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Daily Photo – Anger Stings Back

Kiesha Jean — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:03:15 +0000

FAQ What kind of camera do you use? Nikon Coolpix p80, older model of the camera below ($350). Far from professional it works for me. I prefer small compact point and shoot cameras that I can carry with me everywhere, allowing me to focus on the moment not get caught up in settings.
Nikon Coolpix P100 10MP Digital SLR 26x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR)

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Daily Photo – Lonely Games (♥ Seuss series)

Kiesha Jean — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:45:35 +0000

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.

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A Dreamy little Mountain Farm – Setting the best example for how farms should be operated!

Kiesha Jean — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:08:57 +0000

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.

HickoryNutGapFarm.com

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Daily Photo / 11.4.2010 / You are Mad Bonkers, and that’s fantastic!

Kiesha Jean — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:09:29 +0000

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!

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Well, it’s about time Mr. Bear!

Kiesha Jean — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:05:11 +0000

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

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