Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Readers that have turned into friends
I spent a awesome 3 hours chatting this morning with one of my online friends and who comments on the blog, she is an amazing women, we connected online, moved it to a facebook friendship and now when we can find time … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
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Turning Fallowed Land back into production
We have a piece of land that has been a huge challenge to garden that is right in the middle of our main garden space.. Lets talk about its challenges.. For our flat level farm land, It has a wicked … Continue reading
Rendering Lard
Well, we are bit behind on the butchering but we are finally getting some really good temps for it and it will be happening over the next couple weeks, and so we need to make a lot more room in … Continue reading
Aging with Grace -Bella
I will get to the funny story in a bit, but I need to give a little background, Bella aka Monkey, Bell-Bell will be coming 16 in a just a few short months, she is really starting to slow down now.. … Continue reading
Investing in the future.
Now I have read all the doom and gloom, I keep up with the news, I can see the unrest, the problems of the day, week and year, I have a firm understanding of the job losses that are happening … Continue reading
First of the seed orders done
soy bean- Envy bush bean- Orca Bean-Tongue of Fire Pole Bean-northeaster Winter Sqaush -Lady Godiva -Black Futsu -Delicata . -Nutter Butter -Waltham Butternut Fortin’s Family Bean Canada Crookneck Squash Canadian Wonder Bean Speckled Cranberry Pole Bean Thibodeau du Comte Beauce … Continue reading
Farm Safety
So I had a little opps on sunday late afternoon, I was helping my hubby in a outbuilding, its a old one and we have done repairs on it before, its raised off the ground, so while not as high … Continue reading
Learning a new skill for 2016- hatching eggs
While I will continue to use the mothers as much as possible, between some hens not sitting or sitting when I want, between ordering birds from the south and then having this past years bird flu outbreak and the chicks and … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens
Tagged chickens on the homestead, hatching eggs, homestead, incubator, Learning to use a incubator
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Seed Potato’s are ordered for 2016
An the Seed Potato order is done for 2016, Picked up a bit of savings for ordering early, helped cover the shipping costs, which is nice indeed.. I do like Eagle Creak Seed Potatos farm in Alberta, great selection, great … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 