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A little Farm Update
So here is some of my mostly finished compost from last year’s pile, its looks like its coming along just wonderfully.. below, here is some compost tea ready for use in the garden. Below that, is a wonderful growing area … Continue reading
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Tagged Chores, compost, Ducks, Farm Life, Garden, manure, Soft Fruits, Veggies
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Happy Earth Day!
So what are you doing for Earth Day? We are having a tiny bit of sun and while I am still under the weather, its now more cold then flu and so I got to spend a bit of time … Continue reading
Mushrooms and more Mushrooms planned.
I love mushrooms and I like to hunt for the local ones that are good eating in our area, but I was so excited to get these. Both the Poplar Mushoom and the Oyster will be need a fresh cut … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal
Tagged compost, Frugal, Garden, mushrooms
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Free Form Raised Beds
The above soil had a green cover, I didn’t take a picture of it, it had been allowed to grow in the fall, and then was turned in, along with the layer of about 2 inches of aged compost made … Continue reading
Soil-Texture test.
Do you want to grow your own food? There are four major factors when you garden outside, Soil, Water, Sunlight and Plants, everything else is gravy, and if you have ever looked in one of our local garden magazines or … Continue reading
Hugelbeet-Round 2
So we are now working on our second big full sun Hugelbeet, we measured them today as DH and I were not in agreement on the size of them, so the first smaller one is 14 feet by 8 feet … Continue reading
Making Paper out of Cow Manure
Cow Manure, you can use it to help your soil, your garden, you can dry it and use it for fuel for your fire and you can even make paper from it.. thanks to your cow (sheep, horse etc) ability … Continue reading
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Tagged compost, Family Milk Cow, Frugal, Hobbies, Homemade Paper, manure
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Improving Pasture a old fashion way.
I think that when most folks dream of their perfect land, that pasture on your farm is lush, green and so healthy, just bursting with plants that are going to fatten and give just the right mix to provide good health to your choosen four … Continue reading
Manure hot beds for plants
This is a very old fashioned Idea, and I have read about it in both books from England and France, I am sure that its done in a number of other countries as well but it does not seem to … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 