Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Frugal Meal Helpers -Roasting Leftover Bones
When we can’t be as picky on certain cuts in the store due to prices or if we are buying bulk quarters or half’s of whole animals, we are going to end up with a lot more bone in cuts. … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
Tagged bone broth, bone in meat, broth, canada, Cost saving, Farmgal, Flavour depth, Frugal, groceries, just another day on the farm, Leftovers, Making do, meal planning, Meal prep, Noodle Soup, Roast your bones, Shop the sales, soup, Soup base, trimming meat, Use ever last bit, using leftover, Waste not, Waste not want not
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Happy Friday the 13th -Chores still need to be done!
Dear Hubby’s name is in fact Jason when he decided that he needed a spoof on Jason from Friday the 13th, having a regular day on the farm, tongue in cheek, who was i to say no. He did the … Continue reading
Friday Rambles, a little bit broken March 13/26
How can it be Friday already, and Friday the 13th to boot, speaking of boots, i am currently wearing a air cast boot along with a wrist brace as i took a good old fashioned fall a week ago. When … Continue reading
Green Lacewings
“Most green lacewings have golden or copper eyes and are found on foliage. They are poor, erratic flyers and strongly attracted to light. Some 25 species occur in Canada, the most common of which are the common green (Chrysoperla carnea) … Continue reading
Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, In the Garden
Tagged canada, eco friendly, farm, Farm Life, Farmgal, flowers, food forests, Frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Garden planning, Gardening, Green Lacewings, Growing your own food, homestead, In the Garden, Lacewings, Low cost ways, Native Plants, nature, Seed starting, Support Lacewings, Working with Nature, Zone 5a gardening
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Waste Not Farmgal’s Way
Welcome to Waste Not, we will find a way series. This will be a very broad coverage, it could be a way to prepare and freeze something, it could be away to take a leftover and turn it into a … Continue reading
Ice Storm Watch Ottawa Valley
The question really is what kind of Ice storm are we going to have and that is still up in the air because it could shift and that slight shift could mean a big difference.. what kind of difference? Are … Continue reading
Gal in the Garden Series : Radish
German Giant Radish has been added to my radish growing this year for a couple of reasons. Ah Radishes, one of the fastest growing crops you can get in the garden. Lets talk about this amazing plant, you have summer … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Eat what you grow, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden
Tagged Cherry Bell Radish, Cold Climate Gardening, Cooked Radish, Easter Egg Radish, Easy Seed saving, Farmgal, Fast food in the garden, Food to plate, French Breakfast Radish, Garden, garden zone 5a, Gardening, Gardening in Canada, German Giant Radish, Growing Radish, Homesteading, just another day on the farm, living my dream life on the farm, Pickled Radish, radish, Radish greens, Radish pods, Radish Seed Saving, Radish Sprouts, radish-flowers, Raw Radish, Roasted Radish, Seed Saving, vegetables
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Gal in the Garden Series No Time to Waste
The events globally over the past week will be felt in ever widening ripples and one of them will be food costs, last year i was able to pick up a good load of smaller straw bales, the mini kind … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Eat what you grow, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Hard times
Tagged False spring, Fast food in the garden, Garden, garden zone 5a, Gardening, Homesteading, micro zones in your garden, Plant when the soil can be worked, radish, Seeds, Spring garden, spring peas, Straw, temporary garden spaces, think outside the box, use what you have, vegetables
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Healing Soup Microgreens
Green Healing Soup Recipe with Microgreens 4 cups broth of your choice, i used veggie broth but this could easily be made with bone broth of your choice 1 large potato, peeled and cubed 1 large carrot, peeled and cubed … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Soups and Stews
Tagged Blended soup, bone broth, canada, Eat your greens, Farmgal, Green soups, Healing Soup, homemade soup, just another day on the farm, living my dream life on the farm, Micro-greens, Microgreen soup recipe, microgreens, Potato based soups, soup, sprouts, Supper soups, Winter Soups
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Community Supported Gardens Peach Program
Here in Ottawa valley in Ontario, garden zone 5a it is the month where ideally we will be pruning hard fruit trees of all kinds. Long time readers know that i have been and continue to be active with other … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Eat what you grow, farm sales, Fruit Trees, Garden
Tagged 100 mile diet, canada, community supported gardens, Farmgal, flowers, food, food forests, Fruit Trees, Garden, Gardening, gardening in cold climate, Grow what you eat, growing peaches, nature, Ontario, peach, peach harvest, Peach pits, peach tree, Peaches, pruning, Pruning Fruit trees, Seed Saving, Sib C peaches, spring-flowering-trees, zone 5a
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Just another Day on the Farm 