Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
They are early! New Pullets First Eggs..
Remember this little tikes from late last fall, a nice mix of slower growing laying hens for my coming flock for 2012? Well they were to start laying in March.. but look what was in the nest box’s. Our first … Continue reading
Real Food, what is that? -A piggy tale
Angelo is settling in and learning his routine, he has gotten much better about being touched, and for the first time ever, last night he flopped on his side and let me give him a full body rub/pat, still won’t … Continue reading
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Homemade Fish Stock, plus a Light Seafood Soup Recipe.
As some of you know, I am working on a Feb $10 fresh per week food challange which means that I am digging around in my freezers a bit more then I have been, which is a very good thing! Needless … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Veggies
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Working on my new bushes list for 2012
Well, its not final yet, but I think I have narrowed down my list of fruiting and or health/herb bushes to add to the farm this year.. Here is what I have to date.. Smoky Saskatoon Shadblow Serviceberry Allegnery Serviceberry … Continue reading
Posted in food, gardens
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Frugal, Fruit Trees, Garden, Soft Fruits
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Happy Valentines Day! -Our Fancy Dinner Out..
When I first meet DH 13 years ago on Feb 11th and I asked him what he was doing for Valentines Day, he informed me that any gal of his, would know she was loved daily and would not need … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
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Garden Monday- Independance Days
I decided to combine the wonderful Independence Day Challange with the once a month garden update for my monday’s main posts. Going to also add links to blog I read that are doing this challange, if anyone else who read’s … Continue reading
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Paying for the lapse.. I know better!
Saturday was a bit of a road trip day for us, the trip to get Angelo was right around two hours each way, worth it if to get fresh new genetics but still a long enough trip out and off … Continue reading
Mr. Piggy Name- Thoughts wanted?
So I have gotten three private comments about the name choice in my young male boar.. In a random order.. I have gotten Mom- Need to call him Kermit to go with Miss Piggy… Girlfriends little one: informed me that … Continue reading
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Give a warm welcome to Angelo..
I have planned to call this young gentleman Mr. P aka Mr. Piggy, we arrived at the pig farm, and I got to see a new litter of 3 day old piglets, (o My GOD cute), some expecting females, and … Continue reading
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Food Storage Friday -Feb $10 a week Challange -Week 1
So here is my first weeks $10 worth of grocery’s. I got two packages of mushrooms, one very large pinnaple, a big celery bunch -which’s end I have planted in a pot of good rich potting soil and I can … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 