Tag Archives: Farm Life

Foot Care..this and that post..

Its been a interesting few weeks when it comes to foot care on the farm, in a number of ways, with the cold weather, socks/boots have become much more common on the farm, instead of crocks which are my standard … Continue reading

Posted in farm | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Chicken Feed-Protein from thin Air..sort of..

So a couple weeks back one of the blogs that I like to read recommended a new chicken book, The small Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery, now she did a glowing write up to the point that I had to … Continue reading

Posted in Critters, frugal | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments

Food Storage Friday-One month in..

Joining in the ranks of Canadian Doomer and others like Chile Chews,  and Backyard Farm along with unprocessed real food month with its daily updates on idea’s and thoughts on how to use whole food in your diet, we are eating out … Continue reading

Posted in Food Storage | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pecking Order on the farm..

I have so many post rumbling around my head today, I promised to do a post on how to make a good basic bread with photos, I am working on a butcher post with ways to perserve that meat from salting … Continue reading

Posted in Real Life | Tagged | 2 Comments

Miss Piggy all grown up..

Its hard to be believe that its been almost a year since we had a girls trip up the valley to pick up this sweet little purebred Large Black Piglet, she was just big enough to fit in a small … Continue reading

Posted in Critters | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Garden Overview 2011- Lots to give thanks for..

Well, I have been working on this all week, I also have been figuring out critter imputes in terms of meat, milk, eggs, last night we had a surprise in the little barn with a new clutch of peeping ducklings … Continue reading

Posted in food | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Sqaush/Pumpkin in the local news today.

I love mondays, getting back into the routine, being able to sleep in a little, the wonderful fresh baking bread, today I made a double batch of cranberry orange pancakes for Dh’s breakfasts, and the house smells heavenly as there … Continue reading

Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Storage | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Oct is a eat out of your pantry month for me..

I had already decided that this coming month of Oct was going to be a eat out of the garden, pantry, farm month for me, I’m looking forward to it, I have been very busy in Sept and have no … Continue reading

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

So Pretty Now.. Fall Colors coming in

Its so pretty out there right now, the bright yellows and stunning dark reds are starting to pop inbetween the dark evergreens, sign’s of fall are everywhere, from the honk of the geese flying overhead, from the siting of the … Continue reading

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged | 4 Comments

Making Mobile Health Kits

Well this week has been a interesting one, so far MIL got stung by a wasp on her eyelid, it flew in under her glasses. Got some nasty bug bites Got a nasty sliver of plant needle Had a sheep with … Continue reading

Posted in Just in Case | Tagged , | 2 Comments