Tag Archives: Garden

Ultra Frugal but Foolish Way to Get Garden Bean Seeds

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

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 | 1 Comment

Poor Man’s Fertilizer “SNOW”

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

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 →

Posted in frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged canada, Farmgal, Frugal, Garden, Gardening, Gardening in a northern climate, just another day on the farm, nature, Northern climate, Snow, Snow cover in the garden, Snow fertilizer, Snow protection, Using natures gifts, Winter | 4 Comments

Rising Food Costs Loss of Sales at 50%

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

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 | 10 Comments

The final Garden Harvest in 2023

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

The weather this year as been very odd indeed, but I am beyond grateful that we did the huge second fall plantings. It was a strange garden year for us, the second year of gardening in the new big enclosed … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Climate Change, Food Forest, Food in jars, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Garden harvest, gardening, homestead | Tagged beans, beets, breaking new garden soil, building a new garden, Canning, dried beans, Farm Life, Food Forest, Garden, Gardening, gardening-tips, Greens, growing your own seed for the next year, Homesteading, late garden harevests, native bees, sandy soil, vegetables, Veggies | 4 Comments

Food Crisis is very real!

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

This past week I have been reading and listening to so many reports and interviews in regards to the cost and or availability of food and its effects on the day to day life of our fellow Canadian’s and Globally. … Continue reading →

Posted in dry pantry, Food Storage | Tagged Budget plannings, Canning, Fall planning, Farm Fresh Eggs, farm fresh veggies, Food Bank use, Food costs, Food price increases, Freezers, Garden, Inflation, Pantry, Winter Pantry, Winter Prep, Working within your budget | 1 Comment

Taking a Risk.. Unknown Apple to Farmgal Apple #1

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

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 | 8 Comments

Bird Gifted Native Fruit Bushes or Trees Frugal Ways

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Over the years I have been Bird Gifted a host of different native/local fruit producing canes, bushes or trees. My favorite among them all is my hawthorn cluster. I mean look at those blooms, and then all fruit that follows. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged Food Forest, Garden, Gardening with birds, Native Plants, Producing frugal fruit producing plants, wild bird, Wild bird gifted plants, wild bird poop produces plants, Wild birds helping in your food forest | 5 Comments

Kitchen Garden Plans 2023

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Its the time of year where you start planning out your gardens, the cold snowy days are perfect for plotting and planning/checking seed boxes and orders and planning out the early starts. This spring we will be coming into our … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen garden | Tagged Garden, Kitchen garden, Planning your garden, Vertical Garden | Leave a comment

Hello Lockdown.. Brace for Impact 2022

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Well the powers that be.. that run our province of ontario just informed us! “BRACE FOR IMPACT” media report.. point in fact, that was one of the most honest reports of what we had now and what could be coming … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Frugal, Garden, Give a helping hand | 2 Comments

Squash or Climbing tunnels

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

This lovely photo/drawing is not mine, its from the site I bought mine from.. While I still would like to use Cattle Panels at some point in the future, they are proving harder to get and far more costly then … Continue reading →