The Farmers

Daniel is 51 years old and is the “Dad” of “My Dad & Me Family Farm.” He and his wife Susan have been happily married for 30 years and work side by side in everything. Daniel does most of the milking morning and evening, seven days a week, and spends the rest of his time in the gardens.

He enjoys playing the guitar and banjo, tending the animals, and hashing out politics with other God-fearing, freedom loving people.

Susan is 48 years old and is a superb wife and mother. Some ask where she fits into the “My Dad & Me” farm name to which Daniel replies: When a man and a woman are married in the Lord, the two become one and so she and I are one and the same. We find it to be nothing but sheer joy!

Susan spends most of her time pouring up milk and cleaning milk totes twice a day while Daniel is milking. Between milking they work the gardens and she keeps up with emails, phone calls, and domestic draws; overseeing Anna, lending a hand when needed, and excitedly looking forward to her first three grandchildren.

Anna is 18 years old and is the last of the five Hammond children remaining at home. She plans and cooks all of the meals and bakes for the farm as well. She keeps granola and cereal bars stocked on the back porch and is available to answer questions from friends and customers. She dearly loves her digital camera and her Mac computer, and with the two of them produces some beautiful photos; many of which are displayed on our website and her Facebook.

David is 28 years old and one of the “Me” in the farm name. He and his wife Tina have been married for over a year, and by the time this gets published they will be blessed with their first child. David and Tina are really excited about the next farm hand being born and taking the family farm into the third generation! David is responsible for feeding all the hungry mouths on the farm: hauling hay for the cows & giving them fresh grass each day, slopping the hogs, moving chicken tractors, and checking the bees. David also enjoys running the farm equipment so you might find him on the tractor or plowing the gardens.

David enjoys working wood with hand tools and hunting when he can, as well as playing a little bluegrass music.

Tina, David’s lovely new bride, is 27 years old and a soon-to-be-mother. See Susan’s entry about the farm name – David wouldn’t be much of a “Me” without his wonderful helpmeet! Tina loves the baby chicks, baby rabbits, baby calves, well, anything baby animals! She helps David feed and water the animals daily, tending to the chickens and rabbits especially. She also does a lot of the farm bookkeeping, and enjoys taking care of the customers when they need help.

Tina loves to play the piano, train her cat Tigger to sit & beg, crochet in the shop while David works with wood, or cook up something new in the kitchen.

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