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Kalli · ‎03-11-2010

@violann wrote:
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but I was raised on a farm, the cow barns across the footpath, the horse barn diagonally to the left down the hill, and the piggery and chicken coops on the left up the hill.

I cannot describe how much I miss "farm smell". At this time of year, back-to-school and putting in silage, also a soury, icky stench was accompanied by the ceaseless din of the gas engine that powered the shoot that blew the silage into the red ceramic block silos.

I feel heartily sorry for people who are appalled by farm odors, and I totally and completely understand it. It really is sometimes like being on the inside of a dirty gas station bathroom. But oh my, how I miss it.

Blessings to all of you farmers who help to keep us fed and smell farm smells every day!

violann, my post has nothing to do with a family farm. I posted about a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation in close location to 100s of homes in housing developments.

I board my horse at my friends' family farm. They have a herd of cows on several acres and 4 horses in a few large pastures. They don't have a manure disposal problem and the air not offensive, the water table not questionably polluted. But they don't have 5000 pigs and they don't have to deal with the waste produced by that many pigs each day.

Nutrient management is always the challenge with CAFOs.

italia8140 · ‎04-27-2015

@violann wrote:
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but I was raised on a farm, the cow barns across the footpath, the horse barn diagonally to the left down the hill, and the piggery and chicken coops on the left up the hill.

I cannot describe how much I miss "farm smell". At this time of year, back-to-school and putting in silage, also a soury, icky stench was accompanied by the ceaseless din of the gas engine that powered the shoot that blew the silage into the red ceramic block silos.

I feel heartily sorry for people who are appalled by farm odors, and I totally and completely understand it. It really is sometimes like being on the inside of a dirty gas station bathroom. But oh my, how I miss it.

Blessings to all of you farmers who help to keep us fed and smell farm smells every day!

Farm smells are disgusting and nauseating.

GingerPeach · ‎03-12-2010

@violann wrote:
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but I was raised on a farm, the cow barns across the footpath, the horse barn diagonally to the left down the hill, and the piggery and chicken coops on the left up the hill.

I cannot describe how much I miss "farm smell". At this time of year, back-to-school and putting in silage, also a soury, icky stench was accompanied by the ceaseless din of the gas engine that powered the shoot that blew the silage into the red ceramic block silos.

I feel heartily sorry for people who are appalled by farm odors, and I totally and completely understand it. It really is sometimes like being on the inside of a dirty gas station bathroom. But oh my, how I miss it.

Blessings to all of you farmers who help to keep us fed and smell farm smells every day!

Real farm smells can be wonderful since they come from healthy animals raised in healthy ways.

Horrid smells come from any sort of "factory farming," or CAFOs. Not to mention the cruel conditions those poor animals are forced to endure. They should be outlawed.

[was Homegirl] Love to be home . . . thus the screen name. Joined 2003.

italia8140 · ‎04-27-2015

@GingerPeach wrote:
@violann wrote:
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but I was raised on a farm, the cow barns across the footpath, the horse barn diagonally to the left down the hill, and the piggery and chicken coops on the left up the hill.

I cannot describe how much I miss "farm smell". At this time of year, back-to-school and putting in silage, also a soury, icky stench was accompanied by the ceaseless din of the gas engine that powered the shoot that blew the silage into the red ceramic block silos.

I feel heartily sorry for people who are appalled by farm odors, and I totally and completely understand it. It really is sometimes like being on the inside of a dirty gas station bathroom. But oh my, how I miss it.

Blessings to all of you farmers who help to keep us fed and smell farm smells every day!
Real farm smells can be wonderful since they come from healthy animals raised in healthy ways.
Horrid smells come from any sort of "factory farming," or CAFOs. Not to mention the cruel conditions those poor animals are forced to endure. They should be outlawed.

No farm smells smell WONDERFULL. The fresh air where I live at the BEACH smells WONDERFUL. No comparison.

violann · ‎03-10-2010

SO THRILLED that you love the smells at the beach!

I love true farm smells.

I wouldn't THINK of making a comparison. Why on Earth would you think that YOU should?

italia8140 · ‎04-27-2015

@violann wrote:
SO THRILLED that you love the smells at the beach!
I love true farm smells.
I wouldn't THINK of making a comparison. Why on Earth would you think that YOU should?

Thanks. So am I. The air ALWAYS smells so CLEAN and FRESH!

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@violann wrote:
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but I was raised on a farm, the cow barns across the footpath, the horse barn diagonally to the left down the hill, and the piggery and chicken coops on the left up the hill.

I cannot describe how much I miss "farm smell". At this time of year, back-to-school and putting in silage, also a soury, icky stench was accompanied by the ceaseless din of the gas engine that powered the shoot that blew the silage into the red ceramic block silos.

I feel heartily sorry for people who are appalled by farm odors, and I totally and completely understand it. It really is sometimes like being on the inside of a dirty gas station bathroom. But oh my, how I miss it.

Blessings to all of you farmers who help to keep us fed and smell farm smells every day!

We aren't farmers, but live among several farms.

