Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Yellow Split Pea Soup Recipe

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Today is a perfect fall day to cook off a pot of Canadian Style Yellow Split Pea Soup I plan on enjoying it fresh made and canning up of the leftover soup into pint jars. In the oven slow roasting … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Soups and Stews | Tagged Canning, dinner, Eat what you grow, Fall harvest, food, ham, Health, pork hocks, recipe, recipes, slow cooking, soup, split pea soup, yellow split pea | 4 Comments

Recycle

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

While we have the bin for a good amount of things, other things need to go to the dump itself for a more special Recycle program. In this case we had older or broken electronics for recycling. Different locations within … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Real Life | Tagged dump, electronics recycling, environment, local dump, Recycle, recycling, sustainability, sustainable | 2 Comments

Beef Barley Fall Root Based Stew Recipe

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Fall Root Veggie Beef Barley Stew This Stew uses a lot of fall root veggies, i did a mixed blend of Potato, Sweet Potato, Carrot, Winter Turnip and Parsnip. You are welcome to create your own fall root blend as … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Soups and Stews | Tagged beef stew, broth, dinner, Eat what you grow, food, Food Production and Recipes, Garden, Health, recipe, recipes, Root Veggies, soup, soups, stew, Veggies, whole food | Leave a comment

No Buy November 2024 Week 2 Overview

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Nov 8th – The planned costs for the 30 yard bin was sent out on this day, it was posted on at the start of the challenge and it was followed up on. it is already half full at this … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, No Buy November | Tagged 30 day challenges, Bills, books, Cash, Frugal, No Buy November, Second hand books, self-care, Shopping early, Spending wisely, Track your spending, Vet bills | 2 Comments

The never ending game of repair!

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

When you have livestock, you have a mix of bedding/hay/feed and poo.. When you use the deep pack method, you have to do big clean outs, those with equipment and planned buildings for said equipment can do it in very … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, farm | Tagged barn, Build it, Chickens, Ducks, Farmstead Repairs, Fixing it up, homestead, pens, photography, Rebuild to suit, Rebuilding it, Repairs | Leave a comment

Vet Care

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

It was a surgery day, Big Guy headed out early this morning for his altering and he was picked up and home by mid after and we are on watch and care. Of course Miss Fancy also had to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | 1 Comment

Least we forget

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A Son Arrives Home to Mother By Jason Sharp A day like any otherA son arrives home to motherA folded flag on his lead-lined urnCome from the Gulf, where the oil fields burn A patriot lost to Red machinationsA hero … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged canada, Remembering the fallen, Remembrance day, Sadness, War, World Wars | Leave a comment

Purge as Required

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Last time one of the big 30 yard bins arrived on the farm was for the big change over and house update, out went the old oil tank and furnace, all the duck work and so much more, a change … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged Clean for your health, Declutter, decluttering, Deep Clean, Deep cleaning for winter, donate, Donate in the weeks before Christmas, home, Lung health, organization, Purge, purging, renting a garbage bin, sort and clean | 2 Comments

Letters from the past!

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

There is truly something special about handwritten letters, when we type out our writings, it becomes about our voice in how we write and just like with auto tune, so many now use writing tools to correct their writings that … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Family | Tagged Canadian one dollar paper bill, education, Grandpa stories, Grandparent gifts, Hand written letters, Letter writing, letters, Letters from Grandma, Letters from the past, news, Writing | Leave a comment

No Buy November 2024 Week 1 Overview

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Nov 1st – headed into town to take the truck in for routine fall oil change and checks, all good no extra spending required – Essential As i was at Canadian tire, the sales were good and the signs everywhere, … Continue reading →