Category Archives: frugal

Hugelbeet -Part one

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

A Hugelbeet is how you go about using up scraps on a farm and turn it into something that is productive.. Last year, in the very bad winter storm, we have the power company cut down a number of bigger limbs, … Continue reading →

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Interesting Bit of news on the radio this morning-Clothes cost going up.

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

The basic idea is that cotton prices have really gone up and that some of the largest suppliers for cloths has made the choice to redo their contracts with some very big names including walmart, Target from one year to … Continue reading →

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Lets Talk Mayo…

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

Mayonnaise has gotten a bad rap over the past twenty years, because of the fats and the eggs and yet despite the slapdown by the low fat movment, somehow almost every single home I know has Mayo or a Whipped … Continue reading →

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Oil is on my mind..

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

Been thinking about Oil alot lately, the price of oil, the availablity of oil, how many ways I use that oil on a daily bases, how many times that oil ends up in some form of my food.. Bet you … Continue reading →

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Manure hot beds for plants

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

This is a very old fashioned Idea, and I have read about it in both books from England and France, I am sure that its done in a number of other countries as well but it does not seem to … Continue reading →

Posted in frugal, gardening, gardens | Tagged compost, Garden, manure | 6 Comments

Meat and Potato’s Meal

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Stuffed Steak with Cheesy Baked Mashed Potato with Gravy. It was so good! or how I took leftover’s and made them into the above.. Well, Mainly leftover’s, I was digging in the meat freezer, in prep for my March Challange and … Continue reading →

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Frugal or just stupid?

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

I am laughing at the fact that I am going to share this but I know that a ton of the folks that visit the site like to cook, so I am reaching out for your thoughts or comments on … Continue reading →

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Dry itchy Scalp..ahhh winter hair care.

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Well, the past couple days my head has been itchy, and the flakes are falling as fast as the snow outside.. Something had to be done.. This is what I call the cheapest hair care you can get.. so here … Continue reading →

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Homemade Pork Rinds

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

This is not your store bought Pork Rinds, these are the homemade kind that you chew and chew and if you like pork rinds your mouth just waters at the flavor and texture of these babies. Anyway you cut it, … Continue reading →

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Homemade Baked Beans

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

The Bacon is ready, at least if you want to eat it fresh, which we did a few peices, the rest is now hanging to cure and be used in a number of wonderful ways. Given that I had homemade … Continue reading →