Category Archives: gardening
Spring and Forcing Plants
It’s not really spring yet, but for a few hours last night and this morning, it almost feels like it, we had rain last night, not freezing rain but light gentle spring rain, it hitting on the metal roof was a … Continue reading
Gardening-A Canning Garden
I read this comment over at different blog, she just touched on it very briefly, in passing that she was going to plant a raised bed of something just for canning that year.. and it got me thinking about this … 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
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Mock Pinapple Canning Recipe
So as anyone that has been reading the blog knows, I have been canning pinapple, which is a real treat, because when has Pinapple ever been so cheap that you can just can a whole years worth at a time. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, In memory
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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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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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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
Butternut Squash
Step one: Plant seeds in the garden in spring 10 for Atlas Butternut Squash from Stokes Seeds, now the reason that I like this one so much is not just because of the color/flavor but also because it tends to grow … Continue reading
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The Very last thing that is still going in the garden..
Brussel Sprouts! I am slowly harvesting them, and finding new recipes that use them. Still got a bit of color on the blackberry Canes.. The Bee Balm has sent up a few new little leaves.. We also have our first … Continue reading
Elderberry Syrup Recipe
We are blessed to have wild Elderberries growing on the farm when we moved here, we have since given a helping hand to create another 15 plus bushes to grow at different spots on the farm. I made a number … Continue reading
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Tagged Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Soft Fruits
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Just another Day on the Farm 