Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
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
Elderberry Syrup -Putting up for winter use
This weekend, we needed to stop at bulk barn and always I am amazed at the prices of things, a tiny bottle of Elderberry Honey Cough Syrup was closer to 20 Canadian then it was to 15 a bottle At … Continue reading
Destemming Elderberry video for juice making
This works well fresh or frozen, make sure the bunch is placed in the same direction as they are growing down so they will pop off very easily, use the solidness of your hand to help but it should not … Continue reading
Keeping it real on the farm- Grapes in the food forest
These are not wild grapes, they are eating and jelly grape vines that were carefully selected for our area but they were allowed to run wild, they were planted into the food forest and they were allowed to climb a … Continue reading
Crash, and its gone
A unnamed purrpot or pots, I was downstairs , they were up, decided that the table cloth was a grand toy. sadly my laptop was on the table an it did not take the chance to learn to fly well … Continue reading
An the Camera came with..
Well my local garden elderberries are starting to be ready, so normally that means that my wild forage patches are ready to help fill a 5 gallon bucket or two for processing, so we headed out to get it done.. … Continue reading
No Squash for you!
Well, Its not really true, I will get a limited amount of squash this year, just like in 2012, the hugelbed pumpkins are growing like a house of fire and they are a heritage French pie storage type.. so we … Continue reading
Multi-Gen Household to be..
I tried to write about other subjects but just sat there with titles and the words would not flow, so clearly until I get this out.. I will not be writing the other things that I have already started.. So … Continue reading
Drought -Pastures 2016
Well, the 2012 drought did a number on the pastures an I struggled to seed and frost seed it back into a reasonable working pasture, I used dry lots to create a better pasture for rotation and it all helped.. … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 