Category Archives: farm

Help on the farm

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I got a interesting comment on one of my recent posts about the fact that I don’t appear to have much outside help on the farm.. She is not wrong.. In 12 years, we have hired and or bartered our own helping … Continue reading →

Posted in farm, Goals, homestead, Real Life | Tagged canadian Homestead, farm helpers, Help on the homestead, Homesteading | 6 Comments

Sunset Summer 2015

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Our little farm is never truly quiet, birds chip, critters rip grass, or chew cud, toads sing, wind blows on trees, the farm hums and sings but it has a feel of quietness to it. Hubby snapped this photo for … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Sunset | 1 Comment

Dry lot.. o my

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

We all have this wonderful thought that as a small farmer that we will never be like those big ag farms and to tell the truth I do my best to make sure that is true.. but sometimes.. just sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, farm | Tagged dry lot, growing pasture in spring, Picking up poo in pasture, Re-seeding a pasture | 4 Comments

New Birth and MIA-Sheep

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I will be in the mood soon to write more on my March Challenges but if you do not hear more from today, its because I am not a happy camper today.. It is with a sad heart that I … Continue reading →

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We have Running Water!

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Well, it took five days, a new part and some time but we have hot and cold running water again. I can very happy to have that lovely hot and cold running water in the house and in the barn … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged This and that post! | 2 Comments

Wells, Water and more Water..

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I am going to be busy again today with adding in a few extra things but I will do my best to get at least two more posts up today, if I get in writer mode, I will get that … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Farm Wells, rain barrels, Redneck Badminton, Steel roof water collecting, water, Wells | 6 Comments

Reader Question- The Farm

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Hi Guys, I had a reader make a comment with a question that got my wheels spinning, it went along the lines of, you are so lucky (yes, I am) that you have the farm and do so many things with it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, farm | Tagged farming | 9 Comments

Its Cold out there

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Its both cold and snowy on the farm, the critters are in hunker down mode, We finally sighed in defeat and turned on the heat lamps for the chickens and other fowl, they are loving it and it has increased … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged dogs playing in snow, egg laying in winter, expecting ewes, graining expecting ewes, Heat lamps for chickens, pressing patterns with rolling pin, Snow, winter farm work, Worming farm cats | 1 Comment

Baby is cold outside.. Bedding.

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Sometimes it really pays off to keep your ears open and to ask what folks are thinking about doing. in this case we are talking about Straw! aka warm bedding.. Normally I buy straw from the same supplier of my … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Feeding for winter cold, Straw, Winter Bedding | 3 Comments

O my that is a lot of Beef..

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Just another day on the farm

Well, we sent Glenda to Freezer camp and not counting bones, organs or hide after being aged for two weeks and then done in a very certain cuts and sizes for us, the way it was done was tailored for … Continue reading →