Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

No Buy November 2024 Week 3 Overview

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Nov 15th- No spend, all good Nov 16th – didn’t spend a dime Nov 17th- No spend Nov 18th-No spend.. Nov 19th- Tuesday came and went, Miss R worked hard on the farm to help get us ready for fall … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges | Tagged 30 day challenge, dental-costs, farm, Frugal, Garden, gate, No Buy November, no spend, Saving money, think before you buy | 5 Comments

Finding time for fun

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Halloween Photography was amazing.. There was so many amazing ideas and gatherings and photography magic made. Most the session from Halloween were generous on the fake blood side.. very spooky for sure.. Letting their love of 80’s horror camp come … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges | Tagged Bird Photography, Bluejay with a peanut, bluejays, peanut, photography | Leave a comment

Rats.. so many rats

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

With all the clean up, shifting of wood piles and major reno’s around and in the croft barn and lacking our normal fall skunk, we have a rat problem that the barn cats are not keeping up on. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged animals, barn cats, Cats, Dogs, Farm Life, keeping it real, lowering rat population, Norway rat, pests, rat traps, rats, rats in the barn, removing rats, skunks | Leave a comment

Beef Stock Cube Homemade

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

In prepping to clear my freezers of last years beef before this years order comes in mid dec, i need to use up the very last of the beef stock bones. I had been luck enough to get extra soup … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Food Storage | Tagged Beef bone stock, Beef bones, bone broth, bone stock, food, Grass fed bone stock cubes, Homemade bone broth, Making your own bone stock, recipe, recipes, slow food, soup, soup bone broth cubes | Leave a comment

Dried Liver Dog Treats

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

This is without a doubt the most beloved dog treat the house is dried liver treats. I thaw the liver slices, cook them just covered in water till just cooked. At that point i take them out and lay them … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Farm dogs | Tagged Beef Liver, Beef liver treats, Dog liver treats, Dog training treats, Dog treats, Dried dog treats, grass fed beef, Natural Dog treats | Leave a comment

Freezer Camp Time for Extra Drakes

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

With the cold and snow coming soon? Maybe? Its been a very warm and dry November so far, my eye is on the big drakes that are running as the drake flock. I have plans to make some of my … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Duck | Tagged Breeding ducks, Cured Duck Breast, Duck breast, Ducks, Eat what you have, Fall Butcher, Freezers camp | Leave a comment

Passing the Lead Rope Horse Care

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Clearly everyone was really stressed out while they waited for the Ferrier Oh to be young and just climb on bareback backwards and lay down for a warm up and hang out.. then to get off with a back end … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, draft horse | Tagged barn, bonding, equestrian, Ferrier, grooming, hoof Care, horse, horse lover, horse-riding, horseback-riding, Horses | Leave a comment

Yellow Split Pea Soup Recipe

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Today is a perfect fall day to cook off a pot of Canadian Style Yellow Split Pea Soup I plan on enjoying it fresh made and canning up of the leftover soup into pint jars. In the oven slow roasting … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Soups and Stews | Tagged Canning, dinner, Eat what you grow, Fall harvest, food, ham, Health, pork hocks, recipe, recipes, slow cooking, soup, split pea soup, yellow split pea | 4 Comments

Recycle

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

While we have the bin for a good amount of things, other things need to go to the dump itself for a more special Recycle program. In this case we had older or broken electronics for recycling. Different locations within … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Real Life | Tagged dump, electronics recycling, environment, local dump, Recycle, recycling, sustainability, sustainable | 2 Comments

Beef Barley Fall Root Based Stew Recipe

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Fall Root Veggie Beef Barley Stew This Stew uses a lot of fall root veggies, i did a mixed blend of Potato, Sweet Potato, Carrot, Winter Turnip and Parsnip. You are welcome to create your own fall root blend as … Continue reading →