Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Moose Maple Stew with Bannock Topping

When the Canada 150 Food Blog Challenge announced March’s month as Maple, I think everyone smiled! March is sugaring season locally and I have indulged in tapping the tree’s and learning how to boil it down, I have helped friend … Continue reading

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High Bush Cranberry- Shrub Drink for the Win

I loved this months Shrub challenge, At the Food in Jars Blog, we even had a Shrub Party.. I made four different kinds, Elderberry, High Bush Cranberry, Elderflower and Homemade Grape. What we learned at the party the younger crowd … Continue reading

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Warm Baggy Method- Stage Two..

So we talked about the warm baggy method of starting seeds, that was very much focused on using it to test for seed germination rates.  A great way to check older seed from storage, a MUST for checking home grown … Continue reading

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Garden Plans for 2017-Spring Garden

  Well, it’s the first day of spring.. and my garden’s are covered in feet of snow with sharp hard ice coverings and the ground is frozen under that..  but I know that spring is coming and I am giving … Continue reading

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Sunday- Photo- A gentleman and his lamb..

Today has been a busy Sunday, we have had new lambs in the barn, we have moved this and that.. milking and much more going on.. so I was grateful when we stopped and took a break to work on … Continue reading

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Spring Eggs Collecting for hatching

O dippy egg, you are my favorite.. I like eggs in so many ways but I truly adore a good dippy egg fried up in home rendered duck or beef or pork fat, the edges crisp, the white set and … Continue reading

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Irish Lamb Stew

“Irish stew is a celebrated Irish dish, yet its composition is a matter of dispute. Purists maintain that the only acceptable and traditional ingredients are neck mutton chops or kid, potatoes, onions, and water. Others would add such items as … Continue reading

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The River is Open..

The farm has two creeks an a big river within easy walking distance.. Love this photo taken off our local one lane old bridge.. it showed more pink-orange to the naked eye but came out more pink-purple in photo.. o … Continue reading

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Second Hand Shops

I would love to tell you that I am a tidy person but I am not, I am more of an organized craziness..  LOL  Honestly, I can tell you if I have it, and 98.9 percent of the time I … Continue reading

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One More Storm to go! This and That Post.

Sunny Cat’s look sums it up so nicely.. its snowing again mom. We had a blast of winter come in.. first we had brutal cold, the deep full moon cold, the sky’s were clear and the cold pressed down onto … Continue reading

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