Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening Series Part 1
High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening Series Part 1 of 5 Guest Posts by Willow Creek Farm Farmgal “As my readers know, I love to garden, its a huge part of our farm and our life all year long.. I also enjoy reading … Continue reading
Friday’s Rambles around the Table – Physiotherapy
Morning, come on in.. Hope that sun on the snow fields were not to bright for you on the drive over.. its crazy that glare.. you need snow goggles or at least your sunglasses if you are going to spend … Continue reading
Home Grown Food Summit 2019
Check out the online Home Grown Food Summit 2019 Please click on the link in blue above to be taken to the sign up page. I do NOT get anything for promoting this. I just think some of my readers … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table
Tagged Gardening, Home grown food, home Grown Food Summit 2019
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Sweet Sixteen Apple Tree
Ah, Apple Tree, how I adore you.. I have ordered in a few new apple trees that are harder zoned for the farm this year. I have some lovely apple tree’s on the farm but the extreme cold this winter … Continue reading
Farmgal’s Photography Feb 21st
Well, I wish I could say that I have picked up the camera each day like I have been doing faithfully for most of the year, I did get five out of the seven days and I had two planned … Continue reading
Help a farmgal out? Share your Best Beet Salad with me.. please
Now I love beets, pickled beets, roasted beets and Baked Beets in a Cream Sauce is a huge treat! Of course we all love our Beet soup.. hmmm Where I am struggling is more how to successfully use beets in … Continue reading
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Winter Manure and Composting
A poo.. If you have farm critters you have poo.. if you have bigger critters, you have lots of Manure Piles! My two horse’s alone produce around a hundred pounds of poo a day. Lets break it down a … Continue reading
Posted in farm, Garden
Tagged compost, composting, Composting on the homestead, Hot Compost
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Pruning Workshop March 9th by Fine Lines
Laura owner of Fine lines will be working with the farm’s owners and myself in regards to doing a morning Pruning Workshop on the Morning of March 9th in South Glengary. If you are looking at timing, Google Green Valley, … Continue reading
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Dogwood 52 Week Week 7 -Love
Week 7 was to show love.. I snapped this photo out in the jug, these wee babies were about 8 hours old and I was hanging out.. Milkdud is beyond fearless, Babbles is a total momma lamb but Milkdud was … Continue reading
3 ways to help Support your Ewe after lambing
How to Support your Ewe or Doe after birthing their Lambs or Kids. Everyone focuses so hard on the newborns, I know they are just so fragile and adorable and those first 72 hours are the biggest danger zone … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 