Tag Archives: Greens

Healing foods for your lungs..

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

This reaction, then infection that has hit me is centered on my throat and lungs, which means that it is very important to eat to provide your body what it needs to give a helping hand.. So all orange colored … Continue reading →

Posted in food | Tagged Garden, Greens, Health, personal care, Veggies | 4 Comments

Stinging Nettles used as Rennet-Round two

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Ok, so got a little knitting in last night, always gives me time to reflect, and hit the books on the shelf, first six that I was sure had info on nettles did but just like everything else I was … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Production and Recipes | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Food Production and Recipes, Greens, Sheep Milk, Wild Foods | 1 Comment

Stinging Nettle Sheep Cheese Recipe

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Lets just play what if, What if you can’t get Rennet? What if you can’t get Lemon Juice(after all this is Canada, lemons don’t grow here) What does grow in most parts of Canada that can be used in place.. … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Food Production and Recipes, raw milk | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Cheese, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Greens, Sheep Milk, Wild Foods | 5 Comments

Do you sprout? If so, what did you plant to produce seeds for winter use?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

If you sprout in winter and you garden in summer, my question is did you plant a area of your garden to produce seeds for sprouting? and if so, what did you choose to grow? I have been well aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Storage, frugal | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Frugal, Garden, Greens | 4 Comments

How does your garden grow?

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Gooseberries are finsished with a total this year of 38 cups, Strawberries are up to a over a hundred prepared cups(topped and sliced and measured) and currents still have a little to go but so far just under 20 cups … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Canning, Farm Life, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wild Foods | 4 Comments

What are you eating out of your garden?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Its that time of year, that you can always find ways to add or make a large amount of your meals out of your own garden.. there is nothing quite like the taste of fresh organic food that goes from … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes, gardens | Tagged Garden, Greens, Herbs, Veggies, Weight Loss, Wild Foods | 8 Comments

How does your garden grow

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

How was your gardening week? We had three days of heat and then four days of warm and rain, and I do mean rain, all my rain barrels are full to overflowing and I can see the plants growing. This … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Canning, drying food, Farm Life, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wild Foods | 6 Comments

Fresh Spring Asparagus

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

About a month ago, I looked at my asparagus bed and went huh, I pulled back its mulch just a little and dug out the edges, two weeks ago I looked at my bed and went, come on! already, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Production and Recipes, gardens | Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Veggies | 7 Comments

Its started already-The dryer’s are full and will be till fall

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Its the time of year that we start preserving food for the coming winter, and I am currently drying Stinging Nettle (for my own use, I like the fresh spring nettles for house use), Clover for winter chicken feed, and … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Food Storage, frugal | Tagged Chickens, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Wild Foods | 4 Comments

Dandelion, Horseradish, and Burdock

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Ah, fresh Dandelion, once of the first spring plants ready and willing to become greens in the kitchen, I picked out four nice big plants out of my patch and into the house they came, split with cut off at … Continue reading →