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Couple to give away their $350,000 Alabama goat cheese farm
Daily Mail ^
| April 30, 2015
| Lydia Warren
Posted on 04/30/2015 6:35:56 PM PDT by Roos_Girl
If you've ever dreamed of owning your own patch of land and a successful home-grown business then a 200-word essay and $150 is all is could take for it to become a reality.
Paul and Leslie Spell, of Humble Heart Farms in Elkmont, Alabama, are giving away their goat cheese farm - complete with their house, 20 acres of land, 56 goats, cheese-making equipment, recipes and even a dog - to the person who writes the best essay about why they should run it.
It will cost entrants just $150 to apply and, with an expected 2,500 applications, the couple say the fees will pay off the rest of their mortgage and leave $20,000 in operating funds for the new owner.
'It's for real,' Paul Spell told AL.com. 'We've had a pretty successful run here and I thought it was time for us to go help so
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Agriculture; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alabama
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Full title: Couple to give away their $350,000 Alabama goat cheese farm to the person who writes best essay about why they should run it (and pet dog gets thrown in too)
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:35:56 PM PDT
by
Roos_Girl
To: Roos_Girl
Goat cheese is very very tasty. I cannot see myself running a goat farm.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:39:18 PM PDT
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: scripter
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:39:37 PM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Roos_Girl
I would love to run your Goat farm, with all the new Marriage laws coming down the pike
goat brides will be in high demand from the Islamic community.
Thank you.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:39:54 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS, Make them talk!)
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Goat cheese is very very tasty. I cannot see myself running a goat farm. yes it is... i am intrigued...
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:41:20 PM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Roos_Girl; humblegunner; Slings and Arrows; Salamander; TheOldLady; 50mm
I have only one thing to say .....
I ~LOVE~ Goat Cheese!
(Begins furiously scribbling.....)
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:44:32 PM PDT
by
shibumi
("Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way")
To: Roos_Girl
I would put $150. In the pot. You could always sell the goats if that wasn’t your deal and keep a house on 20 acres in the country. I love that dog, I’d keep him for sure.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:44:53 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Roos_Girl
20 acres is not enough land to graze and grow food stores for ten dairy goats.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:44:57 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Roos_Girl
I think this is a cool way to sell your property. I saw a small campground and home in the upper peninsula of Michigan sold/won this way.
In that case there would be no winner if there weren’t certain number of entries adding up to around $500,000. If there was no winner the money would be refunded.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:46:36 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Roos_Girl
If I were to enter, my winning would be a feta complete.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:47:36 PM PDT
by
Rocky
(The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. George Orwel)
To: Roos_Girl
I raised daughters. Why would I want to raise goats, too?
/johnny
To: Ditter
I wouldn’t deal with anyone who sells a good dog instead of taking them along. Think about that Twilight Zone episode....lol
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:48:29 PM PDT
by
When do we get liberated?
(A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suck at the tit of Capitalism.)
To: blackdog
Might want to talk with Joel Salatin about that. I think he’s down to 1 acre/cow.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:48:33 PM PDT
by
Roos_Girl
(The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
Comment #14 Removed by Moderator
To: When do we get liberated?
Did you see how big that dog was? I doubt if they could take that dog with them to Costa Rica.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:54:24 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: blackdog
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:54:58 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: Roos_Girl
Pretty slick way to sell the property for way more than it is worth.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:56:12 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Ditter
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:56:56 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I saw this and thought of you. :)
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posted on
04/30/2015 7:00:14 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Rocky
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