Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Buttermilk, Ginger, Lilac Flower Cake

Buttermilk Ginger Lilac Flower Cake 1/4th cup butter 1 cup of sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup dried lilac flowers 2 tsps. of fresh grated ginger (or 1 tsp fried powdered ginger) 2 cups flower 1/2 tsp … Continue reading

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Early Spring Garden-Farm Gate Garden and Front Garden G

Well, the rain came and melted, the flood waters are here but in my own area not doing badly, I have a number of flooded fields around me but not on my own land. Granted my land is soaked at … Continue reading

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Cranberry Coconut Cake Recipe

Moist cake with bits of tart cranberry an hints of coconut blend perfectly together on this one. Dear Hubby said, winner, make again an blog this one 🙂 Cranberry Coconut Cake 1/4th cup butter half cup sugar 8 0z of … Continue reading

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Overflowing the banks an rain on the way

They say we have a whole lotta rain coming our way in the next few days.. hmm These photo were all taken within walking distance of the farm.. but we still have a field or two that is not flooded … Continue reading

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New Plant Starting Shelves in my new sunroom porch

This section is two full 72 cell trays wide and deep, there is room for shoes and smaller boots under the bottom shelf and then two shelf’s are for early starting, two are for middle growing and one is for … Continue reading

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Give away plants for a coming Speaking Event..

Its exciting to be working on a number of projects for the coming spring for different groups and people.  While I do have limited dates available at this time, if you want to consider working with me, check out my “for … Continue reading

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Creamy Pasta Yoke an Roe Recipe

My research shows that Italy is the place to find all kinds of recipes that use Salt Dried Fish Roe  Now its done a bit different, they take the whole pouch from certain fish that have small eggs but still … Continue reading

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Hatch 1- Fertile Check

Life is blooming in Hatch 1! Man is it hard to be quick and try to get a photo of a back-lit egg that shows  those babies.. I was not able to show the veins that I could see with the … Continue reading

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Sunday Garden Walk Around..

There are some spots that are melting out.. they are few and far between but they are there.. The front gardens are melting first as always.. The main garden is still under a goodly amount of snow cover that for … Continue reading

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Introducing Red..

Our Little Helper Pig for 2017 has arrived on the farm, and with a little help of some grain tossed in the right area of the pen..  Red got to work already. First things first, we need to train Pig, … Continue reading

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