Welcome to our Blog!

Welcome to our blog! I decided after numerous years of wanting to keep some sort of journal and sharing our farm life experiences with my family and friends, that maybe, just maybe this avenue may be of interest to those seeking a 'close to the land' story from time to time.

William, my husband of 6 years now, and I have settled onto 40 acres on the southeast side of Duncan, OK - pop approx 23K. We are located smack dab in the middle of the Chisholm Trail, which is considered a wonder of the western culture in this part of the country. the trail was used for pushing longhorn cattle North, from Texas to Abilene, KS in the late 1800's. From Kansas the cattle would be loaded onto railways and travel east to the major cities where they would be butchered, processed and of course, eaten.

Being from the Northeast, I often pictured Oklahoma as the horrible images from the Dust Bowl or the infamous "Twister" movie. The people dry up and literally blow away. Now being here for 4 years, I can say it is nothing like that at all. I Love my home state of Maine and will always be a true, "Mainah in Exile", however, our little place does feel like home to me and I am blessed with all the Lord has given us to care for and love.

Currently, William has a day job as a drafter/NC programmer at Halliburton. It was this job opportunity that brought us to move to the Midwest. I consider myself a domestic agricultural engineer as I enjoy having an important label as well. We established Ox Creek Farm in spring of 2007 and sell milk, eggs, grass fed beef and other produce grown on our farm.

As you get to know us and share in our experiences as we live close to the land, I hope you will grow to enjoy it as much as we do. If anything, be open to learning, eager to appreciate, and willing to understand where the importance of such a lifestyle falls in this fast paced world.