Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Fall Meat Bird Grow out Stats
In Sept 25 White Rock Meat Chicks ordered from Frey’s Hatchery here in Ontario though our local coop arrived on the farm and were cuddled by Miss R an coo’d over indeed. Dec 10th 24 healthy White Rock Meat Chicks … Continue reading
Dough Maker Review
I do not make nearly as much bread as i did, as bread is quite limited for Dear Hubby at this point, However as the household grew by one, bread needs have grown again. The price of bread and the … Continue reading
Posted in Baking
Tagged Bread, Bread Dough, Control what you eat, dough maker, dough maker review, Homemade bread, make your own, making bread, yeast dough
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Do you have Sheep on your farm? Ontario Sheep Support
If you live in Ontario and have sheep on your farm, then i do hope you have joined your local sub zone group of the province wide system. I didn’t for the first 10 years i had sheep and boy … Continue reading
Posted in farm journel, sheep
Tagged canada, Farm support, informtion sharing, lambs, Learn from your elders, Mental Health, Ontario, sheep, sheep news, Sheep seminars, small stock, support each other
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March coming in like a lion 2025
The boxes of peach tree seedlings continue to do well, the average is now 6 inches plus with a few top growers reaching 10 inches already, they will be good size when sale day and pickups happen in may Today … Continue reading
Blueberry Bush Pruning Setting the Stage for years to come
What amazing set of pruning with writing that i came across, its just wonderfully clear and so easy to understand. This could be a self-grown crane cutting, or a bought plug or even a potted plant you got from the … Continue reading
Posted in Food Forest
Tagged 0 mile food, Blueberry, blueberry bush, Blueberry bush pruning, canada, Food Forest, food shed, fruit production, Garden, garden in canada, Garden Zone 5, Grow your own, local food, pruning for fruit, pruning for health, small space garden, winter pruning
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Lent 2025
Well, i normally do give up something in honor of lent, something small but regular that makes me pause and think a little more deeply on life and how it should be lived, on what i am giving back to … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table
Tagged cooking, fish friday, food, Lent, meatless, recipe, recipes, Respecting values, soup
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Hedgerow Snow Capture
Just as my own double hedge rows work in the summer for both food production and shelter, they act as a living snow fence in winter, there is a swale on the far side of them that drops down a … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Rambles
Tagged alberta, canada, caragana, Creating habitat, Garden, Gardening, Hedgerows, living snow fences, nature, Ontario, Planting for the birds, plants, roads, Snow, snow capture, snow fences, snow hedge, Wildlife, Wind, Wind blocks, Wind hedgerows, Winter
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Snow and more Snow!
The work required to keep the driveway and pathways open has been massive on behalf of Dear Hubby in Combo with Miss R a touch.. While we do have a snow blower, Dear Hubby loves to do it by hand … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table
Tagged board night, D&D game, Drifting snow, Family, Game Night, nature, shoveling snow, Snow, Snow drifts, Snow Safety, Snowed in, Time well spent, weather, Winter, wood stove
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Just another Day on the Farm 