Category Archives: Life moves on daily
Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
O that irony of duck momma’s.. This spring we came into the year with 4 proven hens, 2 2020 hens and one big old chocolate drake.. Their job this year was to be fly eaters and garden helpers.. Now on … Continue reading
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Filling the Freezers -Lamb or Hoggart 2021
I had been told that I would need to wait till next week for the lamb and Hoggart to be ready, I had no issue with this, it meant that they would hang longer and I am always ok with … Continue reading
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Tagged Butchering lambs, Butchering Sheep, filling the freezers, lamb meat, sheep
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Spicy Carrot Salsa Recipe
Originally posted on Just another Day on the Farm:
. This is a different Salsa but o its good.. hubby says he thinks its more like carrot BBQ sauce, I think its great as a wonderful add in to meats…
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Heliopsis – Bleeding Hearts
What a plant, the flowers start out almost a deep red, shifting to golden hues that magically end up bronze. This is a big plant.. It needs space and sun! It can be done in a mixed bed as the … Continue reading
Black Chokeberry (Aronia)
What a amazing year for Black Chokeberry its been on the farm, I started pruning them in 2019 after being told for year that they did not need pruning and they are on fire! the production yield is double that … Continue reading
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RIP Marie
It is with a sad heart that I need to share that our wonderful Marie crossed over a few weeks ago. I needed to grieve quietly before posting.. I knew I would do a post in her honor.. She has … Continue reading
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Harvesting Homestead Garlic
This is hard neck garlic which means this process started last fall in 2020, when we planted out the biggest garlic bulbs into Kitchen Garden Plot 3, and then bedded them down with a thick layer of straw over top. … Continue reading
Training, Life Skills and Born that way- Farm Dogs
I have talked about my farm dogs before and shared photos over the years and of the new boys that joined the farm.. They are awesome and amazing and while its crazy hard work to raise two pups, its been … Continue reading
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Declutter 365 Update
Well, I have been Rocking the Declutter program of 2021.. I mean its been crazy good, around 30 to 50 percent of things are being rehomed, about 20 to 40 pecent is being recycled in some way and 10 percent … Continue reading
Sour Cherries “Juilet”
Our little homestead now has 7 different Types of Sour Cherry Tree’s or Dward Sour Cherry Bushes. While they are all tough “sour” type they are not all “cherry pie cherries” some are sweet enough to eat fresh, some are … Continue reading
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