Tag Archives: 100 mile food challange

Ah the joys of wild harvesting..

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

So this spring, my Dear Hubby was thrilled to find a new patch of my wild plum bushes and he has been checking them off and on thought the season, and was very excited to do the first pick, now … Continue reading →

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Fall Garden Stew-Canning

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Lots and Lots of Tomato’s Ready-Check Boatload of green peppers ready-Check Yellow and Green Beans by the bowlful-Check Potato’s died down and ready to harvest-Check Carrots-small but o so sweet-Check Turnips-Love the flavor to this-Check Butternut Squash or any other … Continue reading →

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Lets talk Pumpkin…

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

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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Making Homemade Grape Juice

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Do you grow your own grapes? Do you hunt for wild grapes? What do you do with your grapes, fresh eating for some? Use the Grape Leaves in cooking? Do you make your own juice, jelly or do you make homemade … Continue reading →

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An Apple a day..

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Even if you missed looking for those stunning white to white-pink flowers in your spring walks and travels, when if you wanted to wild harvest fruit, you should in fact have a local map marked with lots and lots of … Continue reading →

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Current Canning Update for 2011

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

I just loved Andrea`s current count on her canning for the year, she is putting up for her family and it all sounds so yummy, I figured that some folks might not know that I have a Canning Log on … Continue reading →

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Tag teaming the pressure canner and the water bath canner..

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Thankfully, being the weekend, I have my DH also tag-teaming the work, I know that it may seem silly but I do wish that I had a few little ones to be sharing this knowledge with, I wish that my … Continue reading →

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My most available local wild fruits-ChokeBerries and Elderberries.

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Just another day or two and the first of this years elderberry crop will be ready to start coming in, just want a those still reddish to turn a touch more black, but you can’t wait to long or the … Continue reading →

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Rain, garden produce, Chokeberry Season has started.

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

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 →

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Canning Meat..

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Well I have been listening to CBC news about what is happening to the markets, to the riots in london, to the debt crisis that just keeps growing in Europe and the United States, and listening to Harper who is … Continue reading →