Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Dogwood Photography Week 3

It was Week 3 for the Dogwood 52 Photography Challenge. Its been interesting to plan out the photo shoots and I had a crazy amount of good photos to choose from this week when it came to the final one. … Continue reading

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How to make a Basic Rabbit Stew

Is there anything better on a cold winter day then a bowl of hot stick to your ribs stew? In this case is a filling tasty rabbit stew.  We made a big enough pot that it made 8 big portions … Continue reading

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Our Winter Fruit Needs..

We needed to head into town yesterday morning, as we needed to hit the hardware store and I do my best to tag team go to town trips. I will think ahead by days or the whole week, the whole … Continue reading

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BBQ Rabbit Wings

Baked BQQ Rabbit Wings are a delightful treat.  You can change up the flavours making them sweet and sour or spicy or honey garlic. If it works with regular chicken wings flavour wise. It will work with rabbit “Wings” What … Continue reading

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Friday Rambles around the table “paycheck to paycheck”

Come on in.. What a lovely day for the drive here.. it’s not to cold yet and it’s just the perfect Christmas snow.. fat, soft and fluffy! Ya, the big guys could go the barn but they don’t seem to … Continue reading

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Farmgal’s Photography Jan 17th

What a week for photos! I had some lovely sunny days.. cold but sunny! We had a little trip to friends place a few hours from our farm and its quite different in landscape and these photos reflect it   … Continue reading

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Tracking Drift Patterns on your Homestead.

One of the very first things any gardener or homesteader should be doing to watching where the winds come from, how they move around your home, yard, barns and of course your garden sites. Second to this is the water … Continue reading

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FarmGal’s For Hire Shingle is Out for 2019

Hello Folks, I finally got my Farmgal For Hire Page Updated for 2019 Thank you to everyone that has hired me over to talk about Permaculture, Gardening, Raising Rabbits, Backyard Chickens, Raising Chicks 101, Growing Fodder for small Live Stock, … Continue reading

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Sheep Milking in 2019

I love my milking Sheep. If I had to choose between owning a good milking sheep or a goat, I am ALWAYS going to pick my sheep. While the volume is not as much as a dairy goat, the fact … Continue reading

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Self Reliance Bloggers Mega Giveway -Canadian

Self Reliance Bloggers Mega Giveaway! The Canadian Version Eh! (remember if you live in the United States, please head over to the USA post to enter) Hello Dear Canadian Readers of my blog.. This give away is for you (minus … Continue reading

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