Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Golden Needles Harvesting has started.
or in common terms, picking and drying lots and lots! of unopenned Day Lily flowers. Ah, the common, humble daylily that most of us call, tigerlily’s or Ditch Lily’s are so wonderful to have in the kitchen, the little root … Continue reading
Posted in frugal, gardens, wild foods
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Wild Foods
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Happy Canada Day
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. … Continue reading
Fresh Sweet Pea’s-A spring treat in a Sweet and Sour Pork Dish.
My Garden Cup Overflows, one of the many things coming out of the garden at this time of the year is sweet fresh green pea’s. They are still in bloom so there is no end in sight yet, but the … Continue reading
GooseBerries-Thoughts, Idea’s and Recipe.
The gooseberry was a staple in every Grandma’s garden that I knew, I still remember the huge gooseberry bushes we had a the farm. It was the first thing I bought for the farm was two gooseberry bushes, and since then … Continue reading
Posted in gardens
Tagged Canning, Farm Life, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Soft Fruits, Wild Foods
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Weight/Goals Update
Well, its been a trying week, the rain and thunderstorms have been effecting my working outside, add in something that is driving my allergies nuts and I have felt off most of the week so I stepped on the scales with … Continue reading
My Double Yolker Girl
My Chickens are dual purpose birds, this means they are of older breeds that are still good for both egg production but you get a nice amount of size on the boys for the freezer camp. It also means that … Continue reading
What do you use clover for?
I like clover! I like white clover and red clover, I can remember as a small child the pleasure on a warm sunny summer day to pick big fluffy heads of the most wonder purple and sucking on the sweet … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Garden, Wild Foods
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But what do you do about those Pest Bugs?
I was asked this question over the weeekend, and the next thing was what do you spray those plants with? The short answer is, I don’t spray anything from the store.. but the long answer is more detailed. As with … Continue reading
What are you eating out of your garden?
Its that time of year, that you can always find ways to add or make a large amount of your meals out of your own garden.. there is nothing quite like the taste of fresh organic food that goes from … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes, gardens
Tagged Garden, Greens, Herbs, Veggies, Weight Loss, Wild Foods
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Just another Day on the Farm 