Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
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
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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
Brrr.. bedding down.. this and that post
Hello Folks.. While we might not have snow, we certainly have cold, its downright bitter out there, the ground is freezing, the water buckets have a heavy sheet on them, other then the big tank with its heater in it.. … Continue reading
Garden count 2015- 4085 pounds..
Hard Fruits Apples-156 pds Crabapples-52 pds Wild Crabapples-33 pds Cherries Sour-0 Cherries Sweet-0 Pears- 0 Mulberries- tree died Plums-48 Wild Plums-0 Peaches-0 Total Hard Fruit Very poor year indeed Soft Fruits Gooseberries-18 Elderberries-96 Chokeberries-33 Cranberries- 0 High Bush Cranberries- 12 Strawberries-122 Raspberries-77 Blueberries -0 … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
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Just another Day on the Farm 