How We Got Our Name

One of the first things we wanted to do after we purchased our land was to build a small "hoop" house (basically an unheated greenhouse).  We had built a small one out of PVC pipe and plastic in our back yard in town.  It was relatively easy to build and inexpensive.  So, naturally, we thought we'd mimic our success and build the same type of structure out here on the farm.  

What we hadn't counted on, however, was the fact that our back yard in town was fairly well protected from the wind by a privacy fence and the surrounding houses.   The farm, on the other hand, is wide-open except for a few large trees down by the house.  The new structure lasted about a week in the Oklahoma wind.   Tom had been referring to the farm as "Headquarters", but after this, it became known as "Windy Acres".  And, the next year, we purchased a commercial steel frame that has been set in concrete!