Tag Archives: Frugal

Old Fashioned Cord Making! -Lucets

So Pretty, my different sized lucet have arrived, the big one is to be used to make cords for my larger critters halters or ropes, the smaller are for personal household uses.. I got them from Lynn the weaver, he … Continue reading

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Saturday This and That Post

Switch, Switch.. tiny little tink, tink of nails.. Hmmm What is that? Flip on the bed light.. nothing..hmm off to sleep, I’m tired, we had a late night for a farmgal who’s bed time is normally quite early.. A sound … Continue reading

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Swag or as I like to thing about it.. free stocking stuffers!

While I am not that fond of running the farm on my own, I am happy to have Dh get some time off the farm and getting back to his roots on regards to work terms and the different conferences, … Continue reading

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By-product of Duck Butchering-Down and Small Feathers-Part One

Now I think most folks can see that with the different new duck recipes appearing on the blog lately that I am doing a little of my fall bird butcher out, now its worth noting that for those that are wanting … Continue reading

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Fowl or Gallino Rennet -Part 1

By now you have most likely figured out that I like to try things in book and see if they work, I also am huge on finding and learning ways to use everything that the farm produces and to reduce … Continue reading

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Weight Goals- Nov 10/11

Wow, a whole week has come and gone, and I dreaded getting on the scale, I feel all ahh and bloated this morning (and I am pretty sure I know why), sure enough I got on the scale and was … Continue reading

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Food Storage Friday- Unprocessed real food Wrap up.-Week 5

Well  the challange for unprocessed real food month with its daily updates on idea’s and thoughts on how to use whole food in your diet finished up on Oct 31st.  I really enjoyed their daily post and idea’s, while I did feel that … Continue reading

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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

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Butchering out a leg of lamb

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

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Waste Food.. What’s your average percent?

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

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