Category Archives: farm
Bitter Cold
ahhhh, frost bite warming on exposed skin within ten min, and they say that in our closest city that its min 30 c with wind chill min 38, but the outside farm says that its min 36 c without the … Continue reading
Got it figured out! -Sheep Milk/Lamb Update
So we got a pattern now and there might just be enough extra for a little bit of fresh sheep yogurt to appear soon.. We are milking twice a day, Puff getting a nice big meal by nursing off the … Continue reading
Sheep Milk
http://www.sheep101.info/dairy.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_milk Puffy is doing well this morning, an FF milk has increased, she gave 1 an half cups at the last night milking and this morning she gave 2 an half cups. Puffy’s stomach lining will only take his … Continue reading
Storage of Root Veggies-Carrots
Well, Its one of those days, morning chores, basic housework and laundry all on the go, the hounds breakfast made and served.. dish’s and more dish’s, made 3 loaves of bread, and wanted to get some things up from the … Continue reading
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Our Workout.. Shoveling Snow..
Its funny, most folks don’t hand clear a lane as big and long as our’s and to be fair, if we get a really bad storm/drifting, we hire a friend down the road to come and plow it out and … Continue reading
Winter Challange Meal #6
Dark Day Challange Meal #6 This weeks homegrown food is Pea’s, I opened a bag of fresh frozen green Pea’s from the summer and what I can say.. heavenly with fresh local mushrooms. We planted pea’s three times over the past … Continue reading
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We are in the 30 coldest days of the year..
Brrrrr, and I can tell it, its bitter bone chilling cold out there, its the wind and the damp that makes the cold seem so much more, I was raised in cold country but it was a dry cold, with … Continue reading
Most Modern Cookbooks so don’t work for this farm gal
One of our Christmas Desserts, No recipe use, its a Cranberry Pecan Maple Tartlet with vanilla icecream. It was tiny and tasty and just yum! So I often get cookbooks from my momma, which I am totally grateful for, but … Continue reading
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Seed Catlogs have arrived!
So far to date, five of my regular seed catalogs have arrived and like most gardening folks, at certain points I am already day dreaming about orders, starting seeds and what the new garden will bring. I don’t know about … Continue reading
A winter Bonfire
We put our outdoor firepit to good use over the holidays..
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Just another Day on the Farm 