January 12, 2015
Ridge Spring News
Harvest Festival this Tuesday
at 7:00, Cumbee Place
FORS meeting Thursday at
5:00, Cumbee Place
Even
though I am taking this month off, I am thankful that people still send me
items to put in the paper. Communication
is so important.
We
are now readjusting th library hours with the heop of more volunteering. The library will not be open on Wednesdays. Thanks to all who volunteer at our free
library.
New
library hours:
Monday, Tuesday 8:30-12:00
Wednesday 12:30-4:30
Thursday
8:30-12:00
Friday
8:30-4:30
Subject: Gourd
Painting Class:
What:
Gabbie Hen Gourd Painting Class
When: Saturday, January 31st 9-12
Where: Art Center of Ridge Spring
Cost: $35 for all supplies
Students will use a medium-sized gourd, epoxy clay and acrylics to make their very own Gabbie Hen. She can be matched to any color scheme. She will be painted in background color of choice and adorned with repetitive shapes until filled. There is no limit to the possibilities. Register by emailing Joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or calling (803) 685-5577 and leave message.
When: Saturday, January 31st 9-12
Where: Art Center of Ridge Spring
Cost: $35 for all supplies
Students will use a medium-sized gourd, epoxy clay and acrylics to make their very own Gabbie Hen. She can be matched to any color scheme. She will be painted in background color of choice and adorned with repetitive shapes until filled. There is no limit to the possibilities. Register by emailing Joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or calling (803) 685-5577 and leave message.
Ridge Hill Baptist Church announces its 2nd annual MLK
Community Brunch to be held in the church's Community Life Center on Saturday,
January 17th starting
at 10:00AM.
All are invited. The event is meant to honor the life and legacy of The Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There will be singing, mime dancing, and poetry. One
adult will be recognized and honored with the MLK Impact award and a deserving
High School Senior will be recognized and honored with the MLK Promise Award. For
more information please call Ridge Hill Baptist Church at 803 685 7367.
or emai wordlover29203@yahoo.com
Judy Adamick will hold water color classes for 6 weeks from Feb.
3 to Mar. 10. Cost will be $75. She will also teach acrylic classes
for six weeks from Feb. 5 through Mar. 12 for $75. For more
information call Judy at 803/685-5814.
George Key: Helpful Hands Community Mission Worship will begin on 1st
& 3rd Sundays of the month beginning in February. Services will begin at 11 am. “Family Night” will
be the 2nd Sunday evenings at 5 pm. Worship services will be
held at the Historical Star Center.
The Cumbee Place
will have all kind of fun things to do during these cold months like butter and
cheese making with One Ash Farms, a painting workshop that is perfect for
beginners taught by Sidney Zemp and wonderful artist from Bamberg, social media
workshops, Photoshop workshops and more. Some
of our local farmers have been bringing local produce, Fresh Raw Milk, and
baked goods for you to purchase. You can find what's new at Cumbee Place on our
website or like our Facebook page, and we will be happy to keep you
updated. So stop by and see what Cumbee Place is all about. As we like to
say, “Come be a part of Cumbee Place."
Josie Rodgers
Leagrace,
River, Amber, Jessica, and my parents have returned from Disney safely with
lots of stories to tell! I can wait to
get all the pictures together and create a special scrapbook of their fantasy
vacation. They stayed at the Give Kids
the World Village. This is the village
that accommodates children with special needs and life-threatening illnesses. They were treated like royalty, of course.
Leagrace IS a princess, after all! We thought she would go nuts when she saw
Mickey, but apparently her favorite character was Belle—and she’s never seen Beauty and the Beast! Leagrace was
“talking” to her the most! My mom was enamored with Frozen’s Elsa and her attention to
LG. Mom shared with Elsa that LG watches
Frozen every single day. I
will be sharing more of their experience next week. I will say this: my parents are singing the praises of the
village and all they do for special children.
It was a wonderful but emotional experience for them all.
