Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

The first of the Quail Covey has arrived 2026

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

The first of two sets of groups of the Quail project have arrived here on the farm. I have a group of females and male young ones coming next week at six weeks old but they are all quite related … Continue reading →

Posted in farmgate | Tagged breeding quail, Eggs, farmgate sales, homestead, quail, Quail covey, Quail eggs, small-farmer | 2 Comments

Egg Thief’s! Ravens

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Well, i have been wondering why this duck hen has not got a full nest of eggs and started sitting! And her big drake mate clearly is not doing his job! and yes he is bigger then that Raven and … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding, Duck | Tagged Bird Photography, Raven, Raven being a egg thief, Raven on farm, raven Photography, Raven Raider, Ravens, Ravens stealing duck eggs, Ravens stealing farm eggs, real life on the homstead | 4 Comments

We are now four weeks from last frost date

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Its happening, the biggest of the heat loving Tomato plants are starting the in-out cycle! The shelves in the porch greenhouse are getting cleared, the big top ones first for the tomato and cucumber patio type plants. This week the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged big garden, farm, Garden, Gardening, Gardening ottawa valley, gardening zone 5, growing your own seedlings, hardening off, homestead, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, Planning your garden, planting seedlings, Plants want to grow, Seed starting, seedlings, Seeds, soil, soil health, Spring garden, spring planting, vegetables, vertical gardeningg | Leave a comment

Fast Beet Soup Recipe

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Sometimes you want your soup to take all day on a slow simmer, slow food is amazing but sometimes you want fast soup. Fast Beet Soup Recipe Get out your food processor! Goodness to i love my ninja! 2 large … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Beet Soup, beets, cream in soup, dill, dill in beet soup, eat your veggies, fast soup, Leftovers, lunch, soup, sour cream, supper, Veggie soup | Leave a comment

Wool Tags for the Garden 2026

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Shearing took place at my girlfriends farm, last weekend, it was not ideally in the sense of it coming off a week of rain but timing is as it goes, I headed over to pick up a HUGE stuffed full … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, sheep | Tagged Extra way to earn money on wool on homesteads, Gardening, Gardening in hard times, homestead, Just another day on the farm wool tags, Shearing, sheep, Sheep Wool, Sheep wool tags, small-farms, Support Local, Wool, Wool helps feed your plants, Wool helps retain moisture, Wool in garden pots, Wool in place of peat, Wool in raised beds, Wool in the garden, Wool pellets, wool slow release fertilizer, Wool tags | 6 Comments

Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Happy Earth Day, You are one with all, Things Die, Things are reborn and live again, hug your loved ones, hug a tree and remember great things come from small seeds.. plant a seed, hold it tenderly and have faith … Continue reading →

Posted in farmgal photography | Tagged be one with nature, be one with the tree, earth day, Earth Day Photography, hold your love dearly, hug a tree, photography, Pinecone, plant a seed, portraits, Seeds, share your world, Tree, trees, you are nature, you are one with the world, you are part of nature | Leave a comment

Sweet Pickled Beets Recipe

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

The Keys to Farmgal Pickled Beets is Roasting your beets (never boil them) and the brine.. Sweet Pickling Brine per 4 pints, double or triple or more at will.. In a non-reactive pot, add the above together, bring to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning, Food in jars, Garden, Garden harvest | Tagged Beet, Beet peels to chickens, beets, beets heart health, Canning Pantry, Chicken scraps, dinner, Eat for your health, Eat for your heart, Eat what you grow, fodder, food, Food in jars, Pantry, Pickled beets, pickles, Pickling brine, recipe, recipes, Roasting beets, Sweet Pickled Beets, Sweet pickled Roasted beets, Water bath canning beets, Waterbath canning | Leave a comment

Canning Pantry -Beets, Beef and Chicken Soup

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

The Canning pantry on the farm has been in steady use for the past two years with not much refill, between my own personal health issues, Hubby’s foot issue getting him a medical leave to work full time from home … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged beets, Can what you eat, Canning, Canning Pantry, Canning what you grow, Deep Pantry, Farm Life, food, Garden, Gardening, Grow what you eat, kitchen, kitchen days, recipe, recipes, Rotate your canning | Leave a comment

Mushroom Compost

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

We picked up 500 plus pounds of twice bloomed mushroom bags from down the way about ten minutes give or take, love supporting small local farms, we have been buying mushrooms from them for a couple years now, so when … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Forest, Garden | Tagged eat local, food forest layers, Food Forest Mushrooms, Frugal ways, Health, Mushroom, Mushroom compost, small Farm, Spent mushroom grow blocks, Support Local | Leave a comment

Its Coltsfoot bloom time!

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Its that time of year that the coltsfoot blooms are up and out on the sunny days, they come out before the leaves and while its a very good idea to dig out the creeping roots in your spring garden … Continue reading →