Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

March 22nd-Soft Fruits

Soft Fruits are so simple and yet so important to anyone that wants to grow even a little of their own food, alot of them are also on the top ten list of the best foods for us to eat … Continue reading

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1,825,000 Calories per year

So yeseterday, I sat down and figured out how many calories approx we need for a active healthy lifestyle (not dieting), and for our family of two, it worked out to 5000 calories per day, please be aware that I … Continue reading

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Food Traceability

Mandatory Canadian Traceability for livestock and poultry already shows itself in my local area and on the farm, but they say that its moving forward and coming soon for veggies and berry producers as well. Already, if you want to … Continue reading

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March Challange Week 3

Well, its week three of our march challange, and I am certainly seeing added health to both DH and Myself, we are both losing weight, we are both feeling really good in terms of energy, we are both sleeping really … Continue reading

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March 21st-Rhubarb

Its fills my childhood memory banks, That sour, pucker your mouth feel, as my mom would pull a fresh rhubarb stalk and give it to us to chew on, the burst of flavor combo on the times you would be … Continue reading

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March 20th-Sweet things

Its the time of year that the sap is flowing, and you can see small smoke trails in the sky all around my farm with everyone boiling down their maple Syrup, so I thought I would touch on sweet things.. … Continue reading

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Hugelbeet -Part one

A Hugelbeet is how you go about using up scraps on a farm and turn it into something that is productive.. Last year, in the very bad winter storm, we have the power company cut down a number of bigger limbs, … Continue reading

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Spring Equinox

Today is Spring Equinox, and last night was a very special moon, I tried to take a photo but even with my night shot and tripod, I could not get a photo that the moon did not look like a … Continue reading

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March 19: Water, Water Everywhere

As you may have noted, Spring has sprung.  Squadrons of geese are darkening the sky, songbirds are performing concerts in the trees, and the first mosquitoes of the year are hovering over the standing waters of their births, wondering why they didn’t … Continue reading

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A few photos from Chores

                                                 Dang, I really want to get that spot.                                  Miss Fancy, A sunkissed Purrpot Farm Cat Goddess            One of my four generation Bard Rock Hens with my fancy Dark Leghorn Rooster              Such Handsome Boys,  strutting their stuff and … Continue reading

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