Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Sept Harvest Challenge- Staghorn Sumac
I do chuckle a bit when I see ground sumac in the bulk barn for sale, in our local area, this is a plant that is found on field edges of the farmers fields and allow the ridges by river … Continue reading
Sept Harvest Challenge- Crab Apples
So I did not get this post up last night, the day just ran away with me.. I was busy in the morning with chores and yard stuff, I slipped off the farm and had a amazing girls visit with … Continue reading
Caleb and Brandy are looking Mighty Fine!
Fall is arriving on the farm, just the misty mornings, the cool hints, the slight turning of the leaves and the plant putting their pushes on their fruit, seeds and so forth.. The horses struck a pose for me yesterday … Continue reading
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Sept Harvest Challenge 2016 – Ash
Ok, so its been a busy day and I have done more then Ash.. I processed and froze up a bushel of red peppers.. amazing price but not farm harvest, local Ontario grown though.. They got bagged up, laid flat … Continue reading
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Tagged ash for garden use, cleaning the pastures, harvesting
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This and that post
Whistle (the tom) and kettle (the hen) did a good job having a turkey clutch but the coon that broke in had other plans and so they got moved to a new location an wee steam lol is the very … Continue reading
Sept Harvest Challenge 2016- Mullein Flowers
I have dried a good amount of Mullein Leaves for future use, I have some lovely first year leaves from mullein to make leaf Mullein Oil for Pain use.. BUT for today, we were picking the flowers buds, like so … Continue reading
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Tagged Healing Muffein oil, homestead, Mullein, Mullein componds, Mullein Leaf, Mullien Flowers
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Sept-Harvest Challenge 2016- Sunflower Seeds
Now I should have had a killer sunflower harvest, we planted out four rows of around 40 seeds each, so I should be harvesting around 120 heads for storage, some for our own use for lovely homemade eating.. but a … Continue reading
Sept- Harvest Challenge 2016- Tongue of Fire beans
Hi Folks, For the new readers, sometimes I have small an sometime bigger challenges on the blog, sometimes I rock it and some times I stumble a bit but either way, I try an keep it as real as possible.. … Continue reading
60,000 homes in my province have had their power cut off in 2016
Wow, I am listening to my local news radio. According to the person on the radio 60, 000 homes have had their power cut off this year due to bills that have not been paid. This number becomes even more … Continue reading
Bean Canning Recipe
I have made this recipe a few times now, its still yummy! I wanted to can up a batch of white beans in tomato sauce for the pantry use, so this is a large batch, as I canned most of … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 