Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
With A Rebel Yell, She Cried: Chores, Chores, Chores…
Chores. Every farmer has them, and more to the point – he or she has them every day. They don’t go away because you’re sick, or injured, or working late, or just feeling lazy. They don’t go away … Continue reading
Tag teaming the pressure canner and the water bath canner..
Thankfully, being the weekend, I have my DH also tag-teaming the work, I know that it may seem silly but I do wish that I had a few little ones to be sharing this knowledge with, I wish that my … Continue reading
Restocking or stocking the basic’s in your home health care kit.
Well, I could not help but notice that while sick and then having DH having plant rash’s plus cutting my foot up this week that my stock of supplies was in need of a topping up, things has been taken … Continue reading
Something to think about.. food and all it means..
Now most folks that have read my blog over the past few months will have figured out that we are working on being a do it yourself kind of farm and that we tend to buy in bulk, store a … Continue reading
Posted in Food Storage
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My most available local wild fruits-ChokeBerries and Elderberries.
Just another day or two and the first of this years elderberry crop will be ready to start coming in, just want a those still reddish to turn a touch more black, but you can’t wait to long or the … Continue reading
Apricot/Banana Cake Recipe
I don’t know why I have never considered this combo before, but man did it turn out good! The worst things about this recipe is that I didn’t plain on it going to the blog, so it was made farmgal style, … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
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Rain, garden produce, Chokeberry Season has started.
We are into our third day in the rain, good steady warmish rain, by my count on our rain gauge we have had just over 4 inchs, excellent for the pastures, for the garden and for our shallow well! Thankfully … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, gardens
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Fruit Trees, Garden, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wild Foods
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Canning Meat..
Well I have been listening to CBC news about what is happening to the markets, to the riots in london, to the debt crisis that just keeps growing in Europe and the United States, and listening to Harper who is … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, Lamb Recipes
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Charcuterie, Farm Life, Food Production and Recipes, freezer camp, Frugal, Garden, lambs, sheep
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Energy imputes and rewards..
So its monday, which means its laundry day, its meant that its laundry day for years now, but its out of date with the new provincal high, med and low energy power costs. You see when I want to do … Continue reading
August Lamb Recipe Challange- Summer Ground Lamb with Cousous
Today has flown by, and the garden has been a center point so it was only fitting that it was a major part of tonights supper.. 1 pd of ground lamb 1 large onion finely diced the white, and dice … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 