Tag Archives: canada

Least we forget

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A Son Arrives Home to Mother By Jason Sharp A day like any otherA son arrives home to motherA folded flag on his lead-lined urnCome from the Gulf, where the oil fields burn A patriot lost to Red machinationsA hero … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged canada, Remembering the fallen, Remembrance day, Sadness, War, World Wars | Leave a comment

Poor Man’s Fertilizer “SNOW”

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

In fact, snow does contain nitrogen and other particulates like sulfur, which it collects as it falls through the atmosphere, however so do rain, sleet and hail, and believe it or not, lightning. Rain and lightning contain more nitrogen than snow. Statistics from agricultural … Continue reading →

Posted in frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged canada, Farmgal, Frugal, Garden, Gardening, Gardening in a northern climate, just another day on the farm, nature, Northern climate, Snow, Snow cover in the garden, Snow fertilizer, Snow protection, Using natures gifts, Winter | 4 Comments

Moose team- Canadian History Bits and Bites

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

This moose team belonged to W.R. (Billy/Buffalo Bill) Day. They were found by a Metis near Baptiste Lake in 1910 and were reared by bottle and broken to drive by Mr. Day at Athabasca Landing during the winter of 1910. … Continue reading →

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Winter is here..

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

We spent the weekend prepping for what we knew was coming! Snow.. The hoop area is prepped an ready to the plastic in feb to start winter sowing and then early spring greens, compost added, ash added, , cleaned up, … Continue reading →