Category Archives: 30 day challanges

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 →

Posted in 30 day challanges, No Buy November | Tagged 30-day-challenges, deer hide, every dollar counts, homemade-presents, hunting, leather, leather working, Money, moose hide, No Buy November, reduce waste, Saving money, support canadian company, watch what you buy, where did you spend your hard earned money | Leave a comment

Burning Daylight

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

In the past days and weeks, months now boy, have i been burning daylight! I have been forced to slow down, way way down and there is really no way to see the end. My body has decided i am … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged baby steps, Burning daylght, eating well, Get it done, Health, inner thoughts, life, mental-health, never give up, Reset, Rest, sleep, Small steps, wellness | 2 Comments

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

Potato Harvest Overview 2024

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

It was both a odd year and a outstanding year when it came to growing potato’s on the farm in 2024. Due to the crazy amount of rain we were getting the garden was to wet to work and or … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Garden harvest | Tagged calorie dense foods, Eat what you grow, Fall Harvests, food, Garden, Gardening, Gardening in a wet year, Gardening in Zone 5, growing in straw bedding, growing potatos, harvesting potato, Potato, potatoes, Purple potato, Red Potato, Russet potato, vegetables | Leave a comment

The Trench of Shame

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

O what a waste! If you have been following my blog for a good while you know that i can a lot! and that i love to try new recipes. You know that one good garden years i can and … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Food Storage | Tagged Canning, Clearing the old canning, Compost pits, Compost trench, cooking, food, Keep the jars, Purging the pantry, recipe, recipes, Waste, When things do not go according to plan | 4 Comments

Deep Pantry -Shop the flyers and Loss Leaders

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

While they stopped delivering flyers in our mail years ago, the odd flyer on a few things still comes, mostly Canadian Tire an the local feeder stores or hardware stores. However a friend of mine has a small but awesome … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, frugal | Tagged Cost of living, Feeding the teenager, Fill the freezers, food, fresh-food, grocery prices in canada, Health, Inflation, Making a special stock up trip, nutrition, Planning your shopping trip, Shop your flyers, Shopping loss leaders, Shopping with a list, Stocking your pantry | 1 Comment

Hello November, The First Day of a New Month

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its the first day of a new month and it is the turning of the wheel, its that switch from late summer to true fall, its the changing of the daylight savings so we will turn the clocks back by … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table, farm journel, Friday Rambles, Garden, Real Life | Tagged Bird Feeders, Bird Photography, birds, Friday Rambles, Gardening, geese flying south, getting the garden ready for winter, nature, Wild Birds, Wildlife, Winter, Winter bird watching, Winter Prep | Leave a comment

Pumpkin Time!

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Right now at stores all over the city, country lanes and locally at a one or more of our green houses, sales are happening, the value of the pumpkins and squash’s grown for Halloween just dropped like a stone. Last … Continue reading →