Tag Archives: 100 mile diet

Community Supported Gardens Peach Program

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Here in Ottawa valley in Ontario, garden zone 5a it is the month where ideally we will be pruning hard fruit trees of all kinds. Long time readers know that i have been and continue to be active with other … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb -Frugal Starts

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

I love rhubarb! In northern zones, this plant can be found tucked away on every old homestead, into a community gardens, tucked behind most churches back doors. There is a solid reason for the love, its one of the first … Continue reading →

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Foraging in February Garden Zone 5a

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

With Winter having a very firm grip on us with loads of fresh snow, there is not a lot of forage available right now, in the “hunger months” A single serving of raw High Bush Cranberries (100 grams) contains 25 … Continue reading →

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Roasted Beet are a late fall garden treat!

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A fellow blogger from many years gone by who i am connected with still said something interesting a few weeks back (Yes Jess, that would be you) in regards to if we needed to eat more of what we can … Continue reading →

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Planting Fall Hard Neck Garlic 2021

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

I did hold back my best Music Garlic that we grew this year and I look forward to growing it again next year. Having said that, we have decided to expand our garlic selection. We choose to buy from a … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Production and Recipes, Food Storage, Garden | Tagged 100 mile diet, Buy Local, Fish lake 3 garlic, Garlic, Garlic growing in zone 5, Growing Garlic, Homestead garlic, Ivan Garlic, Northumberland Garlic, Support local growers | 2 Comments

October Unprocessed Overview

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

Welcome to October Unprocessed! I am quite excited to be doing October Unprocessed this year, I have done this challenge before but it was a few years ago.. as I had things get in the way of being able to take … Continue reading →