Tag Archives: Frugal

Hugelbeet -Part one

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

A Hugelbeet is how you go about using up scraps on a farm and turn it into something that is productive.. Last year, in the very bad winter storm, we have the power company cut down a number of bigger limbs, … Continue reading →

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Curry Chicken Liver and Potato Soup Recipe

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Sometimes the day after a butcher, you want to really show off those wonderful fresh organ meats, and some days you don’t.. you still need to use them and they are so good for you.. but sometimes its nice to … Continue reading →

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Farm Sale Report

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

I was a very bad girl today and went to a local farm sale, I really needed a bit of time off the farm and had planned to go to a talk on how to root cellar veggies but I got … Continue reading →

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Homemade Baked Beans

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

The Bacon is ready, at least if you want to eat it fresh, which we did a few peices, the rest is now hanging to cure and be used in a number of wonderful ways. Given that I had homemade … Continue reading →

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That is the third time this morning on the radio..

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

That they are talking about the rising costs of food across the globe and the effects its having in regards to some of the riots we are seeing, they are qouting the fact that for the past seven months that … Continue reading →

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Farms, Gardening and Composting..

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

This past weekend, we hauled about 30 pds of straw and sheep/cow manure out of the barn and up into a spot in the garden and it got added to the coming year’s compost pile (which just happens to be … Continue reading →

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Farm Sales Stories

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Auctions and Farm Sales are a time honored way to spend a saturday with farmers in your neck of the woods. I can remember as a small child always wanting to hear the story of the wash board.. it seems … Continue reading →

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Ducks-Overview

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Awe Ducks, I can’t really picture my farm without ducks, we moved here in very early spring (snow on the ground) and the first farm animal that arrived was ducks, followed shortly by chickens, goats and sheep. I tried to … Continue reading →

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Rendering Fat

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

So simple to do and the end results can be used in so many ways, in this case we are making Lard. Raw Fresh Fat, remember that if the fat does not smell good to you, the lard won’t either.. … Continue reading →

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Pork Jowl- Guanciale to be..

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

Want to see what happened to this lovely pork Jowl, here is the rest of the story

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