Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Gal in the Garden Series No Time to Waste
The events globally over the past week will be felt in ever widening ripples and one of them will be food costs, last year i was able to pick up a good load of smaller straw bales, the mini kind … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Eat what you grow, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Hard times
Tagged False spring, Fast food in the garden, Garden, garden zone 5a, Gardening, Homesteading, micro zones in your garden, Plant when the soil can be worked, radish, Seeds, Spring garden, spring peas, Straw, temporary garden spaces, think outside the box, use what you have, vegetables
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Healing Soup Microgreens
Green Healing Soup Recipe with Microgreens 4 cups broth of your choice, i used veggie broth but this could easily be made with bone broth of your choice 1 large potato, peeled and cubed 1 large carrot, peeled and cubed … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Soups and Stews
Tagged Blended soup, bone broth, canada, Eat your greens, Farmgal, Green soups, Healing Soup, homemade soup, just another day on the farm, living my dream life on the farm, Micro-greens, Microgreen soup recipe, microgreens, Potato based soups, soup, sprouts, Supper soups, Winter Soups
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Community Supported Gardens Peach Program
Here in Ottawa valley in Ontario, garden zone 5a it is the month where ideally we will be pruning hard fruit trees of all kinds. Long time readers know that i have been and continue to be active with other … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Eat what you grow, farm sales, Fruit Trees, Garden
Tagged 100 mile diet, canada, community supported gardens, Farmgal, flowers, food, food forests, Fruit Trees, Garden, Gardening, gardening in cold climate, Grow what you eat, growing peaches, nature, Ontario, peach, peach harvest, Peach pits, peach tree, Peaches, pruning, Pruning Fruit trees, Seed Saving, Sib C peaches, spring-flowering-trees, zone 5a
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Gal in the Garden : Gardening in Hard Times Series
Good Afternoon to my fine fellows, what a time we find ourselves in right now. I do understand that here in Canada, and i expect in many other counties that we are very much seeing the K economy happening in … Continue reading
Lets talk about Garden Seed Prices, shall we!
While it is true that i personally ordered in my main seeds (from OSC) a company that has been in my province for 125 years. They have proven to be a good company to work with, including during the pandemic … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Seeds
Tagged Climate Change, Community gardens, Cost of seeds, Cutting costs, flowers, Food Production, Garden, Gardening, Grow what you eat, Grow your calories, Rising Costs, seed catalogs, Seed Saving, Seeds, Sharing seeds
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Beef on the Waddle, The Muscovy
I have had these amazing ducks on the farm since the first spring we arrived coming on 22 years now. The amount of ducks has come up and down but they are one of the main livestock we always have, … Continue reading
Posted in Eat what you grow, Grow for your plate
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Backyard flocks, duck-eggs, Ducks, Eat what you grow, Eggs, Eggs for protein, eggs-for-pasta, Fly control, Frugal, Garden, Garden Zone 5, homestead, Homesteading, Muscovy, Ontario, Pest control, Rising Costs, small stock, Spring eggs, why-ducks
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Bird Feeders -ways to beat the winter blues
While thanksgiving and christmas can for some, most bring extra everything, they do bring company, colorful lights and decor. January at least here in garden zone 5a, eastern ontario, canada its winter. The darkest days are now behind us, each … Continue reading
Salad Greens and Seeds are starting to come in
As we have a large indoor seed starting setup area in the cellar (it was in the basement of the new part of the house) but has now moved to the Cellar which is the the basement of the old … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Seeds
Tagged 100 mile food challange, canada, catalog seed, Farm Life, food is life, Garden, Garden Zone 5, Gardening, Greens, Growing your own food, Homesteading, lettuce, Ontario, price increases, seed, Seeds, starting from seed, supporting your community, top dressing your garden beds, Top soil, vegetables, Victory garden, winter sowing
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Just another Day on the Farm 