Tag Archives: Frugal
The Double Dug W Potato Bed
While I have played around with growing Potato’s in towers, in strawbales and even in last years “sacrifice outside winter feeding area” the way we grow most of our potato’s is in our double dug 3 foot wide W planted beds. … Continue reading
Posted in gardening
Tagged 100 mile food challange, compost, Double Dug Method, Farm Life, Frugal, Garden, Herbs, Nettles, Potatos, Raised beds, Veggies
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Pink Slime -No! Meaty Bones-Yes!
So two days ago on the CBC, while I was washing floors for the billionth time, I was very interested in the story of what was happening in regards to fallout from Jamie Olivers showing of just how meat scrapes … Continue reading
Posted in food, frugal
Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Greens, Health, Lamb Recipes
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Food Forests or Producing Hedgerows-Farmgal Style.
so while I will share the offical seven layers of the basic idea of a “Food Forest“. I am also going to take this back to Farmgal first hand experance because it turns out that what I have been making … Continue reading
Posted in gardens
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Frugal, Garden, Health, Soft Fruits, Wild Foods
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Basic Idea’s of Hugelculture Gardening Style
So I am going to get my “low of this part of the seminar out first” and then get on to the good stuff, I didn’t like how one presenter made this type of system a “lifestyle” and I do … Continue reading
Food Storage Friday- Garden Monday- This and That Post!
Wow, its been a crazy busy week, filled to the brim with great things but by the time I get done, I am crashing into bed and sleeping the dead LOL While this is offically a Food Storage Friday, its … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
Tagged Chickens, Chores, compost, Farm Life, freezer camp, Frugal, Garden, Health, Hobbies, Weight Loss
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Small Wound Care
Its bound to happen between having a older barn, barb wire fencing, and just general life, the barn critters will get some cuts and scrapes, now I know that some folks just feel that they will heal on their own, … Continue reading
Happy Easter! We are having homemade Lamb Ham!
What can I say, I didn’t have ham in the freezer but I wanted the meat to be 0 mile.. so put the old thinking cap on, I do have some very nice legs of lamb, so I cured up two … Continue reading
Garden-My $2 dollar “cold frame” Horse Trough
Ok so I picked up this nice big metal water trough for $2 dollars as it was rusted though, now it was fixable if you had a welder but that was not what I wanted if for.. So the glass … Continue reading
Beefed up Corn Pudding Recipe with Mashed!
Beefed up Corn Pudding recipe Inspired by Kodi’s Aunts Recipe but also by a recipe found in Fat-Back and Molasses, a collection of favourite old recipes from Newfoundland and Labrador. 1 onion-Peeled and finely diced 1 cup cooked and diced Leftover Beef 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Farm Fresh Eggs, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens
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Homemade Herbed Pork Ravioli in a butter sauce..
Flour, a bit of olive oil, lots of mixed dried herbs, two duck yolks and a touch of cold water.. Mix, and work into a dough.. allow to rest before rolling it out.. Split the dough into two, roll your … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Herbs
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Just another Day on the Farm 