Tag Archives: Garden

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 →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, gardening, Kitchen garden | Tagged Cattle Panel Garden, Garden, Garden Tunnel, growing greens in the shade, growing your food, squash tunnel, Vertial Gardening | 4 Comments

October Unprocessed Week 1.5 Update

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

As the first week of Oct was a very short week being only 4 days, I am combining week one and week 2 together for this update. The weather has been very warm with lots of mixed in rain.. This … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged Eating with a plan, Garden, meal planning, October Unprocessed, October Unprocessed 2021, Vertical Garden | 7 Comments

Roasted Sea Salt Grey Ghost Squash Seeds

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Its fall and that means squash and pumpkins are coming in by the wheel barrel and bins full.. such bounty.. we had a low threatened of 4 and we did get just nipped but only in our most frost prone … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, 30 day challanges | Tagged Eat the seeds, Eat what you grow, Fall harvest, Frugal, Garden, Grey Ghost Squash, Squash Seeds, Waste not | Leave a comment

Heliopsis – Bleeding Hearts

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

What a plant, the flowers start out almost a deep red, shifting to golden hues that magically end up bronze. This is a big plant.. It needs space and sun! It can be done in a mixed bed as the … Continue reading →