Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

No Buy Feb 2023 Week One

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Its crazy to me that I am already on my first one week overview already. The first short week of Feb has flown by and then some. We have been eating well, really well! I really liked this duck breast … Continue reading →

Posted in No Buy Feb | Tagged Farmgal's Photography, No Buy Feb, photography | 2 Comments

Steak with Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

I have given a lot of thought to how I wanted to share in a casual way on No Buy Feb and March Pantry Challenge. I want to give myself loads of flexibility and yet at the same time have … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in jars, Food Storage, local food | Tagged Canning, Eating for health, Farmgal, Frugal eating, Homesteading, Local garlic, Local Grass Fed Beef, Pasta sauce, Spaghetti Squash, Steak with side of Spaghetti Squash pasta, using up leftover | Leave a comment

Bird Gifted Native Fruit Bushes or Trees Frugal Ways

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Over the years I have been Bird Gifted a host of different native/local fruit producing canes, bushes or trees. My favorite among them all is my hawthorn cluster. I mean look at those blooms, and then all fruit that follows. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged Food Forest, Garden, Gardening with birds, Native Plants, Producing frugal fruit producing plants, wild bird, Wild bird gifted plants, wild bird poop produces plants, Wild birds helping in your food forest | 5 Comments

Saskatoon Compote Recipe

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Ah, the Saskatoon Bush (Amelanchier alnifolia) and its delightful berries. The Saskatoon bush is a native Shrub that within canada grows from Western Ontario, thoughtout canada to the West Coast B.C. and up into the north as far as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in jars, Food Production and Recipes | Tagged Finding ways to use small portions, Saskatoon Berries, Saskatoon Compote for wild game, Saskatoon Compote Recipe, Saskatoon Compote Recipe for Venison, Use it up, Venison Roast | 10 Comments

Eating for Health

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

While I am beyond grateful for getting some answers in regards to my health, one of the things that came out of it was that I needed to work harder to clean up my eating habits and slowly but surely … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Life | Tagged grass fed beef, Salads | 2 Comments

Kitchen Garden Plans 2023

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Its the time of year where you start planning out your gardens, the cold snowy days are perfect for plotting and planning/checking seed boxes and orders and planning out the early starts. This spring we will be coming into our … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen garden | Tagged Garden, Kitchen garden, Planning your garden, Vertical Garden | Leave a comment

Let it Snow Snow Pack and Gardening

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Starting late afternoon yesterday the snow came and this morning we were at 10 inches deep and its still coming down. Look at how much snow came down on that chair, this deck was perfect cleared before the snow started … Continue reading →

Posted in farm journel | Tagged Cold days for fruit trees, Deep Snow pack, Snow pack and gardens, Wild Turkeys, winter snow, Winter Snow storms | Leave a comment

No Buy Feb 2023

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

What is No Buy Feb? Its pretty simple.. Only buy what must be got (clearly you are going to need to buy your pet food) most peaple do allow themselves to buy basic food items but not all do.. and … Continue reading →

Posted in No Buy Feb | Tagged Eat out of your farm cellar, Eat out of your freezers, Eating out of your Pantry, Homestead meals, Living lean in winter, Making do, No Buy Feb, Saving money, winter on the homestead | 3 Comments

Wood Heat/Cooker Combo Stove

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

This has been a project that started early 2022, I wanted a new combo wood stove, I figured out what we need for sqaure foot heating, I figured out what I had to have in regards to being able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Backup heat, cooking on a wood stove, heating with a wood stove, staying warm in winter, Wood heat, woodstove | 15 Comments

Blue Monday

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Today is the third Monday of Jan and that makes it the official “Blue Monday” I am never sure I truly believe this made up day, they say its called the saddest day of the year over all. I disagree … Continue reading →