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Dry Beans Update
So pretty, seeds for next years crops.. some did great in the drought, fresh green beans to eat, bigger green beans for putting up and then bigger beans that were not dry but perfect for drying and then the dried … Continue reading
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October Unprocessed Overview
Welcome to October Unprocessed! I am quite excited to be doing October Unprocessed this year, I have done this challenge before but it was a few years ago.. as I had things get in the way of being able to take … Continue reading
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Today has been all about the pork..
Just a few photos for you.. Caul fat is a translucent lace of fat, and it melts when cooked, so it provides moisture and flavor to the final product. In classical garde manger, caul fat is used to wrap forcemeats … Continue reading
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Sept Harvest Challenge- Pig
There are going to be lots of coming pig posts as I do some fun things now that the butcher is done and I have roasts, chops, ribs, organs bacon an so much more, curing an canning, grinding and processing … Continue reading
Local Harvest Fair
There was a great local Fall Harvest Fair locally on sunday and it just happened to be on the way to a store I needed to get to in order to pick up 360 pounds of plain white salt for … Continue reading
Canning Workshop
I was up bright and early to get the farm chores done so that I could hit the road and get there in lots of time for set-up.. It all went so very well. Love the gear, good shoes, comfey … Continue reading
Lettuce in Labrador- A study in history
This is a outstanding article and I am not going to copy it onto the blog, its well worth the time to head over to their site and read it in full http://canadashistory.ca/Magazine/Online-Extension/Articles/Lettuce-Labrador But I will pull out a few … Continue reading
Putting out my Shingle- Farmgal for Hire
Hi Folks Well if you come to the site itself, you might have noticed a new page went up, but as most of the folks that read get it in a lot of different formats, it needed to go out … Continue reading
Workshop Jam’s or Jelly Recipes 2016
These Recipes come out the Bernardin Complete Book of Home Preserving. I am not going into the details of how to water bath can these jams and jellies because this post goes with the hands on training and ideally you will … Continue reading
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Sept Harvest Challenge – LOL Water..
No really, it started raining last night and it rained all night and while I get lighter drizzle, but the rain is to stay on and off all day and rain all evening and into the night.. So yes, today.. … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 