Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Food Crisis is very real!

This past week I have been reading and listening to so many reports and interviews in regards to the cost and or availability of food and its effects on the day to day life of our fellow Canadian’s and Globally. … Continue reading

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Wow, the blog is 13 years old this week!

This past year I wrote 25 posts, and with just shy of 3500 hundred posts in total on the blog, on so many subjects the views hourly still keep coming in.  There is a wealth of information on the blog … Continue reading

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Number One Trick for Loads of Elderberries!

These a wild (Bird Gifted years ago) local native Black Elderberries. I am lucky enough to have them growing wild in ditches and field edges all over my local area.  However those bushes will produce clusters about a 1/3rd of … Continue reading

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Taking a Risk.. Unknown Apple to Farmgal Apple #1

Eight years ago we found an apple tree whip in an odd spot in the yard, across the driveway on the side yard. We were never sure if it was a bird gifted apple tree it could be given it … Continue reading

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So, you are thinking of Burying Food in your Garden?

Originally posted on The Kitchen's Garden:
My son called from the Central Valley in California last night and said over 10,000 acres of farm land in the Central Valley are under water. They have been underwater for too long.…

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How to use the Baggy Method to Start Seeds

Originally posted on Just another Day on the Farm:
The Baggy Seed Starting Method is very easy to do and its very worth it! All home harvested seeds and older seeds should be given a germination test using this method…

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Ready, Set, Go Plant those Pepper Seeds (zone 5)

Originally posted on Just another Day on the Farm:
This year I am growing West Coast Seeds King of the North Sweet Pepper. 68 days green, 90 days red. Large beautiful fruits that are bell shaped. Great producers in our…

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Happy Valentines Day 2023

                                                    Flowers to brighten your day

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Wood Ash Chicken Dust Bath

Got Chickens? Got a wood stove? or access to someone that is burning clean wood? Make sure this is clean wood ash, no burning garbage or plastics or anything else in the fires. (and yes I do know people that … Continue reading

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Braised Duck in a Rich Peanut Sauce Recipe

This base of this recipe comes from “Asian” Cookbook Page 209. Having said that I did make changes to it. I didn’t use beef, I used two Muscovy skinless duck breasts that had been well aged in the fridge (I … Continue reading

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