Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Trip into the Hillls, Hard Frost.. and Cleanup Ram..

It was so pretty this morning, our first morning of white.. hard frost.. Yesterday we took mom into the hills for a drive on the Quebec side, o the colors! The sheep are breeding, and I am going to use … Continue reading

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Winter Duck Plan 2015-2016

The butcher out plans and post will come later, along with lots of new duck recipes.. This post is about figuring out who is staying.. Drakes.. Big Red- New boy from a bird auction 2015.. great build, great temperament and … Continue reading

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Fall Colors.. out with Farmgals Mom

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Canadian Wild Goose Bean 2015

Well, lets see, I can find pages of .. Old, Rare, Heritage, been around for hundred year and so forth.. However, at least 25 percent show or tell of a different bean then the one I grew.. So I am … Continue reading

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Butternut Squash Growout Wrap up for 2015

A good fall day to day you, I hope that you had a lovely Canadian thanksgiving weekend, and a great weekend, if you remember back in the spring, I planned to grow in the great butternut squash grow out being … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving, High Bush Cranberry Jelly

Only had a few heavy frosts, so very tart indeed but still so good when done, plus its our local way to make cranberry jelly. into the pot, need to be cleaned, washed, water covered and then slowly simmered till … Continue reading

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Ham and Navy Bean Soup.. (stick to your ribs)

I cooked off a lovely ham while mom was visiting, and we had a big meaty ham bone.. and that means soup. I took 2 cups of navy beans, covered them, brought to a boil for two min, turned it … Continue reading

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The last of the sweet corn harvest oct 1st

Our late planted sweet corn is awesome! so good, It was planted end of july and everyone thought we were nuts, no ONE plants corn that late.. but just look at this corn picked today! I am for sure going … Continue reading

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Pickled Green Beans Recipe

We are still getting lots of fresh beans in the house but not for long, the frosts are coming soon Here is a nice basic Green Bean Pickled Recipe for you Green Beans – enough to make 4 pints 1/2 … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Harvest.

A little Frost and they needed to come out.. The purples out did themselves this year.. Just some of the harvest.. and the vines all went as pig food, They are a total no waste plant, always love with the … Continue reading

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