Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Happy Canada Day! Eh?!

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Milk the cow and feed the lamb Gather eggs and cure a ham Saddle up and ride the horse Let the poultry roam, of course Home-baked bread and fresh-picked peas Singing frogs and buzzing bees Tan a hide and collect … Continue reading →

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Strawberries on a Cloud Recipe

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Strawberry’s on a Cloud What a delightful treat this is and its really not that hard to make.. its a little fussy but its also showy enough to make it so worth it! The Bowl 4 egg whites (crack each … Continue reading →

Posted in local food | Tagged beaten egg whites, Clotted cream, fresh strawberries, Maple syrup, Meringue, Strawberries on a cloud recipe, strawberry recipes | Leave a comment

Gal in the Garden Series – Working with “dead” top soil..

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

It looks so pretty.. that big huge mound of top soil.. so black and rich! Two loads of 10 tons each have arrived on the farm this year so far.. and its easy to work with, its good quality top … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged compost, cover crops, feeding your soil, Gal in the Garden Series, improving soil | 5 Comments

Freezers.. Lets talk about Freezers Baby!

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

First let me say that owning a freezer is awesome and some thing that far to many of us take for granted. There are all kinds of freezer owners.. Freeze with the fridge owners.. this freezer used to be quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Storage | Tagged cleaning your freezer, freezers used to be frugal, owning freezers on the homestead, sorting your freezers | 10 Comments

Rhubarb Fruit Blends – Canning 2019

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

The biggest rhubarb crop is coming off and I am certainly noticing the difference in the cool wet spring and the fact that I did not feed my rhubarb plants last year. I will give them some extra feedings but … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning Mixed fruit rhubarb, Canning Rhubarb, Canning Rhubarb stewed fruits, rhubarb, spring canning, using up from the freezer | 2 Comments

Pineapple Tidbits Canning 2019

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

If you get your flyers.. check them over well and watch for SALES! In this case Large Pineapples were on sale for 1 dollar each.. now I will admit that normally they are extra large for 1 and that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Buying on sales, Canning Pineapple, don't waste food, Frugal habits, use what you buy | Leave a comment

Gal in the Garden -Corn Garden “roughing it”

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

So what is a gal going to do when she really NEEDS to plant out a extra corn garden of 240’s seeds but she is out of already prepared and planned garden space?? Follow the high hoe tracks from last … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Life moves on daily | Tagged breaking new garden soil, Gal in the Garden Series, Gardening, homestead corn garden | Leave a comment

Gal in the Garden Series : Dry Creek Bed “Rain Garden”

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Happy Father’s Day.. Hubby said he wanted to make the dry (most of the time) creek bed on father’s day as his big project.. So that is what happened.. First we needed to create the outline.. then the deepest area … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Building a dry creek bed, building a rain garden, Connecting a dry creek bed with a rain garden | 5 Comments

Friday Rambles around the Table -Food/Floods

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I have just a few more days to get my corn planted.. and trust me.. I want my corn planted! Each day more goes into the ground.. 35 pounds of seed potato’s are in the ground now.. the major planting … Continue reading →

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Farmgal’s All Seeing Eye 2019- May Update

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Do you make money? Ya but what did it cost you to raise that chicken? But if you had to buy it, what would it be worth? What do you spend to have what you have? But it does not … Continue reading →

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