Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

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 →

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 →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged blue jay photography, blue jay with peanut, blue monday, dove photography, gaining daylight, outdoor winter time, sun seeker, winter blues, winter sunshine | 7 Comments

Porcelain Doll Pumpkin Review

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Per Johnny Seeds Company Credit for the photo above as well “add diversity to fall ornamental displays with the unique color of Porcelain Doll. The sweet flesh can be used for pies, soups, and other gourmet delights. Full vines bear … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Eating Porcelain Doll Pumpkin, Pink Pumpkins, Pink Pumpkins for fall displays, Porcelain Doll Pumpkin review, Pumpkins for fodder | 3 Comments

One Freezer Down

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

The big once a year beef order came in this week, which meant a rework of all the freezers, pulling older meat out, sorting, checking for freezer burn. Putting the new in sorted in types in fully newly emptied freezer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Farm Life, Filling your freezers, freezers used to be frugal, Frugal, rotating food in your freezers, sorting your freezers, Support Local, using up from the freezer | 10 Comments

Canada’s Plant Hardiness Site

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Canadian Native Plant zoning Very Useful information indeed. A big Thank you to the Canadian Government for this site.. Plant Hardiness Zone by Municipality This map puts my homestead firmly in the 5a zone which is both true and not.. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged seed catalogs, order your seeds early, check your garden zone, plan your garden, check for saving codes on your seed catalogs, support your local seed company, do not be afraid to use hybred seed, buy cool season and heat loving seeds, plan for trap crop seed requirements | 5 Comments

Wacky Weather Thank Goodness for Native Pollinators

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

We have had yet another melting record breaking highs and yet another freezing rain event plus some ice pellets and snow thrown in the mix. Reports on the local gardener and farmer grape vine is that a number of trees … Continue reading →

Posted in Native Bee's, native bees, Native Plants | Tagged Garden pollination using native bees, native bees, native flowers fall bee feeding, Native Pollinators ontario, Using Native Pollinators to increaes food yeilds in the garden | 1 Comment

Ringing in a new year 2023

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Happy New Year! I expect that most of my regular readers point in fact stayed home and have a very quiet new years. 2023 is here. There is something about a new year, its feels like opening a new blank … Continue reading →