Category Archives: 100 mile diet

Foraging in February Garden Zone 5a

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

With Winter having a very firm grip on us with loads of fresh snow, there is not a lot of forage available right now, in the “hunger months” A single serving of raw High Bush Cranberries (100 grams) contains 25 … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Forage, local food | Tagged 100 mile diet, Canadian, Canning, cranberry-sauce, Eat what you grow, food, Forage, Fruit syrup, Garden Zone 5, High Bush Cranberries, HIgh bush Cranberry BBQ, High bush Cranberry Tea, Lean times, local food, Native fruit, Putting up, recipe, recipes, Wild Fruit, Winter Forage, Winter harvests, Winter Lean | Leave a comment

Venison Stew Recipe Round Up

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Deer Season locally has opened, cool mornings, with your breath showing, winter is coming! Bring on the Venison Stews! My Top Recipes The highest ranked is the Heart Venison Stew I think the reason it is the most popular is … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, 30 day challanges, Life moves on daily, Soups and Stews | Tagged cooking, Deer Hunting, Fall hunting, Fall Venison Stew Recipe, Fill your freezers, food, Hunt camps, recipe, recipes, Venison, Venison Heart Recipe | Leave a comment

Black Current an Honey Syrup

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Currents grow well here on the farm in all the colors and types, however in the spring of 2024 there was a early spring with not a single frost which meant that its been a amazing fruit year! In all … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, 30 day challanges, Garden harvest | Tagged Black Current Syrup, black currents, breakfast, Current bush, dessert, Eat what you grow, food, Fruit syrups, gardens, Growing currents in garden zone 5, recipe, recipes | Leave a comment

Roasted Beet are a late fall garden treat!

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A fellow blogger from many years gone by who i am connected with still said something interesting a few weeks back (Yes Jess, that would be you) in regards to if we needed to eat more of what we can … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Garden harvest, Goals, Kitchen garden | Tagged 0 mile food, 100 mile diet, Beet Greens, beets, Beets as a staple food, beets heart health, food, Garden Zone 5, Grow what you eat, growing beets, Harvesting beets in oct, Kitchen garden, micro zones in your garden, Northern garden staple, recipe, recipes, Roasted beets, vegetables | 6 Comments

Ultra Frugal but Foolish Way to Get Garden Bean Seeds

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Sometimes i adore when both ultra frugal and yet foolish things cross over my facebook feed LOL This fits the bill perfectly! On the frugal side of things, in the usa this appear to cost around $2.50 cents and i … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged beans, community projects, cost savings, dried beans, Eating green beans, Frugal, Garden, Gardening, Green bean, Growing beans, Growing food cheaply, Growing Soup beans, Homesteading, Stringless green beans, vegetables | 1 Comment

Fruit Pruning Workshop Bourget Area

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

I am excited to have partnered up with Laura Moses to host some coming events here on the farm. I have worked with her in the past on different gatherings and lectures over the years. It is the first time i … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, At the kitchen table, Food Forest, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, homestead | Tagged Farmgal, Farmgal events, farmgal photography, Fine Lines, food forests, fruit, Fruit Trees, Gardening, Hands on fruit tree pruning seminar, just another day on the farm, pruning, Pruning course, Pruning Fruit trees, trees | Leave a comment

The final Garden Harvest in 2023

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

The weather this year as been very odd indeed, but I am beyond grateful that we did the huge second fall plantings. It was a strange garden year for us, the second year of gardening in the new big enclosed … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Climate Change, Food Forest, Food in jars, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Garden harvest, gardening, homestead | Tagged beans, beets, breaking new garden soil, building a new garden, Canning, dried beans, Farm Life, Food Forest, Garden, Gardening, gardening-tips, Greens, growing your own seed for the next year, Homesteading, late garden harevests, native bees, sandy soil, vegetables, Veggies | 4 Comments

Taking a Risk.. Unknown Apple to Farmgal Apple #1

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Eight years ago we found an apple tree whip in an odd spot in the yard, across the driveway on the side yard. We were never sure if it was a bird gifted apple tree it could be given it … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Forest | Tagged Apple tree, apples, Frugal, Garden, local food | 8 Comments

Bees, Honey and Wax

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

As most folks know I have a crazy amount of native bees of all shapes and sizes and that I am and have massively expanded my food forest and that has and includes more an more bee supporting native plants … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Life moves on daily | Tagged Bee course, Bee hives, Beekeeper, beeswax, honey, honey bees | 18 Comments

Sausage Stuffing

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Honey Garlic Lamb Sausage Full Coil Fall Harvest Beef/Pork Blend with onion, peppers, garlic/ginger Orange Cranberry Duck Sausage Added Bonus.. Gifted Delight.. Honey Garlic Moose Sausage.. So good! Hanging, Smoking and Wrapping/Freezing.. I am looking forward enjoying these over the … Continue reading →