Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Food Production-Followup on Food Waste Post

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I really loved reading a comment from one of my readers.. its worth starting this post with it.. “We have zero food waste as well, there is always something on the farm that will use up what we can’t. It … Continue reading →

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Food Waste

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I keep seeing more and more comments, video’s and meme’s on social sites about food waste. Its a huge issue and a great deal of it is truthfully totally out of my hands. I can do my bit by writing … Continue reading →

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Dental Care

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

What is it about getting over the age of 40 that suddenly you have to work harder at keeping everything going smoothly? Honestly 40 is not that old and yet at 45. Hubby and I are finding old war wounds … Continue reading →

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Osyter Mushrooms

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

We stopped by the local mushroom growing plant and picked up four pounds of fresh Osyter  Mushrooms.  They were picked fresh while we waited behind the red line.. stunning mushrooms. While some will be eaten fresh cooked, most of them … Continue reading →

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Blueberry Pie

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

This Weekend we picked just shy of 18 pounds of really nice blueberries and that means many bags of blueberries went into the freezer for use though out the coming year. I saved out enough fresh ones for a pie. … Continue reading →

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Gooseberry Update 2018

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well, the last of the gooseberry crop has been picked. It was a reasonable year in terms of yield. The main gooseberry patches gave me their average which considering the year is just fine with me.  We were able to … Continue reading →

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Bee Watering Station

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

So easy to make and so helpful to our native bees and other pollinating busy buzz. I do not have honey bees but I do have a lot of different native bees on the farm. This drought means that I … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Spice Cake Recipe

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

  Raspberry Spice Cake 1 Cup Sugar 1/2 Cup of Butter 2 large eggs 1 tbsp. of molasses 1 cup whole milk (sheep in my case) 2 cups of raspberries (This will give a very moist cake, if you want … Continue reading →

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Making homemade wool tags for the garden

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Got Sheep? Yes, lovely hair sheep that I adore.. they are my favorites, so easy to work with. Got Wool Sheep? Why yes I do have two wool sheep in my wee flock..  but I don’t use their wool for … Continue reading →

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Tree Hay and cleaning up pastures

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I am still faithfully cutting and feeding out tree hay to the flock, they seem to really like it.. they come running when called an they will clean it all up, by tomorrow all the leaves and all the thin … Continue reading →

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