Tag Archives: Frugal
Cara Cara Orange Marmalade Recipe
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
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Corned Beef Tongue -Waste Not, Want Not
While i used to raise my own beef, I was lucky enough to find someone who raises the most amazing grass fed beef just down the road for me, i gave my calf’s the best life i could but i … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
Tagged beef, Bulk buy, Corn Beef Hash, Corned Beef Tongue, dinner, food, Frugal, Homemade Corned Beef, homestead, Nose to tail cooking, odd bits, recipe, recipes, support small farmers, Waste not
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No Buy November 2024 Week 3 Overview
Nov 15th- No spend, all good Nov 16th – didn’t spend a dime Nov 17th- No spend Nov 18th-No spend.. Nov 19th- Tuesday came and went, Miss R worked hard on the farm to help get us ready for fall … Continue reading
Posted in 30 day challanges
Tagged 30 day challenge, dental-costs, farm, Frugal, Garden, gate, No Buy November, no spend, Saving money, think before you buy
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No Buy November 2024 Week 2 Overview
Nov 8th – The planned costs for the 30 yard bin was sent out on this day, it was posted on at the start of the challenge and it was followed up on. it is already half full at this … Continue reading
Pumpkin Time!
Right now at stores all over the city, country lanes and locally at a one or more of our green houses, sales are happening, the value of the pumpkins and squash’s grown for Halloween just dropped like a stone. Last … Continue reading
Posted in 30 day challanges, Food Storage, frugal, Garden harvest
Tagged After sales, compost, Compost your pumpkins, Finding way to use things up, food, Frugal, halloween, Halloween pumpkins, Pie pumpkins, pumpkin, Pumpkin sales, pumpkin seeds, pumpkins, Pumpkins for fodder, recipes, squash
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Ultra Frugal but Foolish Way to Get Garden Bean Seeds
Sometimes i adore when both ultra frugal and yet foolish things cross over my facebook feed LOL This fits the bill perfectly! On the frugal side of things, in the usa this appear to cost around $2.50 cents and i … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden
Tagged beans, community projects, cost savings, dried beans, Eating green beans, Frugal, Garden, Gardening, Green bean, Growing beans, Growing food cheaply, Growing Soup beans, Homesteading, Stringless green beans, vegetables
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Poor Man’s Fertilizer “SNOW”
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
Rising Food Costs Loss of Sales at 50%
I hear it break on the talk radio first, it was the topic of the day and it was slamming the phone lines, to say that folks were unhappy was a understatement but soon enough came the truth, well i … Continue reading
Posted in At the kitchen table
Tagged community, farmers-markets, food, Food Production and Recipes, food sheds, Frugal, Garden, groceries, loblaws, local food, rising food costs
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Taking a Risk.. Unknown Apple to Farmgal Apple #1
Eight years ago we found an apple tree whip in an odd spot in the yard, across the driveway on the side yard. We were never sure if it was a bird gifted apple tree it could be given it … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Forest
Tagged Apple tree, apples, Frugal, Garden, local food
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Just another Day on the Farm 