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De-clutter, time to pull it together!
I feel like my farm and house have been a crisis mode for over a year now.. I have so many totes of things packed away that I can’t find half the stuff when I want it.. and some of … Continue reading
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5 Things you are looking for in a Broody Hen
Yesterday May 9th 2018 our first broody hen hatched out a lovely clutch of healthy looking little fluffy butts. This is a proven broody hen and she made both my hubby and I laugh so hard as she lead … Continue reading
Wood Ash Use in the Garden
As my regular readers know we have had a bad ice storm and then a very strong wind storm, I have so many small, med and even huge limbs or tree’s down between the two storm. I have been doing … Continue reading
Tree Hay an Tree Fodder
Sometimes you read or see something odd and it just clicks.. Tree hay for me clicked.. I mean I had been pruning out tree branches I didn’t want, I had been cutting an feeding little tree’s for years to the … Continue reading
Striving for Victory – Dig for Victory
Originally posted on hip roof barn:
My apologizes for taking so long to post May’s Striving for Victory Challenge. In my defense, the sun was shining and it was time to get busy in the garden. One of the strategies…
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Top Ten Reason’s to Grow Radish in your Garden!
Farmgal’s Tip of the Day.. When your hubby brings you in fresh garden Radish’s and they are so hot, I mean WOW heat hot.. to eat fresh.. what to do.. the answer is easy, cook them.. you can toss them … Continue reading
Rabbits Manure
I raised meat rabbits on the farm. I got my rabbits at the first small animal and bird sale I could find the very first spring on the farm. They have been with us the past 14 years now. I … Continue reading
What do you use clover for?
I like clover! I like white clover and red clover, I can remember as a small child the pleasure on a warm sunny summer day to pick big fluffy heads of the most wonder purple and sucking on the sweet … Continue reading
31 Day Self Reliance Challange Week One Overview
Week One Overview Well, its been a busy week here on the farm, we have been working on the house, the yard, the gardens. We had company come and visit the farm and we had the STORM. The weather … Continue reading
Coltsfoot-Flowers and Flower Stems
The first flowers of spring locally have arrived, our Coltsfoot is up and in full flower, the flowers rise out of the ground on them stems coming many weeks before the leaves will show themselves. I picked a full cup … Continue reading
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Just another Day on the Farm 