RSM High: Art students are creating projects this
semester with recycled junk. As you
clean out for the new year, please keep us in mind for interesting objects that
serve you no more purpose! You may have
some amazing items that we have not thought about! Please contact Carmen Holley at 685-2100 with
questions and donations. Here is a list of some suggested items: outdated or
broken CDs and DVD's, soda cans (rinsed out please),interesting bottles, outdated
or broken computer parts, outdated or broken jewelry, whole and cracked flower
pots, doors, broken yard tools, silverware, buttons, unmatched but unstained
cute socks, bike parts, gears, broken toys, magazines, books, palettes, mannequins,
etc.
The Miss Odyssey
Pageant will be held Feb. 21
My guest writer
this week is Lee Ann Perez from One Ash Farm:
Welcome
to our homestead! One Ash Plantation was built in 1888 by the J.S. Williams
family. The home, which was owned by the original family until 1962, has been a
landmark for the area throughout the years. From being the home to a
Confederate Civil War soldier, to the post office for Plateau, South Carolina
in the early 1900's, a boarding house for workers at the newly built Savannah
river site "bomb plant"in the 1950's, as well as a well-known hog
farm for 4H and FFA students during the 40's and 50's. The 60 foot tall
Aermotor windmill has been the most prominent landmark. While the mill doesn't
currently pump water, it was the water source for the Homestead when it was
installed in 1938. A new, shiny 10 foot diameter mill was installed and
many locals have stopped by to tell us stories about the place.
When One Ash was purchased by a local farmer in 1962, he continued to use the farm to grow cotton, but the home became dilapidated. It was renovated in the 1990's, and intricacies of our Homestead and we have been blessed by having the opportunity to add to the history of One Ash Plantation.
We have extensive experience raising farm animals prior to moving to One Ash. We have kept farm animals for well over 25 years, (closer to 40 if you count hubby's chickens and pigeons as a boy!). When we bought our first farm, hubby gave me a pygmy goat, and I gave him a rooster. From that point on there was no stopping our love for farming and farm animals. Our daughter has been gathering eggs from the coops since she could walk, and has never known a life without animals. Throughout the years that we have lived at One Ash we have raised all of the usual farm animals. Some of the favorites were when we raised sheep, with up to 40 head at any one time. Lambing season is always such a joy when the newly born lambs jump and frolic in the fields!
For us, the best additions to the farm have been when we had the opportunity to begin our dairy operation. We started with one Nubian goat to learn about dairy, eventually adding a few other goats and breeding Nubians. Learning to milk, process milk , make cheese and other dairy products, along with the commitment of twice a day milking responsibilities was initially a bit of a learning curve but we came quickly to embrace the blessings of that time spent working together as a family.
Shortly after starting with our dairy goats my husband felt a strong conviction to move into dairy cattle. Only from the Lord's blessing did we find our first Jersey dairy cow. She has been the queen of the farm ever since! The only challenge to having a cow vs. that one goat was that we had 3 to 4 gallons of milk every day - one family certainly could not drink that much! I made a lot of cheese, our own butter, whipped cream and other dairy goodies, but we still had leftover milk. The idea came, and the decision was made, to try bottle raising day old calves. Once again we were blessed and were able to find a source to purchase young day-old, to a few day-old, calves. Our daughter uses the excess milk to bottle feed them until the point of weaning and then offers these gentle calves for sale. We now milk several cows each day, along with our goats in the spring months, and will continue to add to our milking line as we are able.
When One Ash was purchased by a local farmer in 1962, he continued to use the farm to grow cotton, but the home became dilapidated. It was renovated in the 1990's, and intricacies of our Homestead and we have been blessed by having the opportunity to add to the history of One Ash Plantation.
We have extensive experience raising farm animals prior to moving to One Ash. We have kept farm animals for well over 25 years, (closer to 40 if you count hubby's chickens and pigeons as a boy!). When we bought our first farm, hubby gave me a pygmy goat, and I gave him a rooster. From that point on there was no stopping our love for farming and farm animals. Our daughter has been gathering eggs from the coops since she could walk, and has never known a life without animals. Throughout the years that we have lived at One Ash we have raised all of the usual farm animals. Some of the favorites were when we raised sheep, with up to 40 head at any one time. Lambing season is always such a joy when the newly born lambs jump and frolic in the fields!
