[AT] Greetings

[charlie hill]

Welcome back Troy.  Glad to hear that your farm is progressing!
You mentioned entertaining farming so I thought you might want to see what 
this guy is doing here in eastern NC.  His place is real close to another 
ATIS Al Jones and about 50 miles or so from me.
He has made a steady progression over the years, adding more and more 
interesting things for people to see and buy.

http://www.mikesfarm.com/

Charlie Hill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Troy Bogdan" <tbogdan1 at earthlink.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: [AT] Greetings


> Greetings,
> I have returned!  My name is Troy Bogdan, and I have been away from ATIS 
> for
> some time now, but wanted to let you know that I am back as a subscriber. 
> I
> hope to hear from many old familiar names, and hope to meet lots of new 
> ones
> also.
>
> I have two antique tractors.  A 1953 John Deere 70, and a 1945 Farmall A.
>
> Sorry for any cross postings (I already re-introduced myself to the Deere
> and Farmall lists).  Now I am saying hello to everybody.
>
> For those of you who don't remember me, and for those who've forgotten, I 
> am
> an organic farmer from Western Pennsylvania.  You may have seen my picture
> in Spencer Yost's book, "The Antique Tractor Bible."  I was fortunate 
> enough
> to be included in that fine piece of literature.  My tractor and farm made
> it into several photos in the book.  Since that book was published, we
> changed locations of our farm.  We were formerly on 30 acres in the
> Pittsburgh area, and now we have 85 acres in the Erie region, near
> Meadville, PA.
>
> Our main crops are certified organic garlic, veggies, herbs, fruits, hay,
> wild-crafted forest products, lumber and christmas trees.  We also hope to
> be getting into "entertainment farming" in the near future.
>
> We aren't just collectors of antique tractors and equipment, we actually 
> use
> them for the work that they were intended.  Our tractors get a daily 
> workout
> during the growing season (and spend a lot of time in the shop because of
> it).  We are constantly performing maintenance and fixing things.  One of
> these days I hope to put up a good work shop, because I sure could use 
> one.
> I just need to win the lottery, and I will be all set.
>
> Well, that's about it for now.  I hope to chat with you soon about old 
> iron.
>
> Thanks very much.  Sincerely & Organically Yours,
> Troy Bogdan, Pure Earth Organic Farm, North-West Pennsylvania
> WWW.PUREEARTHORGANIC.COM  (Web site needs updated, but still informative).
>
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