Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Garden Center Closures

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

The Local company that I bought my soil from, my mulch from has closed and while I am digging, I have yet to find a company even somewhat close to me that has or is planning to open to replace … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged buying cedar mulch, buying compst, buying soil, buying started plants, making your own compost, starting seeds from home | 12 Comments

Garden Records

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Now normally I use a ruled lined book from the dollar store and i do love my farm books. However I figure that I am putting so much effort into the gardens, the food forest and so forth that this … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged Garrden record book, growing onions from seed, microgreens, tracking your garden | 4 Comments

Chocolate Snow Icecream Recipe

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Ah Snow, did we ever get snow! 9 inches in the past 24 hours.. Time to make a speical winter treat! Snoe Icecream.. Never heard of it? Here is my Vanilla Snow Icecream regular way of making it.. so easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | 1 Comment

Peas Seeds- One for pot and One to put up..

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

60 hours ago, we planted out a tray of pea seeds grown and saved in 2019 and in the tray went into the BG(Baby Indoor Greenhouse) it is amazing how fast things are growing in there.. Amazing considering I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, seed saving, Seeds | Tagged breeding for fall planted pea seds, breeding for spring pea seeds, gifting out seeds, give a little gift, growing peas, Pea seeds, pea shoots, Saving Pea seeds | 5 Comments

Pawpaw Seeds

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

I ordered in Pawpaw seeds from a seller one zone harder then my own and I hope to get two 3 year old trees this spring about 40 minutes away as they like to be planted in clumps. I ordered … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Forest | Tagged ontario pawpaw seeds, paw paw tree, pawpaw fruit, pawpaw red flowers, pawpaw seedlings, Pawpaws in food forest understudy, spring flowers on trees | 2 Comments

Homemade Custard Recipe

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

I hope this photo shows you how silky smooth this custard can be.. Ah custard, so easy to make when it goes right, and fussy when it does not.. Creamy Homemade Custard Recipe 4 cups whole milk 4 egg yolks … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily, Sheep Milk | Tagged custard, Farm Fresh Eggs, Making custard, sheeps milk custard, smooth vanilla custard, ways to use custard, winter egg use | 3 Comments

Increase your Skill Set -Hair cuts

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

When it comes to increasing my skill set when it comes to hair cuts, there are three area’s to get better at. Human Hair trims/cuts Sheep Shearing/crotching Dogs Trims/Shaping If there is one thing that 2020 taught us, we can … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged brushing your dogs coat, cutting your hair at home, doing your own dog grooming, Shearing sheep, trimming your dog, Trimming your own hair | 5 Comments

Carrot Slaw -Lighter Carb

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

I love a good carrot slaw in winter, the carrots keep so well if prepared properly and they just get sweeter with age if they are the right storage kinds. This is just one of my Sweeter Carrot Slaw Recipes.. … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes from the Root Cellar | Tagged Carrot Slaw recipe, Carrots in salads, Winter Carrot Slaw, Winter Keeping carrots, Winter root veggies | 8 Comments

Increased Theft in Rural Area’s

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Every single day my local police department puts out a notice on what is happening in our local area, I have watched the reports of theft increase. Now to be fair, its not like theft is not a somewhat normal … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Farm dogs, farmdogs, rural living | 27 Comments

Friday Rambles- Fish and Feathers

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

What a week its been coming into my first Friday Rambles for 2021.. Bloody @$^@&%* hell.. $^@&%@& it all anyway.. O my did that #$@&**$^*^* really just happen.. Yes, yes it really did just happen and I do not know … Continue reading →