Category Archives: 100 mile diet
Thanksgiving, High Bush Cranberry Jelly
Only had a few heavy frosts, so very tart indeed but still so good when done, plus its our local way to make cranberry jelly. into the pot, need to be cleaned, washed, water covered and then slowly simmered till … Continue reading
Dandelion Flower Iced Tea
So much is talked about the greens and the roots but when it comes to flowers, the most popular is dipped in batter and fried up. However today, I want to talk about making a wonderful sweet an taste cold … Continue reading
Dandelion Omelette
A comment on my facebook went along the lines of “I know you eat dandelion leaves but how” The simple answer in spring for the small fresh baby leave is. If you would or could use spinach in a dish, … Continue reading
Sour Dill Rye Bread Recipe- Flash Back Post
Ok, so this is a different bread recipe, but I challange you to give it a try, its so good and nothing! like you are going to find in a store. This recipe is based out of the one in … Continue reading
Mung Bean Sprouts and Recipe..
Dried Mung Beans can be turned into wonderful home grown sprouts for use in a number of tasty dishes, I started sprouting about ten years ago as a way to be able to offer the hounds fresh ground greens once or twice … Continue reading
Apple and Ella Update-Overview
Well I finally found local breeder to me, within 15 min on country roads that has reliable litters of weaner piglets for sale all year round, he has been doing this for 20 plus years and I hope that means … Continue reading
o those wild tomatoes
Well, the plans for this coming year of 2015 in regards to tomato are pretty simple.. Four Cherry tomato plants for fresh eating Two tomato plants for fresh slicing or tomato sandwichs The big Patch will be oxheart paste tomatos, … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Canning, gardening
Tagged growing tomato for sauce, oxhert tomato
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Introducing Ella-
Hello Folks, As I have touched on, Miss Piggy and Kermit are going to freezer camp, leaving just apple to grow thoughout the winter. Pigs are very much herd animals and its unfair to grow out a single pig, they … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Pigs
Tagged Raising Weaner Piglets, Using Pigs as plows, Using pigs to turn compost
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Apple Season has arrived.. the first bushel was picked this weekend..
A bushel of apples was u-picked at my very close apple orchard, its mear minutes from the farm, there are two within ten min but this one is the closest and has many more kinds, 21 in total, plus plums, … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Canning, Food Storage, Garden harvest
Tagged hundred mile diet, local food, u pick apples
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First of the new potato’s
Now this is a meal fit for a farmer.. Beef and onion patties, fresh new potato’s with butter and fresh garden pea’s.. The only things that didn’t come from the farm itself was the montreal steak spice in the meat … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 