Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Chili and Cheese Calzone

We have seen them in the different pizza places but lets face it, Calzones can be as easy or as tricky as you want.. If you want, you can oil them up and herb the outside, you can make the … Continue reading

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Roast with winter Veggies.

I mean really is there anything easier then a lovely roast with winter veggies and some spices, the broth makes a o my goodness mouth watering gravy. In this case it was a gifted Deer roast but Beef or lamb … Continue reading

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Got my Pork weights back..

I am still waiting for the ham to come back so the pickup will not happen for another week or so But I wanted to have a idea of the amount of meat, in pounds coming back and the cost … Continue reading

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Food Boxes -Giving a helping hand.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelpingOurNorthernNeighbours/ I have been watching this group grow and as you know having lived up in the north for a number of years, I truly do understand the high costs of living there. Normally, here in my local area, I … Continue reading

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Frost Bite in Roosters combs or wattles- Warning

Dang.. Double Dang.. I know that its better up here in the Canadian Winters to have smaller combs and wattles.. I know that in a unheated bird house that in the truly cold, they need to be encouraged to stay … Continue reading

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Homemade Dark Baked Beans

I have been craving a big old pot of baked beans, its just a thick hearty dish perfect for winter, I just can not learn to like the local maple flavoured beans, I want the deep rich bacon tomato based … Continue reading

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They say do not count your chicks before they hatch but!

So those of you that have followed the blog for years now that I had goats at one time, really loved Mimi. she was a cross between a saanen and a Nubian and I loved her and her milk, tried … Continue reading

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Strawberries

 I love my strawberries but I also find them to be little trouble makers, they love to put out babies instead of making nice big fat berries, they are weak in the sense that they require babying, they need to … Continue reading

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Homestead Books – Jan Reading.

Someone sent me a comment on facebook it made me chuckle, I had made a comment on a friends post that was doing the read a hundred books challenge for the year of 2015, I am a somewhat but honest … Continue reading

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