Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Poor Man’s Fertilizer “SNOW”

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

In fact, snow does contain nitrogen and other particulates like sulfur, which it collects as it falls through the atmosphere, however so do rain, sleet and hail, and believe it or not, lightning. Rain and lightning contain more nitrogen than snow. Statistics from agricultural … Continue reading →

Posted in frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged canada, Farmgal, Frugal, Garden, Gardening, Gardening in a northern climate, just another day on the farm, nature, Northern climate, Snow, Snow cover in the garden, Snow fertilizer, Snow protection, Using natures gifts, Winter | 4 Comments

The piper is due! Lean times are here for many

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its a Friday ramble around the kitchen table type post.. If you are looking for homestead and or recipes or pretty photos, skip this one! Cause my eye is on the future and what some of the things on the … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Friday Rambles | Tagged adjustable-rate-mortgages, build-your-community, community, Frugal, home-buying, mortgages, plan-your-budget, plan-your-gardens, real-estate, stay-flexable, stay-flexable, support-your-friends | 3 Comments

Rising Food Costs Loss of Sales at 50%

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

I hear it break on the talk radio first, it was the topic of the day and it was slamming the phone lines, to say that folks were unhappy was a understatement but soon enough came the truth, well i … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged community, farmers-markets, food, Food Production and Recipes, food sheds, Frugal, Garden, groceries, loblaws, local food, rising food costs | 10 Comments

Beef Shank with Beets Soup

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its the time of year where i am poking my head into the cellar, the freezer and the pantry, I have my yearly full beef order coming in this week as well as planning out the coming meat chick order … Continue reading →

Posted in local food, odd bits, Recipes from the Root Cellar, Soups and Stews | Tagged barley, beef, Beef shanks, beets, cooking on your woodstove, dinner, eating out of your storage, food, grass fed beef, Homegrown beets, Pantry, recipe, recipes, roasting bones for flavour, soup, Stews, Winter Soups, wood stove | Leave a comment

Fruit Pruning Workshop Bourget Area

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

I am excited to have partnered up with Laura Moses to host some coming events here on the farm. I have worked with her in the past on different gatherings and lectures over the years. It is the first time i … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, At the kitchen table, Food Forest, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, homestead | Tagged Farmgal, Farmgal events, farmgal photography, Fine Lines, food forests, fruit, Fruit Trees, Gardening, Hands on fruit tree pruning seminar, just another day on the farm, pruning, Pruning course, Pruning Fruit trees, trees | Leave a comment

Motto for 2024 Just be better

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A group I belong to asked for a vision board for 2024 and I have certainly done a few of these for different projects over the years but it was just not calling to me in the right way, I … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged be a better friend, be better, do better, Farm Life, Feel good about the choices you make, indepth learning on subject matter, live in the moment, Work the small stuff | 3 Comments

The final Garden Harvest in 2023

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

The weather this year as been very odd indeed, but I am beyond grateful that we did the huge second fall plantings. It was a strange garden year for us, the second year of gardening in the new big enclosed … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Climate Change, Food Forest, Food in jars, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Garden harvest, gardening, homestead | Tagged beans, beets, breaking new garden soil, building a new garden, Canning, dried beans, Farm Life, Food Forest, Garden, Gardening, gardening-tips, Greens, growing your own seed for the next year, Homesteading, late garden harevests, native bees, sandy soil, vegetables, Veggies | 4 Comments

What a trip!

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

10 000 plus km, 26 days on the road, 5 provinces and so many visits with family and friends along the way! Thank you so much to those that opened their homes to us and grateful for hotels that sheltered … Continue reading →

Posted in Road Trips | Tagged Canadian northern Ravens, Family, farmgal photography, Holiday travel, Hot springs, Raven, road trip, Rocky Mountains, travel, Wolves | 4 Comments

Loved when I get feedback

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Its so nice when you get feedback on older posts! Thank you so much for letting me know you tried this recipe as a way to use your fall lamb hearts. While one of the best ways to use hearts for … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Breaded heart finger stripes, Breaded Heart Recipe, lamb, lamb hearts, Nose To Tail Lamb Eating, Waste not | Leave a comment

Dec 5th Krampus

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Krampus, in central European popular legend, a half-goat, half-demon monster that punishes misbehaving children at Christmastime. He is the devilish companion of St. Nicholas. Krampus is believed to have originated in Germany, and his name derives from the German word Krampen, which means “claw.” … Continue reading →