustard, Fire on the Mountain’s BBQ sauce, Haw Crek Honey and Imladris Farm Jam. Discover the craft of Maria Pritchards jewlery, Farmer Janes goat milk soap and Steve Bakkens unique iron work among other local pottery and button flowers!
The Land & Farm Family
The land of Hickory Nut Gap Farm is jointly owned by the six children of James and Elspeth Clarke. In 2008 the land was put into a conservation easement with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. Protected for eternity the land will remain managed by the family and their agricultural pursuits.
November 4th, 2010
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This is maybe up there with my absolute favorite quotes. I’ll only love yah if you’ve got some crazy in you cause I have thouroughly enjoyed loosing my mind and finding my soul!
The above picture is from my Animal Collection
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Much Crazy Love, Kiesha Jean!
July 10th, 2010
159 views / Written by Kiesha Jean I missed you soooooo much!
I haven’t seen a bear since the start of last winter and I have been very sad about it. Other people have caught glimpses on the mountain over the last couple of months but not me  When I came home from the grocery store the mama and now sizeable baby turkeys were crossing the road … and then… I ate my delicious food from earthfare and Mew was intently looking out the window …. at a BIG ASS BEAR . I can’t help it, first one of the season my heart was totally racing and I ran around the house like a chicken with my head cut off! Camera, camera … where the fuck is my camera … got it
through the flower patch
May 19th, 2010
115 views / Written by Kiesha Jean the mountain sees some serious turkey mating in the spring time! Above is one of the males tryin to win his girly
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May 8th, 2010
190 views / Written by Kiesha Jean and I think Jason Sweeney is kinda amazing! He’s the illustrator and his about page makes me smile!
May 26th, 2009
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image via gosmoky.wordpress.com
Fireflies at Elkmont planning their annual show in the Smoky Mountains « GoSmoky.com
“Wha WA?!!!
Fireflies planning a show… REALLY!
I’m 27 and I’ve never heard of such an amazing thing. That pictures photoshopped right?!”
These are the initial thoughts that ran through my brain as I read this post on Elkmont, TN. Then the feverish internet search on Elkmont Fireflies began!
How did I even come across such a post? Well as a contributor to www.WeAreGreen.TV based out of Asheville our twitter account @WeAreGreen.tv was followed by @GoSmoky. @GoSmoky sent us a direct message via twitter to visit gosmoky.wordpress.com for the latest Smokies info. Like a good little tweeter I did just that and wellah my world has expanded to the knowledge that fireflies put on a show… and it’s this huge event… and it happens next week… and we live close enough to GO! 99.59 miles to be exact
I think Fireflies are the best insects (a.k.a. “flying Tinkerbell’s” to the 7yr old in my brain) EVER!
To some I may sound maybe a little bit overexcited about “flying insects” and you have no idea. I feel about as excited as if I was 7yrs old and you told me we were going to Disney World in a motor home. I love nature especially the parts that glow! Hopefully we will be able to plan this trip and go next week, if so watch out … you’ll have Fireflie photos comin out the wazuu!
Quick facts and tips that I’ve gathered:
- 2009 dates are estimated June 6-14
- This happen once a year in only 2 places on earth: Elkmont being one, somewhere in China the other
- Mating ritual includes time when they flash in unison.
- Unless a camper the only way in is by Trolleys from Gatlinburg pick up visitors from parking area at Sugarlands Visitors Center and take them to Elkmont, from 6 p.m. to return time 11 p.m. Cost $1 for the round trip!
- Get to the parking lot early to catch a trolley, typically fills up on weeknights by 8:30 - aim for 7:00-7:30 on weekends.
- Coolers aren’t allowed but chairs & small backpacks are OK.
- No need to walk 1/2 mile up the trail, some of the best displays are just 50-100 yards from the trail head, on the left.
- Bring a tripod for your camera
- It is the Smoky’s so that means bears.
- BRING A FLASHLIGHT! It’s dark in the woods, the rangers meet you at park entrance and give you red cellophane to place over your flashlight.
- “The best time to go is if its rained earlier in the day and then stopped by the time you venture out, as the fireflies love the extra-moist air. A volunteer ranger told me that Wed. night’s show, following a shower that day, was “four times better than last night’s.” She said that it was so beautiful that she had to walk away from the information table into the woods for a minute so she could cry.” quote and many tips via: kamoshika
May 23rd, 2009
106 views / Written by Kiesha Jean This cute furry thing has about as much hair as our cats. By far this ‘cousin it’ is the coolest moth i’ve seen. You just want to pet him right?!
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May 19th, 2009
88 views / Written by Kiesha Jean So Kiesha could take his picture and safely help him to the other side
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