Tag Archives: Frugal

Butchering out a leg of lamb

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Now when you buy a whole or half a lamb, the odds are good that you will get tradional cuts done by the butcher unless you ask for something different, and they just love to give you a whole leg … Continue reading →

Waste Food.. What’s your average percent?

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

As I sit here sniffing with a mug of hot herbal tea from local raw honey along with a bowlful of dried apple slices, I know just how lucky I am, Not just eating food that will provide enough calories … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Production and Recipes, Food Storage | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, compost, Frugal, Garden, Goals | 6 Comments

Food Storage Friday Roundup- Week 3

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

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 Canning, Frugal, Garden, Veggies | 4 Comments

Making Sour Dough Dried Yeast for home use.

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

I have been trying out a number of different ideaès in my Preserving Food without Freezing or canning, the one that I am currently working on is how to preserve your sour dough starter, now they are giving the example … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Storage | Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Wild Foods | 4 Comments

Food Storage Friday Roundup

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

Posted in Food Storage | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Farm Fresh Eggs, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden | 5 Comments

Chicken Power in the garden

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Chicken Cruiser, Mobile Chicken Coop, Chicken Tractor, or Chicken Ark in our neck of the woods, the names all mean the samething in general, a moveable pen where your chickens get to be both confined(aka Safe) and yet have a fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, gardens | Tagged Chickens, Ducks, Farm Fresh Eggs, Frugal, Garden, manure | 5 Comments

Garden Overview 2011- Lots to give thanks for..

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

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 100 mile food challange, Canning, Farm Life, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Health, Herbs, Soft Fruits, Veggies | 7 Comments

Projects for the winter

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Well, there are so many different things rattling away in my head today, the news just keeps giving me post idea’s.. If you live in Ontario regardless of what your choice is, please get out and vote today! So with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Carfts an Hobbies | Tagged crafts, Frugal, sheep | 8 Comments

Curing my winter Sqaush for storage

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

I wanted to show you just a few of my sqaush, I had to put the littlest butternut alongside the biggest one, of course it looks small next to the pumpkin but trust me that is one big! butternut. Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Storage | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Veggies | 2 Comments

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

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

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 →