Monthly Archives: November 2015

Fry Bread

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I just adore the ability to take some a bit of bread dough from my bread, bun or pizza bread and turn it into fry bread.. This was a nice basic milk bread, perfect for anything you want to use … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Bread Dough, Cast iron Pan, Cheap Eats, Farmgal tip of the day, Flat bread, Frugal eating, Fry Bread, high bush cranberry jelly, Homemade bread, Making flat bread in cast iron, Making flat bread wraps | 3 Comments

Brussel Sprouts 2015 and Roasted Recipe

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I am 5, 10 and as you can see even falling over a bit, those are some nice looking brussel sprout plants growing up around the Bean Teepee for 2015, I also put some in a different bed (but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden harvest, gardens | Tagged Brussel Sprouts, Feeding brussel Sprout plants to pigs, Garden harvest, Growing Brussel Sprouts, Growing Brussel Sprouts in canada, homestead food, Processing Brussel Sprouts, Roasted Brussel Sprouts Recipe | 11 Comments

Heavy Dual Bird Growout 2015 – Speckled Sussex

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

This grow out had a number of challenges, the least of which are that I got chicks at three different times of the year, so they have to be compared to where they are fair more then If I had … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons to Join your local Plants Groups

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

No matter where you live, be it city, town, country or homesteading, the odds are good that at some point and time, you are going to want to produce your own food.. its a logical step.. Even if it starts … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, Life moves on daily | Tagged Food for harvest, Gardening, Heritage plants, Homesteading, Local Plant events ottawa, Plant breeding Programs, Plant groups, Raising crops for your farm animals, Saving Seeds | 1 Comment

Frugal Friday- Lucet Cord and their many homestead uses

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Winter is coming, the power bill will go up, the feed bill will go up, the hay costs add up, and food will rise.. In fact about the only that will not rise in cost is many luxury items.. The … Continue reading →

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Sausage and Brussel Sprout Soup.

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Ok so to say that this is loosely based on a much loved soup of my hubbies needs to be owned up, I do not make his soup often because I can never quite get that same taste with homemade … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Soups and Stews | Tagged Brussel Sprouts, Eat what you grow, Fall soups, Farmgal recipes, Garden, Sausage and Brussel Sprout soup reicpe | 2 Comments

Gardening 2015 – Fall Garden Prep

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday, we winter prepped the bird pen garden and Garden E in the Side yard, (yes, when I have a large number of gardens in different areas, they giving plots by letter it makes it easier when talking to each … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Garden, Gardening on the homestead, Green covers, Growing your own green covers, Homesteading, Homesteading in canada, turning raw land into a garden, Using deep pack manure, Using Green covers in gardens as livestock feed | Leave a comment

5 Years on wordpress..

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Wow, five years blogging! and a total of 2, 369 posts.. I have written enough words over the years to have published 5 novels, how amazing is that! To which I say! Thank YOU!!! to all my readers of the blog, be it … Continue reading →

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Asterlane Edibles

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I wanted to give a shout out to Asterlane Edibles for their new plant to plate project, there are a number them done, but I am going to link to the Jerusalem Artichokes, I am only going to post a … Continue reading →

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