Tag Archives: Goals

Building a pantry and shopping loss leaders

This was my last shopping trip in town and as I already have a pantry built up, I am able to pretty much able to shop loss leaders and top up things that need doing so only when things are on sale.. … Continue reading

Posted in Just in Case | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

The pay off to pasture improvement!

So when we bought our little farm, 3 acres had just been seeded the year before into hay for cows, it was cut and baled for three years, and then without extra’s being added it began a reduced amount of reward … Continue reading

Posted in farm | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Well the heat is good for drying the pea’s on the vine

Do you seed save from your garden? If you are thinking about it, I would recommend adding to your book collection Seed to Seed, Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth, its a very! good book … Continue reading

Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The urge to purge…

What is it about longer daylight and warmer temps that makes us want to clean? I mean we are crazy busy with gardens, New baby critters, extra hours in the barns, and now canning is making almost a daily showing … Continue reading

Posted in farm | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Do you store in Glass or Plastic..

I used to have alot of plastic tubs that I would move food over into but over the past number of years, I have worked hard to remove these from the house and replace them with pints, quarts and half … Continue reading

Posted in Food Storage | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Canning Log Update

  It was time to do a inventory of the canning, so I can have a better idea of what needs to be put up this season, Figured we would share with the folks were we start and then do … Continue reading

Posted in Canning | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Weight/Goals Update

Well, its been a trying week, the rain and thunderstorms have been effecting my working outside, add in something that is driving my allergies nuts and I have felt off most of the week so I stepped on the scales with … Continue reading

Posted in Goals | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Back on track!-Weight/Goals

Well, to say that I was unhappy that I had gained 11 pds on my working holiday would be a understatement, it was hard work taking them off and they went back on so effortlessly. As they say “No point … Continue reading

Posted in Goals | Tagged , | 2 Comments

How does your Garden Grow

Hi Guys I will try and start doing regular weekly updates on how does the garden grow with photos as a few folks have asked for something like this.. so here goes Harvested this week: Greens, Romaine, Radishs, Green Onions … Continue reading

Posted in gardens | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

April Walking Challange-Week One

Well, I have finished my goal of week one for my Walking Challange, with the two walks, and so I was to get flowers as my rewards, well, flowers that could then be replanted out in the yard when the … Continue reading

Posted in Goals | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment