Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Taking the Wind Out of Jerusalem Artichokes

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I will be trying this myself and reporting back but what a great post!

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Mad for Marmalade – Seville Orange Marmalade

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Mad for Marmalade event inspired me to do one more marmalade canning session, leading to six a half pints..   I wanted to make one pure traditional  marmalade with Seville oranges and they were finally! in stock at Farmboy in the … Continue reading →

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Jan-Garden Overview

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

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.. Jan … Continue reading →

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Canada 150 Food Blog Challange “Char Patties”

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The Jan topic is fish and seafood, and my mind jumped to my time living in Iqaluit, Nunavut and being able to buy locally caught Char along with many other kinds of freshly caught seafood and wild game at the … Continue reading →

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Day one of the Wind Block-Greenhouse build-homestead projects 2017-Jan

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Had my heart sister come over today and with me playing the part of helper, gopher and her in lead, we went to work on a project.. its a mixed player..   This is what we got done for today.. … Continue reading →

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Overdone.. Waste Not

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

This was the sauce.. half a cup of mustard, 1/4th cup of marmalade,  1 soy sauce, half a tsp of keen hot dry mustard and half a tsp of black pepper.  So yummy..  it was put over a mix of … Continue reading →

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Getting your hens to lay in the cold dark winter months

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

How do you get a steady supply of winter eggs on the homestead? I have gotten a few questions from local newer folks that are asking, how do I get my hens to keep or start laying eggs. This is … Continue reading →

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Freezer Camp 2016

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Well, 2016 is officially done and its the first time in all these years on the farm that I have done ALL! the butchering. From wee quail to 600 plus pound pigs to everything in between, all done by myself.. … Continue reading →

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Big Barn Prep-Lamb Watch 2017

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The Big Barn is old, really old, its coming into it’s 90th year per the locals and its been repaired, its had add on’s done to it, and its also aging.. always aging, always being putter on, working on.. This … Continue reading →

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Farm Puttering

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

A farmer friend said, you want some oats, I have to much for the bin, and so the extra are in the one ton bag and I said, I would be interested, I had gone off the farm and when … Continue reading →

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