Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Ladies Only Camping Trip..

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

This trip was a ladies only camping trip for myself and a few girlfriends.. We enough tents, camping box’s and amazing homemade food, that at least in my mind, we moved from camping to glamping.. something I have never really … Continue reading →

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Just work’in away

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

So many rasberries need picking every day or two.. perfect still piking the last of the peas, they are almost finished and the beans are in bloom now! the red current are almost finished but the black and white are … Continue reading →

Blue Pod Capucijners peas-overview

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

Blue Pod Capucijners (pre 1800) A beautiful heirloom pea that is pretty enough to grow as an ornamental. Tall vines grow 5-6’ and the flowers and pods are purple. The very young pods can be used as a snow pea … Continue reading →

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Broad Bean Harvest 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

Well, I still have a black Russian Broad Beans to harvest yet but they are growing at a different rate and I am looking forward to seeing how they did.. we have had a odd mix of a crazy drought … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged broad beans, early spring planted gardens, gardens, harvesting | 2 Comments

Friendship, new and old..

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

I am sorry, for the delay in writing this, but time is flying fast at the moment, I am always in awe and amazed that farm blogger s keep up in the summer time, I sit down and think.. I … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Bon Eco Camping trip..

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

I snuck off the farm for a camping trip, I will do a detailed post.. hubby held down the farm and I had a girls only hike in camping trip.. cheers to the view from our site, outstanding! the one … Continue reading →

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Garlic Scape’s and Recipe

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

In total this year, there was 15 pounds of these lovely’s but the truth was I did 20 plus pounds of them last year and so I still had a good amount of them, both in pickled, frozen and pesto.. … Continue reading →

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Its going to be a lean winter..

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

Sorry Patrick, covering your eyes and ears will not stop this from happening.. you little coffee thief! Now, you are most likely thinking.. huh.. what do you mean and how can you tell this in the first week of July.. … Continue reading →

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ElderFlowers

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

I was worried about the elderflowers, they were slow this year and the blooms are quite a bit smaller then normal on this bad drought year but I am not one to just sit ideal, I did a little further … Continue reading →