Tag Archives: Health

Mushroom Compost

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

We picked up 500 plus pounds of twice bloomed mushroom bags from down the way about ten minutes give or take, love supporting small local farms, we have been buying mushrooms from them for a couple years now, so when … Continue reading →

Its Coltsfoot bloom time!

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Its that time of year that the coltsfoot blooms are up and out on the sunny days, they come out before the leaves and while its a very good idea to dig out the creeping roots in your spring garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Herbal Pantry | Tagged Canning, Coltsfood cough syrup, coltsfoot, Coltsfoot flowers, Coltsfoot stems, Dog Photography, flowers, food, Forage, Garden, Health, Herbal, Herbs, recipe, recipes, Spring harvest | 3 Comments

Sheet Pan Frittata Style

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Breakfast for the week or supper for a crowd, when it come to the busy spring egg season, Frittata’s are a wonderful choice to be able to use up a dozen eggs in one go! Cut into supper portions, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfasts, recipes, Toonie Tuesday, Waste not | Tagged Breakfasts sheet pan, cooking, egg prices, Eggs, food, frittata, Frugal dinner choices, Health, Meal prep, nutrition, Potatos, recipes, Spring eggs, Spring Greens, Toonie Tuesdays, turning leftovers into a new dish, using up leftovers, Waste not want not | 2 Comments

Dormant Oil Spray Get to it!

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Lets Talk about why we want to spray our fruit trees, fruit bushes and rose bushes with Dormant Oil, we are protecting then from certain overwintering pests and fungal diseases. Its giving the trees a head start in the spring … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Forest, Fruit Trees | Tagged dormant oil, Dormant Oil Spray, Fruit Trees, Garden, Gardening, Health, Increasing fruit yeilds, plants, prevent frugal infections, protecting your fruit trees, roses, Spring Fruit tree care, Spring Pruning, Work smarter | Leave a comment

Canning Up : Hibiscus Tea Concentrate

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

I love a good canned Tea Concentrate Hibiscus has so many traditional health benefits that it was the clear winner for me to make up a batch for the fridge first and then for the canning pantry! Hibiscus Tea Concentrate … Continue reading →

Posted in CanadianEh, Canning | Tagged Canadian Tea cups, Canning, Canning Tea, Canning tea concentrate, Farmgal, food, Garden, Health, Herbs, Hibiscus, Hibiscus Tea, Hibiscus Tea Concentrate, Hibiscus tea syrup, Preserve it, Provencal flower teacup, recipe, recipes, Tea cups | Leave a comment

Taking Stock and Counting it twice!

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

While the 50+ peach babies have been moved up into their gallon pots and and even more lines of grow lights have been hung and fan is set up and ready for extra air movement, along with winter sowed seeds, … Continue reading →

Posted in dry pantry | Tagged buy ahead, cooking, Deep Pantry, dry pantry, Eating out of your Pantry, Frugal, Garden planning, Health, Meals, Spring Cleaning, Taking stock, Winter, Winter Prep, Working pantry | 2 Comments

Yellow Split Pea Soup Recipe

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Today is a perfect fall day to cook off a pot of Canadian Style Yellow Split Pea Soup I plan on enjoying it fresh made and canning up of the leftover soup into pint jars. In the oven slow roasting … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Soups and Stews | Tagged Canning, dinner, Eat what you grow, Fall harvest, food, ham, Health, pork hocks, recipe, recipes, slow cooking, soup, split pea soup, yellow split pea | 4 Comments

Beef Barley Fall Root Based Stew Recipe

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Fall Root Veggie Beef Barley Stew This Stew uses a lot of fall root veggies, i did a mixed blend of Potato, Sweet Potato, Carrot, Winter Turnip and Parsnip. You are welcome to create your own fall root blend as … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Soups and Stews | Tagged beef stew, broth, dinner, Eat what you grow, food, Food Production and Recipes, Garden, Health, recipe, recipes, Root Veggies, soup, soups, stew, Veggies, whole food | Leave a comment

Burning Daylight

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

In the past days and weeks, months now boy, have i been burning daylight! I have been forced to slow down, way way down and there is really no way to see the end. My body has decided i am … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table | Tagged baby steps, Burning daylght, eating well, Get it done, Health, inner thoughts, life, mental-health, never give up, Reset, Rest, sleep, Small steps, wellness | 2 Comments

Deep Pantry -Shop the flyers and Loss Leaders

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

While they stopped delivering flyers in our mail years ago, the odd flyer on a few things still comes, mostly Canadian Tire an the local feeder stores or hardware stores. However a friend of mine has a small but awesome … Continue reading →