And when farming is done right, there is very little smell beyond the barnyard most times.

Yes, we get odor when they spread manure on the fields, but it lasts only a day then dissipates as the sun and rain do their thing.

If animals are given enough space, and barns are cleaned out and the manure spread properly, it is a smell that you become accustomed to, and comfortable with.

We had a neighbor that kept two pigs in a shed on his three acre lot, and never cleaned out their pen, and the pigs never got out of the shed (till they were butchered). The flies hit us by the tens of thousands, the smell was suffocating. None of it was necessary if they could have roamed and the pens cleaned and spread.

I feel for the folks that the other poster mentioned near the pig farm. Farming done the old fashioned way, where animals roamed the fields and pastures (which is how the Amish farms around us work) are actually a joy to see and smell. The huge packing in of too many animals and no one tending the waste properly is a whole other thing.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@italia8140 wrote:
@GingerPeach wrote:
@violann wrote:
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but I was raised on a farm, the cow barns across the footpath, the horse barn diagonally to the left down the hill, and the piggery and chicken coops on the left up the hill.

I cannot describe how much I miss "farm smell". At this time of year, back-to-school and putting in silage, also a soury, icky stench was accompanied by the ceaseless din of the gas engine that powered the shoot that blew the silage into the red ceramic block silos.

I feel heartily sorry for people who are appalled by farm odors, and I totally and completely understand it. It really is sometimes like being on the inside of a dirty gas station bathroom. But oh my, how I miss it.

Blessings to all of you farmers who help to keep us fed and smell farm smells every day!
Real farm smells can be wonderful since they come from healthy animals raised in healthy ways.
Horrid smells come from any sort of "factory farming," or CAFOs. Not to mention the cruel conditions those poor animals are forced to endure. They should be outlawed.
No farm smells smell WONDERFULL. The fresh air where I live at the BEACH smells WONDERFUL. No comparison.

@italia8140

You may not be used to farm smells, and they may seem offensive because you haven't been exposed to them for extended periods of time, but a good, old fashioned, properly and not over stocked farm has smells that grow on you if given enough time.

They are the smells that feed this nation, and much of the rest of the world. They are the smells of independence and self reliance. They are the smells that coexist with knowing you can feed your family (and others). They are the smell of life. Again, not those mega farms with animals stacked on each other, those have a horrible stench.

Much is in the 'nose of the beholder' when it comes to smells. I have always thought oceans and beaches stink. There have been times I've been to beaches and didn't notice an odor, but most times, there is a smell that isn't pleasant to me. I'm sure if you live there, it becomes either unnoticable or familiar, but not much different than what others are used to in the 'smells' of their everyday lives.

violann · ‎03-10-2010

Spot on mominohio. Some people want the whole world to smell exactly as they do, and some people prefer a symphony of smells AND smellers.

I think there's more than enough room in the world for smells and smellers of all kinds. Bring 'em!

GingerPeach · ‎03-12-2010

@Mominohio wrote:
@italia8140 wrote:
@GingerPeach wrote:
@violann wrote:
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but I was raised on a farm, the cow barns across the footpath, the horse barn diagonally to the left down the hill, and the piggery and chicken coops on the left up the hill.

I cannot describe how much I miss "farm smell". At this time of year, back-to-school and putting in silage, also a soury, icky stench was accompanied by the ceaseless din of the gas engine that powered the shoot that blew the silage into the red ceramic block silos.

I feel heartily sorry for people who are appalled by farm odors, and I totally and completely understand it. It really is sometimes like being on the inside of a dirty gas station bathroom. But oh my, how I miss it.

Blessings to all of you farmers who help to keep us fed and smell farm smells every day!
Real farm smells can be wonderful since they come from healthy animals raised in healthy ways.
Horrid smells come from any sort of "factory farming," or CAFOs. Not to mention the cruel conditions those poor animals are forced to endure. They should be outlawed.
No farm smells smell WONDERFULL. The fresh air where I live at the BEACH smells WONDERFUL. No comparison.
@italia8140

You may not be used to farm smells, and they may seem offensive because you haven't been exposed to them for extended periods of time, but a good, old fashioned, properly and not over stocked farm has smells that grow on you if given enough time.

They are the smells that feed this nation, and much of the rest of the world. They are the smells of independence and self reliance. They are the smells that coexist with knowing you can feed your family (and others). They are the smell of life. Again, not those mega farms with animals stacked on each other, those have a horrible stench.

Much is in the 'nose of the beholder' when it comes to smells. I have always thought oceans and beaches stink. There have been times I've been to beaches and didn't notice an odor, but most times, there is a smell that isn't pleasant to me. I'm sure if you live there, it becomes either unnoticable or familiar, but not much different than what others are used to in the 'smells' of their everyday lives.

The beach doesn't always smell great either. There are times things wash up, or seaweed and other items sit around for a long time, and so on and so forth. Life isn't just black and white, and neither are aromas, odors, or smells.

I love driving by a farm and breathing in the earthiness. I also love the salty air at the beach.

[was Homegirl] Love to be home . . . thus the screen name. Joined 2003.