Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Weigh in 2/9/1212

Well, its been a good week overall, I am happy with the food choices I have made, I am not quite as happy with the fact that twice I had went back for a second bowl of soup, and twice … Continue reading

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Breaded Lamb Liver Recipe

Ah liver, folks seem to either love it or hate it, rarely is there a middle ground on the taste and texture of this organ meat. A typical lamb’s liver  can be cut into thin cooking slices, I tend to … Continue reading

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opps! Don’t say what you really think! Bad Galen Weston…

Per the  Star newspapper but alive on twitter and now on the CBC radio..  An off-the-cuff remark by Galen Weston at the Canadian Food Summit has enraged the farmers’ markets community and local food lovers. “Farmers’ markets are great. . … Continue reading

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Risk Taking! Pro and Cons of trying something new..

Providing all goes well, soon a young but ready to start breeding Large Black Boar will be joining the farm (Mr. P) to have a date or two with our lovely Large Black Open Gilt Miss Piggy. I knew that … Continue reading

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Fresh Air, Sunshine and Play makes for a growing boy-Marty with Girl

Marty is still looking quite reddish in the sunlight but they were both in the shade of barn when these photos were taken..

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Fish and what they are eating these days!

I like fish, I remember fresh caught fish up at the family cabin, out at the red deer river, fishing out on different lakes across alberta, and Northern Fishing is a delight! Fresh caught Char that could be bought directly … Continue reading

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Old Fashion Onion Soup

So both last week and this week I was able to pick up a 3 pd bag of white onions for 88 cents for one and a dollar for the other, this means I have lots of onions in the house … Continue reading

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Garden Monday-Independence Day Challange 2012

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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Dark Day’s Meal.. Pile High that 0 mile Plate :)

This meal rocked in the sense of being a true 0 mile meal, other then some of the spices, but many of them were from the farm as well..  We have the last of a slow roasted herbed leg of … Continue reading

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Baby Lamb Photo Love

The older lambs are going so fast and they are all eating hay and chewing their cud these days, the younger ones are part of the baby mob, and still more new ones have joined us in the past days..  … Continue reading

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