Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Sheep Tallow Candles.
I hate waste and I love trying to do things first hand, I don’t mind reading things but I often! find that something that seems long or hard on paper can in fact move smoothly and turn out to be … Continue reading
Posted in frugal, Just in Case
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Lamb Jerky for long term dried meat storage
Now lamb is a bit of a fatty meat for making Jerky, so you must be brutal on your trimming and only use the leanest parts of the leg round roasts, slice very thin against the grain. The recipes for … Continue reading
Sweet an Sour Grilled Quail Breast
This recipe is in the New Eld Hunter’s Cookbook, and I have not changed a thing, its amazing as it is! If you have access to Quail do give this one a try, or if you can’t find quail, consider … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Canning, Chickens, Food Production and Recipes
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Food Storage Friday-One month in..
Joining in the ranks of Canadian Doomer and others like Chile Chews, and Backyard Farm along with unprocessed real food month with its daily updates on idea’s and thoughts on how to use whole food in your diet, we are eating out … Continue reading
Posted in Food Storage
Tagged Farm Life, Garden, Hobbies, personal care, sheep, Sheep Milk
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Butchering out a leg of lamb
Now when you buy a whole or half a lamb, the odds are good that you will get tradional cuts done by the butcher unless you ask for something different, and they just love to give you a whole leg … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes, Lamb Recipes
Tagged Food Production and Recipes, freezer camp, Frugal, Lamb Recipes
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Canadian Long Gun Registery- going, Going! Soon to be GONE!
Having been raised in alberta, I was raised with a huge sense of pride in our past, our familes and a real make do attitude, most of the men and few of us ladies in our family hunt, within my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, wild foods
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Ducks Breasts with Cherry Sauce Recipe
I really enjoy my big ducks, when using them, you only want one duck’s worth of breasts for this recipe, same if you were using hunted Canadian Goose, if you are using regular size ducks, I would think you would … Continue reading
Wanted to share a few of my new treasures.
Well as the regular’s know, Its farmgal Birthday time around here and thank you so much for those of you that sent me wishes, as I know I got my big present from DH last week and have been using … Continue reading
Posted in Family
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Waste Food.. What’s your average percent?
As I sit here sniffing with a mug of hot herbal tea from local raw honey along with a bowlful of dried apple slices, I know just how lucky I am, Not just eating food that will provide enough calories … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes, Food Storage
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, compost, Frugal, Garden, Goals
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The Good, the bad and the What?
The Good: I like my new toy, and I have dried Baby Spinach, Banana’s, Green Pea’s and whole heads of purple cabbage, I am very impressed, but it had a added side bonus that I was not expecting, it makes … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
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Just another Day on the Farm 