Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Dear Hubby’s Prospecting then and now..
Back in the day, I (Dear Husband) did some prospecting out on the tundra. I’d be looking for mineralization in the old Canadian Shield rocks of the north, and if I’d done my homework correctly, I sometimes found little bits … Continue reading
High Bush Cranberries and their relatives
The high-bush Cranberry grows to a height of about 4 meters and bears large red acid fruits in drooping terminal clusters. There are at least eight speices of related bushes across canada, some of the common names include squashberry, hobblebush, … Continue reading
Building a pantry and shopping loss leaders
This was my last shopping trip in town and as I already have a pantry built up, I am able to pretty much able to shop loss leaders and top up things that need doing so only when things are on sale.. … Continue reading
Odd Day-This and That..
Its going to be ramble of a post this morning folks.. 1) Yesterday morning was the first morning that I looked at the bucket of grapes, the half bushel of tomato’s, the green beans, the peppers and the corn that … Continue reading
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Raising Chicks 101
As I write this, I am listening to the peep-peep for the chicks and the whistle-whistle of the turkey day olds, you can tell by their sounds that they are content, its a soft sound, I had my hatching numbers for … Continue reading
Black Bean and Smoked Corn Sausage Patties
I am always trying to find ways to sneak beans into my hubby’s diet, when I meet him, he would not eat this or that or any seafood or beans, thankfully over the years , he has learned to like … Continue reading
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Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Veggies
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Cracked the 1000 Jar mark today in this years canning!
Yahoo!!! With today’s canning, and the last batch in the canner as I write, I have put up 1025 jars so far this year, my goal is to get to at least 1200 plus and its clearly within reach at … Continue reading
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Garden Count so far for 2011
Garden Counts for 2011 to date, most of the harvest is done, will do one more big update in oct on what the final main harvest will be.. Hard Fruits Apples-77 pds-Still a bit more coming yet Crabapples-44 pds Wild … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Chores, compost, Farm Life, Fruit Trees, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wild Foods
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There is a mouse in the house!
Now, I gotta say that I am both unhappy and a tiny bit amused that with all my farm and house cats that a fat sneaky mouse ended up in the one very rarely used cuboard.. Needless to say out … Continue reading
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Pet Peeve, don’t judge a package by the cover!
So yesterday a big truck backed its way into my driveway, on it was a number of pallets, some carrying cedar bedding, some full of feed for my critters and some strapped down with full sheets of plywood and 2 … Continue reading
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Just another Day on the Farm 