Patina farms5/24/2023 ![]() So, they must have used it to gather the mowed alfalfa and dump it into piles. I went on to tell him that they never raised sugar beets in the territory where we now lived. I explained to him that it was a dump rake and what we had used ours for on the farm. Our youngest son was intrigued with the antique piece of farm equipment. That way our cattle could easily spot them and eat to their heart’s content. Dad used ours to gather sugar beet tops and dump them into piles. It looked exactly like the dump rake my parents had on the farm. Seeing it immediately took me back to my childhood days. The owners had an old dump rake setting by the north windbreak. When Ben and I first moved to Kansas, we rented a place in the country. As I recall, Dad was very upset with him, because the fire could have easily gotten out of control. In the process, he caught the wooden tongues on fire. Without asking permission, he decided to start a fire and burn the weeds. Weeds that weren’t very tall grew up around the antique implements. Patina Farm and its cross-fenced rolling pastures are called “home” to twenty ducks, eighteen different breeds of chickens, ten Huacaya Alpacas, three Nigerian Dwarf goats, three miniature donkeys, two African Pygmy goats, several barn cats, two Tennessee Walking horses, as well as Beth, Bob and their two dogs, Sophie and Nelli.Since the horse-drawn farming equipment was obsolete, Dad never moved it. The focal point of the farm is the new alpaca barn which includes nine stalls, an indoor kitchen, loung and retail space, as well as the relaxing porch that overlooks Cameron and Patina Lakes. Continuing to learn and being able to share the love of animals with others is priceless.” - Beth Lloyd “Cosmo” is the first male in an all female environment! We have three more cria due by the end of the year. We had our first cria born at Patina Farm on April 17, 2021. ![]() ![]() With their big eyes, long lashes and incredible fleece, the alpacas will never cease to amaze me. The challenge of raising and taking care of ten alpacas along with the goats, chickens and donkeys is not for the faint at heart! Each day has been a blessing and an adventure. After months of researching, planning and designing a barn for the new animals, my first alpacas arrived in June of 2020. There are very few alpaca farms in Mississippi, so I traveled to Tennessee, Virginia and Texas to visit other Alpaca farms and learn as much as possible. I instantly fell in love with these magnificent and interesting creatures, and loved the idea of using their fiber for fashionable merchandise. And so it began! I started researching all types of animals and alpacas piqued my interest. “Ever since I was a little girl, I have always dreamed of living on a farm, and in the early months of 2019 we had the opportunity to make the plunge and move to the country. Combining her talents in interior design and retail with her love of all things furry, Beth began dreaming and planning what would soon become Patina Farm. In early 2019 Beth and her husband Bob decided to build a home and live permanently at Cameron East. Having changed hands in ownership a few times over the past century and a half, Cameron is still known for its abundant deer and turkey population and is a fixture of agricultural and social history in Madison County.Ĭameron East was established in 2001 and has served as a weekend retreat and hunting camp for the Lloyd family. Quail, dove, turkey and white-tailed deer have thrived at Cameron since the wildlife conservation efforts were implemented. The land now known as Cameron East was originally a part of Cameron Plantation which was established 1841, and has been meticulously managed for wildlife since the early 1980’s. Situated just south of the Big Black River, Patina Farm consists of 1,350 acres of hardwoods, wildlife habitat and agriculture fields.
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