For us, the best additions to the farm have been when we had the opportunity to begin our dairy operation. We started with one Nubian goat to learn about dairy, eventually adding a few other goats and breeding Nubians. Learning to milk, process milk , make cheese and other dairy products, along with the commitment of twice a day milking responsibilities was initially a bit of a learning curve but we came quickly to embrace the blessings of that time spent working together as a family.
Shortly after starting with our dairy goats my husband felt a strong conviction to move into dairy cattle. Only from the Lord's blessing did we find our first Jersey dairy cow. She has been the queen of the farm ever since! The only challenge to having a cow vs. that one goat was that we had 3 to 4 gallons of milk every day - one family certainly could not drink that much! I made a lot of cheese, our own butter, whipped cream and other dairy goodies, but we still had leftover milk. The idea came, and the decision was made, to try bottle raising day old calves. Once again we were blessed and were able to find a source to purchase young day-old, to a few day-old, calves. Our daughter uses the excess milk to bottle feed them until the point of weaning and then offers these gentle calves for sale. We now milk several cows each day, along with our goats in the spring months, and will continue to add to our milking line as we are able.
We are a
DHEC inspected and licensed Grade A Raw Milk dairy and we sell our milk for
human consumption straight off the farm, and at local farmers markets.
In addition to our dairy, we also have pigs, we breed many pigeons, more chickens than we can possibly count, numerous guineas that are wonderful watchdogs and insect control, rabbits, still have a few sheep, a gaggle of geese roaming around, as well as those horses still hanging out! Our Amish-retired draft horse is a star on the farm tours. We use her for everything from working the garden and field to riding, and she is a treat for all who visit the farm.
We spend our (minimal) free time cooking and canning, baking, learning about farming, crafting, enjoying our dogs and family, and in fellowship with other Homesteaders and like-minded folks.
As we have progressed with our homestead life God has made it clear to us how important it is to have a community of friends and supporters for every question and every new idea. That's why we were convicted to create our online business and farm websites to help our fellow homesteaders and all the families out there that are looking to create multi-generational homesteading for their families future. We all enjoy talking about farming and homesteading, and believe that as we share our knowledge, we also learn from everyone we meet. We have several spots on the internet that you can find us-
In addition to our dairy, we also have pigs, we breed many pigeons, more chickens than we can possibly count, numerous guineas that are wonderful watchdogs and insect control, rabbits, still have a few sheep, a gaggle of geese roaming around, as well as those horses still hanging out! Our Amish-retired draft horse is a star on the farm tours. We use her for everything from working the garden and field to riding, and she is a treat for all who visit the farm.
We spend our (minimal) free time cooking and canning, baking, learning about farming, crafting, enjoying our dogs and family, and in fellowship with other Homesteaders and like-minded folks.
As we have progressed with our homestead life God has made it clear to us how important it is to have a community of friends and supporters for every question and every new idea. That's why we were convicted to create our online business and farm websites to help our fellow homesteaders and all the families out there that are looking to create multi-generational homesteading for their families future. We all enjoy talking about farming and homesteading, and believe that as we share our knowledge, we also learn from everyone we meet. We have several spots on the internet that you can find us-
And you
can find us on Facebook at One Ash Plantation, or One Ash Farm and Dairy Supply
Company
We also
sponsor a group on Facebook- Southeast Dairy Cattle Exchange at https://www.facebook.com/groups/southeastdairycattle/
We are
proud to be a part of The Ridge!
Reminders:
Ridge Spring Library
hours: Mon/Tues 8:30
am - 12 pm; Wed., 12:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fri 12:30 pm -4:30 pm
Every
2nd & 4th Monday:
Kids' Corner Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the
Ridge Spring Library.
Every 2nd Monday: RSM Elem PTO meets at 6:30 pm in the media center.
Every
Friday & Saturday: AARS hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free
admission
Every first Tuesday of
the Month: AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
Every 1st
Thursday: AARS Needle Craft Night
Every Wednesday: AA
meets at Recovery Works
Every
Monday & Friday: Narcotics Anonymous
and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
7 pm at Recovery Works (enter on Ponderosa Drive; park in Visitor Parking Area)
Every 3rd
Thursday: FORS at Cumbee Place 5 pm
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