■— _ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 19, 2000-B7
1% T"! “We don’t encourage compe- -r '
X ▼ 1111 tition among the children. It is but are to benefit others.” modestly furnished home. “But
not important for them to excel Raising a large family is not we have been able to enjoy play
(Contlnued from Pag* B 6) ________ tub to understand practical without a price. “It’s a huge re- ing and working together.”
.. , . ,„ , . skills so that when they leave sponsibility. We have sacrificed For the Millers, that’s a goal
y > sne said of fash- home, they can function without monetary gain,” Grace said as worth the sacrifice.
101 rvo° ICeS k , , , us,” Grace said. she glanced around their
Grace charges by the hour —BfljlM People often ask how Grace
an is a ep a estimating time can accomplishes so much. She '
before beginning a job. She also —gjjlß exp i ainS) “Part of survival in a I]— t
works as a wedding coordinator Jarge family is working together. IfeZll
and does bridal alterations on Because we do not have televi
purchased gowns HHHKSH sion, we read, play games, en- IUU A
urmg he month of Decern- courage creativity, and have . - I /
ber, Grace concentrates on assigned chores. Notebook /
family sewing. In response to She doesn’t burn midnight oil W //v^eSW// i
their requests for Christmas, on sew j n g projects or house- , JK // /]L#
Grace sewed a reversible coat, a work. She said that she and her /jar
heavy winter coat, a flannel husband have always made it a Jl/f JS\
shirt three polar fleece jackets, rule not to work after the chil- Ida RISSCV ' AT I
a polar vest, and two pairs of | n addition to piecing dren are in bed. JSf I
fleece pajamas. quilts, Grace has also “x 0 function properly, I need /^Z—J
I love sewing. But sewing for qu ilted projects for nation- dht t 0 nine hours of sleep at /
my family is my favorite thing,” a || y recognized quilt artists. ni ht .. Grace said
Gr “ d - • p . . Although Grace does most of This morning I looked over 27 of them over the holidays and
For 12 yem-s Grace and Eric Because Grace and her famil cooking) she does not mother>s / from 1938 bought a new tom turkey We ate
homeschooled the children It daughter had the unusual dis- do dishes or cleaning, which are There were seven girls in the the °} d one that weighed 28
that tmction of both wmning bestof chores assigned to the children. family-ages 3to 17-and it was a P ol i nd - . .
children do well if they have had show awards in their age cate- She gaid UQw chi , dren com . bu * Every Sunday we went to
i o h-^^ e S“on fometimes. They’re me was how
and then attend public high Sometiines they want more tives or they visited us.
The Millers rent a farmhouse. emin'rests ?
They own one Jersey cow that The oldest son Daniel is a * h P arents tell them, We had a cold or a fever. And, one ag he put down a stone base for
hand milk to supply the computer science major at La- hav « chosen not to give you ev- time it was noted that only six j lane to anot h er farm by
amil,r m i™ Err? s aca,- T»L, Texas. Eldon S l6, Joel, students were at our two room break ! ng big stones with a stone
penter 14, Alicia, 12, and Patrick, 10. »lean to give and not to be sel- school out of some 30 as every- hammer . He also had to chase
P fish - our lives are not our own one had the measles. our steers to the Conestoga Riv-
At home we always had dish- er everyday f or wat er.
es to wash and tobacco to strip. The pa i nter s who worked on
And of course, lots of cooking barn and house were paid
and baking to do. We butchered 45? h our. We were paid . i 9(Z
a sheep and three hogs. There a dozen for eggs that a huckster
were three cans of lard from the icked at the farm. The
butchering and we used it in tobaccQ wag gold for m per
baking and frying potatoes d That year we 14
which we ate every day as it was bughel of gweet potatoes and my
my fathers favorite disk mother noted that she made a
My parents had a flock of . iron kettle of soap for wash
turkeys who roamed m the mea- dothes There was always
dows and woods during the D
spring and summer. They sold wor o °'
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Farmers' Market Trust
WANTED
A Few Good Farmers
To sell your highest quality form products sweet corn,
tomatoes, greens, strawberries, peaches, melons, apples,
flowers, baked goods, honey, eggs, milk, cheese, meat,
fish.
To sell directly to people who value the unbeatable
freshness of locally grown food, at outdoor farmers’
markets in Philadelphia.
To take home as much as $l,OOO a day at peak season.
(Farmer's daily sales averaged $625 for season.)
Taste and variety are the keys to success. Small farms
are welcome! Several of our most successful farmers grow
on less than 10 acres.
Call Bob Pierson (800) 417-9499, x 25
or (215) 568-0830, x 25, for more information
1201 Chestnut Street 4th fl., Philadelphia PA 19107
e-mail: fmtrust@libertynet.org