Monthly Archives: August 2012
Spoiled food..waste of time, effort and money!
Wow, I had honestly forgot just how quickly food gotten at the store could turn bad in the fridge, I have thrown out more food in the past three weeks then I have in months, and while I will take … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
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I hate Hot Spots on my poor old girl
I would love to say that this has not been a ongoing battle but my poor old girl lily has battled allergies for most of the 12 years she has been on this earth, none of her siblings or parents … Continue reading
Posted in Critters
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Something yummy is rising up out of the earth at the moment..- Giant Puffballs..
They can get good size on the farm, typically them come in the cooler temps and in the fall rains back behind the big barn. I will point out that you should only use these lovely mushrooms if they are … Continue reading
Red Belly Snake-O So excited a new kind of snake for the farm..
or we have just never spotted one before, as we don’t use chemicals and we practice low till and in some cases no till methods on the farm as well as green crops and a few area’s that we rotate … Continue reading
Posted in Critters
Tagged garden friendly snakes, natural pest control, nature, Ontario, organic, Red Belly Snake
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Compost Pits- Worth their weight in your low till garden.
While I know that the die hard organic person will not be happy that I use PCV pipe in my pits, take heart in the fact that’s because a huge pile of all different sizes came with the farm and … Continue reading
Posted in gardens
Tagged Garden, honey pots, The complete Compost Gardening Guide, tomatos, underground compost pits
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Lamb Loaded Meatloaf Recipe
Loaded Meatloaf One pd ground lamb (but would work with any other dark/stronger meat, otherwise adjust spices) 1 Large onion- Peeled and course grated 2 large carrots-Peeled and course grated 1 large potato-Fresh from the garden so skin on and … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged lamb, Lamb Recipes, meatloaf, Veggie loaded meatloaf
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Wild Caught and Processed on the boat Salmon -So amazing
A truck pulled into my driveway and is gents from Quebec, now their prices are so high its crazy and their selection is very limited, but their salmon is heaven! I’m bought a box, and I am down to just a … Continue reading
Posted in food
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Summer Stirfry with Free Range Chicken Breast Recipe
Here is our lunch today, I thawed and sliced into stirfry stripes a nice free range rooster breast, and then sliced up from the garden, four roma tomatos, two handfuls of green beans, a med size zucchini and from the store, a fourth of a … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Chicken, free range chicken, Garden, Stirfry, Veggies
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Elderberry’s then and now..
Posted in Food Storage
Tagged Blue/purple natural Dye, Cough, elderberry's, flu, Forager, Immune booster, Tea, Wild Food, Wild Fruit
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Just another Day on the Farm 