Tag Archives: 100 mile food challange
Duck Eggs-So Good for you!
I was thrilled to find still warm fresh duck eggs waiting for me this morning, with so many of my chickens sitting on eggs, we have not been getting that many in the house each day so it was pleasure … Continue reading
First of the garden count is in.. Currents, and Blueberries..
Well, the first of the fruit count is in this year and it surely does reflect a different spring and what late frosts can do.. Red Currents- a mear 8 cups worth- $6 dollars worth locally.. No on farm black … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Garden, Soft Fruits, Wild Foods
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Food Forest-Hiding in plain view..
If you drove by this, would you see anything other than a green jungle? Currently in that front green jungle there is Apple Trees Pear Trees Plum Trees Sweet Cherry Trees Sour Cherry Trees Mulberry High Bush Cranberry Honey Berry … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Farm Life, Food Forest, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Health, Herbs, nature, plants, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wildlife
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Garden Monday
Well, I didn’t get much done in the garden on the weekend, but hubby worked on it for a bit on the saturday when he was puttering around.. he got a new row of strawberries done, plus cleared the area … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Veggies, Wild Foods
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The Double Dug W Potato Bed
While I have played around with growing Potato’s in towers, in strawbales and even in last years “sacrifice outside winter feeding area” the way we grow most of our potato’s is in our double dug 3 foot wide W planted beds. … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, compost, Double Dug Method, Farm Life, Frugal, Garden, Herbs, Nettles, Potatos, Raised beds, Veggies
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Food Forests or Producing Hedgerows-Farmgal Style.
so while I will share the offical seven layers of the basic idea of a “Food Forest“. I am also going to take this back to Farmgal first hand experance because it turns out that what I have been making … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Frugal, Garden, Health, Soft Fruits, Wild Foods
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Happy Easter! We are having homemade Lamb Ham!
What can I say, I didn’t have ham in the freezer but I wanted the meat to be 0 mile.. so put the old thinking cap on, I do have some very nice legs of lamb, so I cured up two … Continue reading
Homemade Herbed Pork Ravioli in a butter sauce..
Flour, a bit of olive oil, lots of mixed dried herbs, two duck yolks and a touch of cold water.. Mix, and work into a dough.. allow to rest before rolling it out.. Split the dough into two, roll your … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Herbs
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Fire Grilled Quail Recipe with instuctions on how to spatchcock it first..
I think I will start with the finished dish and the recipe first then show how to do the spatchcock afterwards.. I know that this picture does not do this justice but I promise you this got a five out … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 