In the Aug/Sept issue of MaryJanesFarm, “The Experiment” (on newsstands July 14), we led you here to my daily journal for a chance to win a free copy of a wonderful book, Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book by Johanna Basford, featured in our “Farmgirl Finds” section that has sold more than a million copies worldwide. Tumble down the rabbit hole into an inky black-and-white wonderland in Secret Garden. This interactive activity book takes you on a ramble through a secret garden created in beautifully detailed pen-and-ink illustrations, sheltering all kinds of tiny creatures just waiting to be found and brought to life through coloring.
For a chance to win a copy of Secret Garden, along with a box of 24 Prismacolor Colored Pencils and a Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sharpener, tell me one thing you enjoy about MaryJanesFarm in the comments below. We’ll toss your name into a hat and draw one lucky winner in mid-September, when the Aug/Sept issue expires on newsstands. Stay tuned for more magazine-related giveaways!
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I LOVE the incredibly handy and well-researched “How-To”s in your magazine! There always happens to be a tutorial that shows me how to do or make something that happens to have been on my wish/dream list forever!! (Like the outdoor bathtub article in the most recent issue!! Um, amazing!!) Thanks, Mary Jane 😀
I love the gardening ideas. I live in Alaska and have had a greenhouse and raised bed gardens for 3 years. Organic gardening,fruit and heirloom vegatables.
Trying to narrow it down to one thing is like trying to catch the ocean in a pickle jar. I have such a love for farm life and to read the stories is always such a memory popper. The pictures always pop out to me with such happiness attached to them. After I finish reading my magazines I pass them on to someone that is very dear to me, a 90 year old friend, that takes the pictures from the magazine and makes stationary attaching messages of encouragement.
I love everything. I love to read the magazine from cover to cover. There are so many interesting articles. I bought my sister a subscription and she loves it as much as I do. She passed her finished magazine to a friend who later subscribed. I’m a country girl at heart and even though I live in town, I go to farmers market, do canning, freezing, cook from scratch and bake bread fro scratch. No bread machine for me.
I love the back to basics variety of ideas and recipes
It shows that woman can do anything!
Oh the inspiration MaryJanesFarm feeds my soul! If there is anything about this “magazine,” it’s more like an “imagizine” that inspires me to actually do what I’ve longed to do!
I love all the natural and organic recipes for food, beauty, garden etc!!
I enjoy receiving my copy of MaryJanesFarm in the mail because it has many great ideas for simple crafting projects and delicious recipes.
I love that MJF always showcases a variety of women in each issue! Real women with passions that keep them happy and healthy and that I love to learn about! Thank you MFJ!
I like the variety. Going from fashion to crafting to stories about someone else’s life to great photo layouts … it makes for a very satisfying read. I get excited every time l get my new issue out of my mailbox! Thx!!
I love how MaryJanesFarm seems to read my mind–for example, the “DIY Outdoor Bathtub” article in this issue. I’ve been dreaming of a backyard bathtub, but don’t have the budget for an antique cast-iron tub. A stock tank seems like the perfect (affordable) answer! Thank you, MaryJane!
I like everything about the magazine. The vibrant pictures to the great craft ideas all spectacular. The wait for the next issue to come out is the worst, and the best, because I go back and reread my back issues and find tidbits I overlooked the first time reading them. Keep up the great work.
When I’m down and dirty from long days on the farm, a little sweety reminder of why I do this work is what I get from even just a quick look through Mary Jane’s farm…
I turn to the newsroom section first every time. Then I read the magazine slowly, picking articles based on my mood that day, taking notes and stretching the experience out until the next one arrives in my mailbox!
I love everything about MJF except that it does not come every month. It seem so long between issues! I especially enjoy the “needle work” projects, quilting, embroidery, crochet, etc. I would love to win the “Coloring Book” for my son. He is 52 years old and still loves to color. It is not at all unusual to catch him sitting in the floor with his grandson coloring (bonding), huh? Thank y’all (you all) for your wonderful magazine. Keep up the good work.
I love everything about MJF! It helps me live the kind of life I have always aspired to:
Natural, creative, healthy! Thanks for such a great magazine!
I love every single thing about Mary janes farm!
I love how my mother and I can enjoy reading the same magazine and both get much from it. One thing-no way! I love how the magazine has become a platform for all women who read it to respond to their inner nurturer instinct and recognize the farmers they are or want to be.
Your magazine helps encourage women to know our strengths and feminity. A wonderful combination that is sometimes lost in our world.
Mary Jane’s Farm brings me a lot of things – it’s hard to choose just one, but I shall pick the most important to me – education and ideas and recipes that all support our little farm that we live on.
I love how Mary Jane takes me back to a simple time and shows how to do things in a healthy way.
