Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Canada 150 Food Blog Challange “Doing without”
All month-long I have been rolling this around in my head and trying to figure out what I wanted to blog in regards to this subject. I looked back onto a number of things I have posted in regards to … Continue reading
No Buy Feb -Wrap up 2017
Well, as you saw on the farm wrap up for the month, its been a high cost month, trust me when I say, that unlike other years when I truly feel that we saved money, this month.. not at all. … Continue reading
Feb Canning Update 2017
Well, this is a sad little post.. because I have not canned this month.. I mean.. I think I can every month, but this month.. nadda.. nothing.. I have not canned anything.. I dried a few things for the pantry, … Continue reading
Feb Garden Overview
Hello Folks, I am going to do my best heading into 2017 to have a big old tracking year, I need to do this and I have the book, the paperwork and the plan.. I will make it happen.. Feb … Continue reading
Feb Farm Overview
Ok, I am wanting to track this down for this coming year.. we are in the heart of winter right now, cold an snow.. but I can see the sunshine that is coming! I have faith that at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Tracking 2015
Tagged farm tracking year 2017, farming is hard, Homesteading up and down
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Freezing Sheep Colostrum
Below is a really great post on Freezing Colostrum but first a update.. I missed the post yesterday, what a day.. I was up before the sun, showered and ready to head off the farm for Eco-farm day about an … Continue reading
Posted in Critters, sheep, Sheep Milk
Tagged Colustrum from sheep, ewe, Freezing Colustrum for lambs, milking sheep, Sheep Milk
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Apple an Raisin Cake
This recipe is listed as coming from Grandma Brownell.. Apple Sauce Cake Half cup of Lard 1 cup of sugar 2 eggs 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce 1 cup of raisins 1 tsp clove 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp Salt … Continue reading
Beautiful Poached Fish
I had a lovely piece of Haddock that I wanted to cook but I didn’t want to fry it with those lovely crisp edges, I didn’t want to put a glaze on it.. No, I wanted lovely fresh light o … Continue reading
Posted in Fish Recipes
Tagged Perfectly Poached Fish, Poached Fish, Poached fish on a bed of rice
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This an That Post..
Its raining.. and the farm is a mess of slushy snow, dripping water and poo.. I mean it, so much poo to clean up lol The wind has created waves it the snow on the big fields.. The new bigger … Continue reading
Posted in homestead
Tagged altering your farm cats, farm cats, lambs, projects on the farm, This and that post!
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Finally, the first set of twin lambs are on the farm..
Tess on her second year as a proven Ewe (A single on her first year) has given me two lovely ram lambs. They are looking very good.. actively nursing, attached to momma nad momma to them. She has them in … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 