Category Archives: frugal

Pectin-Commercal or Homemade

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Canning season has certainly started here on the farm, I tend to can all year long but the push is always late spring to late fall, I typically pick up supplies in the fall when they go on sale and … Continue reading →

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Do you curb shop?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Last night I was off the farm for a bit to go have coffee and yummy chocolate Banana muffins and a girls visit, to get there, I take a backroad route and could not help be notice that they had … Continue reading →

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Its started already-The dryer’s are full and will be till fall

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Its the time of year that we start preserving food for the coming winter, and I am currently drying Stinging Nettle (for my own use, I like the fresh spring nettles for house use), Clover for winter chicken feed, and … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Food Storage, frugal | Tagged Chickens, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Wild Foods | 4 Comments

Dried Dates-Don’t overlook this very cheap fruit!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

With the ever increasing price of fresh fruits and every other kinds as well, don’t forget to look at Dates and consider adding in a good supply of dried dates, they keep very well if keep cool/dry, I like to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Production and Recipes, frugal | Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Hard Fruits | 4 Comments

Red Currents-Making more plants

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Happy Easter Weekend, I do hope that everyone is enjoying their long weekend and their family time. It is a blessed time of year! Finished prepping a new 16 by 16 four row bed and got it all planted out, … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms and more Mushrooms planned.

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

I love mushrooms and I like to hunt for the local ones that are good eating in our area, but I was so excited to get these. Both the Poplar Mushoom and the Oyster will be need a fresh cut … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal | Tagged compost, Frugal, Garden, mushrooms | 2 Comments

Cold in the mornings

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Well, its that time of the year, the last space heater has been turned of, which means we are back to passive solor heating, extra heat from the stove and good thick blankets and layers in the house.. We won’t have … Continue reading →

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Hugelbeet-Round 2

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

So we are now working on our second big full sun Hugelbeet, we measured them today as DH and I were not in agreement on the size of them, so the first smaller one is 14 feet by 8 feet … Continue reading →

Posted in farm, frugal, gardens | Tagged compost, Farm Life, Frugal, Garden, Hugelbeet, Lily, manure | 3 Comments

Making Paper out of Cow Manure

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Cow Manure, you can use it to help your soil, your garden, you can dry it and use it for fuel for your fire and you can even make paper from it.. thanks to your cow (sheep, horse etc) ability … Continue reading →

Posted in Carfts an Hobbies, frugal | Tagged compost, Family Milk Cow, Frugal, Hobbies, Homemade Paper, manure | 45 Comments

Natural Cleaning in the Kitchen

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday as I was doing my prep work to get the next rounds of Corn Beef, an then planning on the next step making Pastrami, As well as corning Tongue, and today I will do the prep work required to … Continue reading →