Reading my Mary Jane Farm issues is my way of relaxing. I love to try new recipes from the magazine. And though it may sound silly, I like the texture/feel of the pages of the magazine!
I absolutely love MaryJanesFarm! My mother brought an issue when she came to visit several years ago, and I subscribed soon after reading it. What do I love most about it? Lots of things! The recipes, crafts, gardening tips, stories about enterprising and creative women all across the country and even around the world – very inspiring! Thank you, MaryJanesFarm!
I like the magazine from cover to cover – recipes, ideas, clothing, canning, cows, pictures, etc. You name it – I like it.
The encouragement to live and love a simple, wholesome lifestyle!
I gave one of these to a great-grandaughter last Christmas. It would be nice to give one to her younger sister since she likes to color now that she is older.
There is so much that I love about your magazine, but I especially like the creative artists and crafters that are highlighted in various sections of your magazine. It lifts my spirits to see such beauty and originality.
I love the beautiful photography especially. The recipes, ideas, informative articles make this magazine and the whole concept so special. Just love to read it.
My favorite part is of course all of the beautiful fabric for quilting! But I also love the DIY ideas! We used the idea of a family birthday board for our wedding guestbook!
I love how Mary Jane’s Farm is so eclectic! It has a little bit of everything – crafts, cooking, gardening, style, nutrition…no matter what mood I’m in, there’s something to inspire!
I enjoy the facts about different farm items: chickens to farm equipment
I love all the inspirational photos and practical advice for everyday living!
This lovely book would look great in my studio.
I love the beautiful photography and practical advice for everyday living!
This lovely book would look great in my studio.
All of the practical do-it-yourself ideas given! I especially love ideas that are given based upon something that is already in common use, such as the Apple Cider Vinegar. Can we get a how to on more health and beauty products?
I am captivated by the photos and illustrations! I enjoy your magazines long after reading it from cover to cover!
Julie
Tonasket, Wa
I love getting your magazine as it makes me stop, relax and take time for myself. It’s so relaxing and a refreshing magazine to read.
I love the unique ideas included inside the issues!
I like a lot about the mag….. ..Every Woman has a story…. all thinks gardening.. Flowers…. lots good food……. love to have the Secret Garden….. T Y…. <3 …Blessings…. 🙂
I like a lot about the mag….. ..Every Woman has a story…. all thinks gardening.. Flowers…. lots good food……. love to have the Secret Garden….. T Y …Blessings…. 🙂
AS a subscriber of Mary Janes Farm what I like is the richness of appreciation for our land.
The recipes are bountiful with flavor, the applaud toward women is outstanding.
For nearly five years now, I have not missed an issue and tried so many wonderful ideas you share.
I pack my magazine around like a lunch box every day , I read and re-read until the next issue comes along.
I even ordered back issue and loved every sentence.
Thanks for sharing what is Real!
Jobi
I just love your magazine……….It’s reuse, repurpose is my way of living……Love the pictures, recipes…you name it, I love it all……I find many new ideas on how to use all the fresh produce from our 2 gardens………
When I am stressed , from work , I can sit down in my rocker and read your magazine,all the stress from my day disappears
It’s hard to limit my thoughts to one topic as to what I like best. I am thrilled by the practical and useful Information as I love to make and do things myself. My husband and I are very much into organic products and I feel like I’m on vacation when I read your magazine!nthank you so much for all the wonderful articles!
I love that you offer so many insights … quips and quotes and practical living and a back-to-nature attitude and so much more … and that Mary Jane’s Farm has become a special connection that my oldest daughter and I share, even thought she lives in Montana and I live in Vermont. We are a continent apart, but we’re right next door when our weekly chats have us discussing the latest issue of inspiration and farmgirl magic! Thank you for it all!!!
I love the sewing and quilting articles. There is really nothing about Mary Janes Farm magazine that I don’t like. I look forward to every issue.
I literally just stumbled across this magazine, and I’m in love with everything about it! I feel like I’m stepping back in time into a world of wholesome goodness. It’s like a mini vacation whenever I open its pages. Looking forward to starting my subscription!
Oh My Goodness!! Where do I begin? From the magazine to the Farmgirl Sisterhood. I love reading about gardening, crafts and living simply. I love the girls that are in the sisterhood. I have the greatest friends from across the U.S. I never know what my mailbox will hold each day from one of the girls and sending goodies to the other sisters. I always find something that works for my homestead and I always find smiles and long distance hugs from farmgirls. 🙂
First, I enjoy and look forward to each issue, second, I share and discuss certain articles with my daughter. I enjoy craft and gardening ideas and articles. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!
One thing….. I love the ideas, and you give enough info & photos so I am actually inspired to go try some! I also enjoy the sense of community you inspire