| Located in SW MO near Branson, where you'll find Working Anatolian Shepherds and pups, Registrd Dairy Goats, Mo Foxtrotters, we dstrbt Water Ionizers | ||||||
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Welcome to FLAT CREEK FARM |
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| We are located in Southwest Missouri about 45 minutes SW of Springfield and only 50 minutes NW of Branson. Our farm consists of 100 acres, which is located on FLAT CREEK. When we acquired the land, in 1999, it had not been lived on for several years so the hay fields were not in the best of shape. The land has two spring fed ponds, three when there is enough rain, and two huge old barns, which we just recently restored. With all the rain this year our hay crop is looking excellent! | ||||||
For the first year we lived off the grid, purchased a diesel generator and a bank of batteries. And hauled in our water from FLAT CREEK . This meant filling up the 475-gallon tank on our pickup at least three times at the creek every week or so and then dumping the creek water into our 1500-gallon holding tank. That holding tank supplied gravity fed water to our dwelling, crops, and animals. After a year, we brought in power and had a well dug. That was a blessing! We now filter our water from the well by means of a Water Ionizer that makes the water taste GREAT! And our health is much improved by drinking an alkaline balanced water.
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| We have begun to build our home. The decision was made to construct the frame of Red Iron beams and we will incorporate some Timber Frame construction into the kitchen area. We plan to insulate the home with straw bales. We also plan to invite interested people to participate in the construction of the structure so as to further the education of Straw Bale homes. We ended up blasting for the walk-out basement because when we began to dig we hit shelf rock within three feet from the surface. We are only 500 ft. from the creek. And because of choosing to blast we ended up making it a complete full walk-out basement. That's 70'x36' of basement! I keep kidding with Jim about putting in a bowling ally.....We worked on finishing the house until Jim took a fall.
My dearest husband took a fall on July 31, 2003. He was working on our house on an extension ladder about 21 foot up and the ladder slipped and he went over the side of the house onto rock and dirt with the ladder. The local emergency room x-rayed him and found that he had three fractures in his left foot, bad enough to require surgery. They also found out that he compressed three vertebrae, thus calling it a broken back. He felt black and blue all over and had a few scrapes and bruises (knuckles, head [no concushion], right foot, and back were scraped up pretty bad), and of course his left foot being broken. He'll be off of that for a while. The surgeon put three pins in his foot and three days after surgery he was off the Vicadin (which did not agree with him at all). We are doing our best to insure his speedy recovery with doubling up on his regular dose of Oasis products (RegeniCare). We expected incredible results and that is what we received..... By October 2003 we were called out of town to take over a Fiber Optic job of splicing fiber to the homes for cable/internet/phone. Jim had recovered well enough that he was able to take the job and was once again back in the saddle. Here it is August 2004, the fiber job is completed, and we're ready to start on the house again. Thank you Oasis for your wonderful regenerative properties So, back to the house: Our roof is a light color metal. Jim said it would keep the house cooler. We sprayed it with an expanded foam insulation of 3" that will give us an extreemely good R value. The straw outer walls will have an R value of 52 so we chose a ceiling insulation that would be similar. |
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FLAT CREEK FARM consists of Jim and Mary Birdsong, their sons Chad - 23, Joshua - 23, (not twins but his/hers/ours) and Christian - 15. My Mom, Joanie, also has blessed us with her companionship and is living in a mobile home until the completion of her suite which is attached to our house. Update: Oct. 1, 2006: Chad is living in Dallas (actually Richardson), Texas with his girlfriend Erica and they are expecting a child due in January 2007. Josh is now married to a wonderful woman Ally and they are expecting a child in November 2006. Josh and Ally are living on the property in Mom's trailer and she has moved to her other trailer on Mary's brother's property in Galena,MO. |
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| Our family is blessed to coexist with a collection of God's creatures. They include a herd of Dairy Goats which, consists of Purebred Saanens and Purebred French Alpine . They are blessed with the most wonderful Livestock Guardian Dogs I have had the pleasure to come in contact with, the Anatolian Shepherd Dogs. At this time we have one female, Sleepy-D-Acres Cheyenne. Cheyenne has two adorable female (deposits on these sorry they are spoken for) and they're growing fast with the character of their mother, alert and intelligent, loving, calm and observant. Cheyenne whelped 11 pups. They are beautiful. They would make a wonderful contribution to anyones farm. | ||||||
| In the field next to our dairy goats is our Registered Missouri Foxtrotter's. We have two Rambler's Traveler Filly's and one Invester Mare, so far. What a pleasure they have been. I had my two Traveler fillies broke and bred to Danny's Pride of Princess-S (Lobo) from Zorro Farms for a 2004 foal. Our Investor Mare was bred to Lobo as well. She gave birth May 16, 2003 to an Ivory Champagne colt who is a joy to the heart. He is growing fast and has the sweetest nature. His eyes are a cool blue. He is currently for sale. We also have two new Filly's from Lobo and one Rambler's Traveller Mare and one form the Invester Mare. They are both for sale but you will have to wait as they have not been weened yet. | ||||||
| We have become involved in an extrodinary company called Univera Life Sciences. (used to be Called Oasis) We started using their natural products and were so pleased with the results we experienced that we became Associates. I lost 17 lbs. in 17 weeks, Jim lost 20 lbs. in 12 weeks. But, that's not all.....Our energy level went up so we actually wanted to exercise. We now walk 4-5 miles a day effortlessly. We sleep better, manage stress easily, have a better range of motion (and that helps when bucking straw & alfalfa), and I've noticed my memory has been improving and I'm feeling more mental clarity and focus. | ||||||
| What has also made a difference is the book, Absolutely Effortless Prosperity - Book I & II by Bijan. You can read his daily lessons by going here. | ||||||
| Just over the border into Lead Hill, Arkansas is our Uncle, Norm Grabowski. Now there is a story, Comedian, Actor, Street Rodder, Wood Carver/Creator. You'll have to check out the sites linked to him for yourself, as I couldn't even begin to tell you about HIM. All who meet him love HIM. | ||||||
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We wish you health, happiness, and God's blessings. |
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FLAT CREEK FARM HCR 2 Box 4, Aurora, Missouri 65605 |
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417/574/6161 |
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