Tag Archives: Farmgal

Cara Cara Orange Marmalade Recipe

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

Last Week Dear hubby sent me a message that at the store in the city where i normally get my Seville oranges for marmalade didn’t have any.. However they had my Blood Oranges and they had wonderful looking and Cara Cara … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning Pantry, Cara Cara Marmalade, Do it yourself, Farmgal, food, Frugal, homestead, marmalade, Preserving, recipe, recipes, Rising Costs, Self Gel, Shop the sales, Trade War, Water Bath Canning | 1 Comment

Peach Babies and more

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

Trays and rows of peach babies are all popping up, remember to plant the tail side down when potting them up, i have held them as long as i could and i have them on a 10 on and 14 … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Dreaming of spring, Farm dogs, Farmgal, flowers, food, Garden, Garden is calling, Garden seeds, Gardening, Gardening in Zone 5, Growing from pits, homestead, Peach pits, recipe, Seeds, Sib C peaches, Winter is here | 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

Fruit Pruning Workshop Bourget Area

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

I am excited to have partnered up with Laura Moses to host some coming events here on the farm. I have worked with her in the past on different gatherings and lectures over the years. It is the first time i … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, At the kitchen table, Food Forest, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, homestead | Tagged Farmgal, Farmgal events, farmgal photography, Fine Lines, food forests, fruit, Fruit Trees, Gardening, Hands on fruit tree pruning seminar, just another day on the farm, pruning, Pruning course, Pruning Fruit trees, trees | Leave a comment

Heading West for the Holidays

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Happy December, where did November go? 25 days till christmas! How! I am heading to visit family in Alberta for the holidays this year, I can no longer really say I am heading home, the farm and my community here … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Blogging, farmgal photography | Tagged Cats, christmas horse, cross country christmas trip, december, Farm Life, Farmgal, farmgal photography, friendship, holiday plan, travel plans | 7 Comments

Bring on the Wolves Farmgal Photography

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

I turned 51 in October after crazy wild year of ups, downs and lots of just get it done days in-between. Myself and two amazing women in my life, Cousin in laws all have our birthdays within two weeks of … Continue reading →

Posted in farmgal photography, photography | Tagged Bear, Bear Photography, Family matters, Farmgal, farmgal photography, Forest, Golden hour Photography, Grey Wolves, Nature Photography, Ottawa, Sunrise, Wolf Photography, Wolves | 8 Comments

Steak with Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

I have given a lot of thought to how I wanted to share in a casual way on No Buy Feb and March Pantry Challenge. I want to give myself loads of flexibility and yet at the same time have … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in jars, Food Storage, local food | Tagged Canning, Eating for health, Farmgal, Frugal eating, Homesteading, Local garlic, Local Grass Fed Beef, Pasta sauce, Spaghetti Squash, Steak with side of Spaghetti Squash pasta, using up leftover | Leave a comment

Changing Ocean Patterns..

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/gulf-stream-amoc-ocean-anomaly-united-states-europe-fa/?fbclid=IwAR1Me04U8QadrJHuIrEsFRGtlKFZDmOU3IzhVjwFKY0FySe89IrIctFV78o Hello Folks, I truly hope that you have had some good things happen this week, we have had the local lockdown move to orange and we have a very low case count at the moment locally so we are … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged AMOC, Amoc Weakening, canadian Homestead, Farmgal, Garden, Gardening for reduced heat units, homestead, Ocean patterns effecting food prodution, Planning ahead, Planning for a cool season garden | 4 Comments

Pantry Challange 2018-Day Two -Starting seeds and bulbs

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well Day 2 is dawning cold in the house, and I am already missing my mom’s fancy coffee machine that I have unplugged. I am going back to making a big old pot of tea that can be drank hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Pantry Challange | Tagged cut and come again greens on a celery stem, Farmgal, Farmgal's Pantry Challange 2018, Homemade tea, living my dream life on the farm, Pantry Challange 2018, Planting green onion bulbs in the house, Sprouting for greens | 2 Comments

Christmas is coming.. the snow is here

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Winter finally arrived on the farm in Dec, before that the truth is while we did have some cooler days and nights and we have bitter cold winds that cut right though you, we also had at least two good … Continue reading →