Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Snow pack and Cellar Windows

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

Snow Pack and Melting Out That was just one little snow storm on top that hutch that had been cleared off totally before that storm and there has been many of them, Mid-March and I have a massive snow pack … Continue reading →

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Master Rain Garden Course

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

What is a Master Rain Garden Course? I am taking a six week Master Rain Garden Course and I am greatly looking forward to learning more each week, so far I have come away with pages of notes, a great … Continue reading →

Purr Pride got a present

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I love my farm cats and soon enough they will be spending more time outside then inside as the weather warms up, still sometimes you just need to give them a nice present. I had been looking and waiting for … Continue reading →

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Thermos Shuttle Chef – Ways to use it!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I have owned my Thermos Shuttle Chef Unit for coming on eight years now. See here for my first overview of it when I got it. See here for my five year overview of it! One of my favorite was … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Production and Recipes, Sheep Milk, Soups and Stews | Tagged Cooking with a Shuttle Chef Thermos Cookpot, How to use a Thermos Shuttle Chef to make a stew, Thermos Shuttle Chef Beef Barley Stew Recipe, Thermos Shuttle Chef Pot, Thermos Shuttle Chef video, Use your Thermos Shuttle Chef as a yogurt maker | 7 Comments

Dogwood Week 10-Hometown

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I will own it, I did try to get down to my favorite spot to take my picture for my home town but the gates were locked and the snow is 4 plus feet deep and you can not get … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | Tagged Dogwood 52 photography | 4 Comments

Lambing Update March 10th 2019

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

In regards to the most part lambing has been going really well this year, other than the “tiny twins and their mother” that lambs have all been born healthy and strong.. No stillbirths, no weak starts to the lambs, no … Continue reading →

Posted in sheep | Tagged Breeding sheep, Cord infections in lambs, ewe Lamb with four teets instead of two, Lambing 2019 | 14 Comments

Cooking with Copper Pans

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Last year we got some new Copper wear as a Christmas Present. A big huge copper cooking square pan and a Copper Crisper with copper tray. I put them up and kind of forgot about them, I decided this week … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Production and Recipes, homestead | Tagged cooking with a Copper Crisper, Cooking with coppper pots, Non-stick Copper Pans | 7 Comments

Great Pruning Workshop

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Thank you Laura from Fine lines landscape and Design for a very interesting and informative pruning workshop. I have a little sample video from the workshop, Laura is talking about what happens when you get two main leaders that form … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Forest, gardens | Tagged Fruit Pruning Workshop | 5 Comments

Happy International Women’s Day.

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Happy International Women’s Day.. I always struggle a touch with days like today. I was lucky enough to be born in a 1st world country, I am standing on the shoulders of some truly strong women that made it so … Continue reading →

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Hazelbert Nut Bush

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Hazelbert Nut Bush A cross between Hazel – Corylus americana – and Filbert – Corylus avellana – Zone 3 The Hazelbert is a bush hardy to zone 3 producing big hazelnuts double the size of our native Beaked Haze. As … Continue reading →