Category Archives: gardens
Working on my new bushes list for 2012
Well, its not final yet, but I think I have narrowed down my list of fruiting and or health/herb bushes to add to the farm this year.. Here is what I have to date.. Smoky Saskatoon Shadblow Serviceberry Allegnery Serviceberry … Continue reading
Posted in food, gardens
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Frugal, Fruit Trees, Garden, Soft Fruits
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Chicken Power in the garden
Chicken Cruiser, Mobile Chicken Coop, Chicken Tractor, or Chicken Ark in our neck of the woods, the names all mean the samething in general, a moveable pen where your chickens get to be both confined(aka Safe) and yet have a fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Critters, gardens
Tagged Chickens, Ducks, Farm Fresh Eggs, Frugal, Garden, manure
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Garden Count so far for 2011
Garden Counts for 2011 to date, most of the harvest is done, will do one more big update in oct on what the final main harvest will be.. Hard Fruits Apples-77 pds-Still a bit more coming yet Crabapples-44 pds Wild … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Chores, compost, Farm Life, Fruit Trees, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wild Foods
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Lets talk Pumpkin…
Now most of us know what a pumpkin is, if nothing else from seeing them on the porches in N.A. at the end of Oct when the trick and treaters come out, or at thanksgiving when either the much loved … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Farm Life, Frugal, Garden, Health, Veggies
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Fall update on Hugelbeets and how well they produced in year one.
This spring we made three hugelbeets, two on our own place, and one at a friends of ours, I figure its time to show the results, the issue with the results is that they just look like overrun mounds covered … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, gardens, Goals
Tagged compost, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, manure, Veggies
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Rain, garden produce, Chokeberry Season has started.
We are into our third day in the rain, good steady warmish rain, by my count on our rain gauge we have had just over 4 inchs, excellent for the pastures, for the garden and for our shallow well! Thankfully … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, gardens
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Fruit Trees, Garden, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wild Foods
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The Late Great Beet Challenge!
http://backyardfarmsto.blogspot.com/2011/07/late-great-beet-challenge.html “Linda at Tree and Twig Farm was offering up some free Detroit Red Beet seeds last week if you agreed to participate in a grow-a-long so I gladly signed up! Linda sent the seeds to readers coast to coast … Continue reading
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Russian Blue Potatos
Hi Guys, I have a number of different potato’s that I have grown over the years, but this is the first year, I have tried growing the russian blue, now the plants grew well, the flowers were lovely, and we … Continue reading
Sweet Relish Recipe
Relish’s can be made of so many different choices, and they are certianly for alot more then use on a hotdog or a burger, they can be served as sides to many meat dishes, on sandwhich’s mixed with mayo or … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes, gardens
Tagged Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Garden, Veggies
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My First Tomato is ready!
There are hunderds of little tiny sweet tomato’s in that jungle of plants, and there are blushes and hints of color showing in the green, but this is the first one ready, warm from the sun to be brushed off, … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 