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All in a (Long) Day's Work

Mountain Farmgirl is celebrating the coming of summer and wondering whether it’s actually possible to get more done on the longest day of the year?...

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The New Mountain Farmgirl Wants to “Trade Howdys”

Greetings, farmgirls, from the Mountains of New Hampshire!! As my bio says on the sidebar, I hail from the Presidential Range in the White Mountain National Forest. I’m only minutes as the crow flies from Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast … and oh my, what a view! Whether I’m on the summit surveying the panorama … or far below, gazing up at the magnificent peaks, I am in absolute awe of Nature’s many blessings! That’s why I’ve decided to call my new farmgirl blog “Mountain Bounty.”
 

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Cathi Belcher

Cathi Belcher,
an old-fashioned farmgirl with a pioneer spirit, lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. As a “lifelong learner” in the “Live-Free-or-Die” state, she fiercely values self-reliance, independence, freedom, and fresh mountain air. Married to her childhood sweetheart of 40+ years (a few of them “uphill climbs”), she’s had plenty of time to reinvent herself. From museum curator, restaurant owner, homeschool mom/conference speaker, to post-and-beam house builder and entrepreneur, she’s also a multi-media artist, with an obsession for off-grid living and alternative housing. Cathi owns and operates a 32-room mountain lodge. Her specialty has evolved to include “hermit hospitality” at her rustic cabin in the mountains, where she offers weekend workshops of special interest to women.

“Mountains speak to my soul, and farming is an important part of my heritage. I want to pass on my love of these things to others through my writing. Living in the mountains has its own particular challenges, but I delight in turning them into opportunities from which we can all learn and grow.”

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Mountain Bounty

“Keep close to Nature’s heart ... and break clear away once in awhile to climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods, to wash your spirit clean.”
– John Muir

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