Hi from Upstate NY

[chickenrun]

Hello from beautiful upstate NY. I am a lifelong gardener, which started at a very young age in my grandparent's garden, small, less than an acre homesteader for the last 13ish years. You know the adage that chickens are the gateway drug to homesteading? That would be me. My friend's hubby built me a chicken coop and they gave me 4 chickens, which has grown to 30 last time I counted. I also do meat birds in the summer and a few pigs every couple of years. I do most of the homesteading myself as hubby works long hours but he is willing to build me any infrastructure I want. I have 5 grown children and 4 adorable grandchildren. My eldest has taken on the homesteading lifestyle as well with the recent purchase of 5 acres a year ago, they already have hens and did a round of meat birds. Looking forward to chatting!

 

[phideaux]

Welcome from a retirerer from homesteading, in KY.

Jim

 

[Sourdough]

Welcome to the forum.
Question: What does "Upstate New York" mean.......??? Buffalo area or Watertown area.....???

 

[Pearl]

Hi, and welcome from Texas! Glad you joined us! Lots of great info, fun, and good people here!!

 

[Alaskajohn]

Welcome from Alaska!

 

[chickenrun]

Welcome to the forum.
Question: What does "Upstate New York" mean.......??? Buffalo area or Watertown area.....???

I am just 20 minutes south of Watertown.

 

[Alaskajohn]

I am just 20 minutes south of Watertown.

Nice area. I’ve visited FT Drum and did some hiking and canoeing in the lovely areas east of there.

 

[Morgan101]

Welcome from Eastern Missouri. Good to have you with us.

 

[Weedygarden]

Welcome from Colorado.

 

[LadyLocust]

Welcome from the other side of the nation directly east Tons of good info and good folks on here.

 

[Cascadian]

Welcome from Oregon.

 

[Peanut]

Welcome from the deep south!

 

[Neb]

I am just 20 minutes south of Watertown.

The Princess has a cottage on Chautauqua 10 minute walk from Midway amusement park.

Welcome

Ben

 

[Tootsie]

Greetings from the Finger Lakes!
I grew into chickens too, but my gateway was ducks. 3 cold, hungry ducks that someone dumped in a snowstorm. Birds are good. Most of the time.

 

[Sourdough]

I am just 20 minutes south of Watertown.

The "Lake Placid" area was my hunting grounds in the 60's.

 

[dademoss]

Greetings from Ohio!

 

[snappy1]

Welcome from Mississippi! Good to meet you! I spent a year or so in Syracuse. That's as upstate as I got.

 

[TeeJ]

Welcome from Utah, nice to meet you!

 

[Bacpacker]

Welcome from Tennessee. Wife's dad grew up in Plattsburg. Beautiful area

 

[Biggkidd]

Welcome hope you enjoy

 

[viking]

Hello and welcome from S.W. Oregon, many years ago, yeah I'm that old, I considered that if I was to move to the east that upstate New York sound like a pretty good place to end up. As it turned out, wife, son and I ended out here in what we consider paradise, the only thing I didn't figure on was that the Pacific North Coast would turn into what is now considered the "Left Coast", where we have some of the worst governors that are running things into the ground, you are not doing much better for governors back east either.

 

[kd4ulw]

Howdy from Indiana!

 

[chickenrun]

Nice area. I’ve visited FT Drum and did some hiking and canoeing in the lovely areas east of there.

Nice! Ft Drum is the only reason Watertown is the city it is.

 

[chickenrun]

Hello and welcome from S.W. Oregon, many years ago, yeah I'm that old, I considered that if I was to move to the east that upstate New York sound like a pretty good place to end up. As it turned out, wife, son and I ended out here in what we consider paradise, the only thing I didn't figure on was that the Pacific North Coast would turn into what is now considered the "Left Coast", where we have some of the worst governors that are running things into the ground, you are not doing much better for governors back east either.

You're not wrong about governors. If it weren't for my aging parents, we would move elsewhere, but I do love my 4 seasons. I could live without the snow - we are smack dab in the middle of the snow belt so some years we get feet upon feet of the white stuff. I would like a slightly longer growing season but I'll take what I have.

 

[Spikedriver]

Welcome from Iowa...

 

[Amish Heart]

Welcome from Kansas

 

[backlash]

Welcome aboard.

 

[bkt]

Welcome from Rochester, NY!

 

[DrPrepper]

Welcome from Arizona!