Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

World Soil Day Dec 5th 2018

Today is officially World Soil Day! Its only the fourth such day, I find that amazing that it was only in 2014 that we as a collective around the world decided that soil was important enough that it needed its … Continue reading

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Farmgal’s Christmas Journal December 2018

Thank you for the feedback dear readers, I heard you loud and clear. Folks are liking my little day to day journal. While the days posted will flex, I am aiming for two a week posting of the journal updates, … Continue reading

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Why you should keeping a Garden Journal

Why you should keep a garden journal from year to year.  Its so important to your garden and your knowledge on what you planted, what you got in return. Now if you want to go with a fancy app that … Continue reading

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November No Buy Finish up.

Nov 28th It was a busy day here on the farm, the morning was spent doing the normal weds things, I did some banking, I did some cleaning and so forth. This lovely photo came up on the Facebook memory’s. … Continue reading

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How to make Potato Starter

How to make a Raw Potato Bread Starter for sour dough bread. Raw Potato Starter out of my favorite Bread Book 1 cup of warm water 1 cup of all-purpose Flour 1 tsp each of salt an Sugar 1 med … Continue reading

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How to Keep your Chickens Laying in Winter!

How keep a a steady supply of winter eggs on the homestead? I have gotten a few questions from local newer folks that are asking, how do I get my hens to keep or start laying eggs. This is a … Continue reading

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No Buy November -Week 4a

Nov 24th Saturday, o Saturday.. you were a strange day, woke up to a very cold rain and I started puttering.. Follow ups from the last post, the puppy has someone ahead of me in the reserve list and they … Continue reading

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Baseball Bats for Christmas -Book Review

I bought BaseBall Bats for Christmas when I lived in Iqaluit, Nunavut Canada many years ago and with Christmas coming and thoughts of putting up the Christmas tree came this story to my mind. I remember how excited the kids … Continue reading

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Skunked! How to remove the smell from your dogs!?

The house has a whiff of skunk..  I have company coming next weekend and so I have a week LOL to try to air out/clean the house. On Friday Night the hounds headed out the door to do evening chores … Continue reading

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No buy November Part 3 A

Nov 20th Tuesday was a good morning wake up and lots of energy and it was a baking day. Fresh Bread loaf, Black Pepper and Cheese Buns and Blueberry crisp (which hubby devoured) The rest of the day was spent … Continue reading

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