Category Archives: farm
Improving Pasture a old fashion way.
I think that when most folks dream of their perfect land, that pasture on your farm is lush, green and so healthy, just bursting with plants that are going to fatten and give just the right mix to provide good health to your choosen four … Continue reading
Whimper, snarl and slips and slides…
Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain and now a Rain fall warning in effect with flooding already showing, my wet land area is flooded with water over ice, anything that is a bit of a lull in the land is filled with water, … Continue reading
Got to love good neighbours.
We have been working hard to not waste our hay, so we have been using big panels and trying to clean up the extra’s as needed, but there has been more waste then I would like, a couple weeks ago, … Continue reading
Snow and Cold Wind Chills..
It offical, I am ready for winter to end! I know, I know, its not going to end till its good and ready and its been a good winter really, we had good weather up until Dec and really we … Continue reading
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Rant Warning!
I am so pissed off!! Blasted Bloody Snowmobiler’s Ok, let me back up, first off -I love that the farmer that owns all the land around us has to be one of the easiest person to get along with, don’t … Continue reading
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Breaking Trail
As anyone who lives in a area with snow knows that there is a reason that we have snowshoes and snow ski’s because both of these allow us to stay on top of the snow, instead of needing to break or … Continue reading
Farms, Gardening and Composting..
This past weekend, we hauled about 30 pds of straw and sheep/cow manure out of the barn and up into a spot in the garden and it got added to the coming year’s compost pile (which just happens to be … Continue reading
Posted in farm, Food Production and Recipes, frugal, gardening, gardens
Tagged Farm Life, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden
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Rendering Fat
So simple to do and the end results can be used in so many ways, in this case we are making Lard. Raw Fresh Fat, remember that if the fat does not smell good to you, the lard won’t either.. … Continue reading
Posted in farm, food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal, Pigs
Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, pigs
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Chores, New Lamb and Sheep Milk
Its been a busy morning so far.. first my ear does not have blisters, or white spots, and while its tender, it’s doing well today, just needs to be treated gently while it heals. I am craving rubarb, which means that … Continue reading
Book Review:101 Uses for Stinging Nettles by Peirs Warren
This is a little softcover book, but its worth its weight in Gold (well maybe not with the cost of gold these days, but Silver for sure). I started out using Stringing Nettles in the spring as one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Farm Life, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Homesteader Books
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Just another Day on the Farm 