Tag Archives: Gardening

Soil. Gardening and Food Production

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I hope the above link does work, I am not going to copy and paste parts of it here, its copyrighted but ideally go read it before reading mine.. however if you choose not to, here is the part I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged calorie dense food, food systems, Gardening, growing food, soil | 10 Comments

Monday This and That post..

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Good Morning Folks What a crazy awesome busy week, Dear Hubby took the week off his office job and we went to work on the farm giving 110 percent.. We were up early each morning, crashing into bed early tired … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged canadian sheep flock, Canning, drying plants, Gardening, Hair Sheep, Salve making | 7 Comments

Just Ducky..

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday was so busy that I never got a post up.. and this morning and day is already up and going.. so its a picture heavy post for you.. We spent around two hours yesterday doing just a intent yard … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters | Tagged Gardening, homestead, homestead garden, Spring walk about | Leave a comment

Garden Plans for 2017-Spring Garden

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Well, it’s the first day of spring.. and my garden’s are covered in feet of snow with sharp hard ice coverings and the ground is frozen under that.. but I know that spring is coming and I am giving … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Gardening, gardening zone 5 canada, Seasoning extending in the garden, Spring Gardening, Spring gardening for harvest purposes | 1 Comment

Squash Storage- unknown

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I like squash that will hold for the full season, ideally one whole year for the best, but normally as the next squash crop is growing, I will use up the last of the squash that I have in holding.. … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden harvest, Life moves on daily | Tagged cucuzza sqaush, Gardening, homestead gardening, Saving Seeds, Saving seeds for future use, Winter keeping of Squash | 6 Comments

Traveling Seed Box

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

In my local big City and the outer area’s, there is the most amazing community of gardeners and lovers of all things green.. We have so many amazing grass roots groups that have grown up into amazing programs over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged community projects, frugal gardening, Gardening, grass-root programs, local garden groups, Seeds, supporting local garden groups | 4 Comments

5 Reasons to Join your local Plants Groups

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

No matter where you live, be it city, town, country or homesteading, the odds are good that at some point and time, you are going to want to produce your own food.. its a logical step.. Even if it starts … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, Life moves on daily | Tagged Food for harvest, Gardening, Heritage plants, Homesteading, Local Plant events ottawa, Plant breeding Programs, Plant groups, Raising crops for your farm animals, Saving Seeds | 1 Comment

Purple Sweet Potato

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

As you know I grew three kinds of sweet potatoes this year, The standard orange, the white fleshed and the purple.. I have to buy special short season pre-started slips, I have started my own slips as well from short … Continue reading →