Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

May Declutter Goal -Clothes

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

May is a very busy time of year when it comes to the yard and gardens, and I want to work a lot on the tear down in terms of hours put into sorting, scrap(for money) recycle storage for future … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges | Tagged Declutter, going though your closets, going though your cloths, recyle, reuse, sorting your stuff | 4 Comments

Declutter 365 Update

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Well, I have been Rocking the Declutter program of 2021.. I mean its been crazy good, around 30 to 50 percent of things are being rehomed, about 20 to 40 pecent is being recycled in some way and 10 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged backups are great, Declutter, everything has its place, Farm sales, second hand shops, sort and clean, use what you have | 6 Comments

Sour Cherry Uses

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

In 2020 our Montmorency Cherry tree did very well indeed This tree does very well in our Zone 5 and it the type of cherry we all think of as the “cherry pie” tart filling that you would buy in … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Fruit Trees | Tagged Growing Cherries in canada, Growing cherries in zone 5, Local Sour Cherry Pie Filling, Sour Cherries, Using fruit jams in sauce making for wild game meats, Ways to use Sour Cherries in baking, Ways to use sour cherries in cooking | 2 Comments

Grainy Mustard Horseradish Cream Sauce

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Mustard is something I have always liked, I grow alot of mustard plants, both for the greens and for the seeds on the farm, I use mustard to help “clean” the soil as it will push out wire worms the … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged Horseradish in mustard, Mustard based salad dressing, Mustard grainy horseradish cream sauce, Mustard greens, Mustard sauce, Mustard Seed, Rabbit tenderloins in a creamy mustard sauce | 3 Comments

Sour Cherries “Juilet”

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Our little homestead now has 7 different Types of Sour Cherry Tree’s or Dward Sour Cherry Bushes. While they are all tough “sour” type they are not all “cherry pie cherries” some are sweet enough to eat fresh, some are … Continue reading →

Posted in Fruit Trees, Life moves on daily | Tagged Cherry Trees, First to bloom Cherry type, Hardy Dwarf Cherry Bushes, Spring Blooming Cherry tree flowers | 11 Comments

Stuffed Meatloaf in Pasta Sauce

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

While we love a good meatloaf, sometimes you need to try something a little different, this cheese stuffed Meatloaf in a tomato based sauce is sure to please. Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf Balls with Pasta Sauce 2 pounds of grass fed … Continue reading →

Posted in recipes | Tagged Baked Stuffed Meatloaf in sauce, Canning, Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf Balls, Eating from the Canning Pantry, grow your herbs, homemade cheese, Homemade pasta sauce, Low Carb, Pasture raised beef, Stuffed Meatloaf in tomato sauce | 3 Comments

Pricing! (Garden)

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

While prices across the whole system are up and you can expect to pay more, a reasonable more.. However it has become clear to me that there are peaple locally and across the country that have decided that they can … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Kitchen garden | Tagged compost, Food forest gardens, Inground beds in the kitchen garden, Kitchen garden, Watch your prices | 4 Comments

Birds.. Ontario March Canada

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Hello Folks.. In the next days and weeks the spring migration will be starting in terms of the birds.. but this post is of the birds that stayed the winter plus one guest family.. We have so many different kinds … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily, photography | Tagged Bird Photography, birds, Ontario Birds, Wild Bird photos, Winter Feeding the wild birds BOSS | 5 Comments

March Pantry Challenge 2021 Week 2

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

We leaped into spring like weather this week!.. so much melting.. we had our first “false” spring and it was lovely! We broke our weather record on weds.. the old high was 10c and we got to 14c I spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Production and Recipes, March Challange | Tagged beef stew, Eat out of your pantry, eat out of your plantry march 2021, Eat what you have, Farm Fresh Eggs, food waste, March pantry challenge, Plan your meals around your freezer, spring | 3 Comments

March Pantry Challange 2021

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Well, its a week into march and I had hoped to get a few more posts up but as long as I make my weekly overviews on sunday, I will be happy about it. For new readers, March Pantry Challanges … Continue reading →