Tag Archives: Homesteading

Ultra Frugal but Foolish Way to Get Garden Bean Seeds

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Sometimes i adore when both ultra frugal and yet foolish things cross over my facebook feed LOL This fits the bill perfectly! On the frugal side of things, in the usa this appear to cost around $2.50 cents and i … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, frugal, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged beans, community projects, cost savings, dried beans, Eating green beans, Frugal, Garden, Gardening, Green bean, Growing beans, Growing food cheaply, Growing Soup beans, Homesteading, Stringless green beans, vegetables | 1 Comment

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

Steak with Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

I have given a lot of thought to how I wanted to share in a casual way on No Buy Feb and March Pantry Challenge. I want to give myself loads of flexibility and yet at the same time have … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in jars, Food Storage, local food | Tagged Canning, Eating for health, Farmgal, Frugal eating, Homesteading, Local garlic, Local Grass Fed Beef, Pasta sauce, Spaghetti Squash, Steak with side of Spaghetti Squash pasta, using up leftover | Leave a comment

Dear Hubby Health and Diet

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Just another day on the farm

Early this Late summer/fall, we had heart health scare and issue with Dear Hubby, requiring some trips to emergency, medical treatments and daily medications. Combined and or in part due finding out that he is now type 2 Diabetic. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Homestead Diabetic | Tagged Diabetic, Fall Harvests, Health Care, Homesteading, Low Carb, whole foods | 9 Comments

Friday Rambles around the Table- Salves

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Good Morning, Come in, Come in.. it rain most of the night so stay to the paths when possible. Its still drizzling, I know.. we can see melting around tree’s, fence posts and around rocks.. Coffee’s on.. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Farmgal's Friday Rambles around the table, Friday Rambles around the table, Homesteading, Make the plan, Spring Garden plans, work the plan, Writing | 10 Comments

High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening : Overcoming Soil Challanges.

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming Soil Challenges Guest Post by WillowCreakFarm Part 3 of 5 This is the third post in our High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening series. You can read the other two by clicking the links below: Introduction Overcoming the Terrain … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden | Tagged Cold Climate Gardening, Gardening, Gardening in a northern climate, Gardening in a short season under 80 days, Homesteading, Making Compost, Raised beds in the homastead gardens, Willowcreekfarm | 4 Comments

High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming the Terrain

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming the Terrain Guest Post by WillowcreekFarm Part 2 of 5. When gardening on steep, rocky mountainsides the terrain presents quite a challenge. Finding a flat space to build a garden is nearly impossible, and the few … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Garden, homestead | Tagged Cold Climate Gardening, Garden, Gardening in a short season under 80 days, Homesteading, Hoop houses in the garden, raised bed gardening, Sqaure Foot Gardening, Vertial Gardening, Willowcreekfarm | 6 Comments

31 Day Self Reliance Challange Week Four Overview

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Week Four Overview O my time is flying by, the challenge is almost over.. and then I need to do the overview. The past week has been great.. but so busy! My husband was home for the week, a … Continue reading →

Posted in 31 Day Self Reliance Challange | Tagged 31 Day Self Reliance Challange, homestead, Homesteading, Homesteading challange, Homesteading in canada | 8 Comments

31 Day Self Reliance Challange Week Three Overview

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Week Three Overview How did we get to week three already! Crazy how fast the time this month is flying by.. We finally got rain, and we really needed it. I got to try out our new small metal … Continue reading →

Posted in 31 Day Self Reliance Challange | Tagged 31 Day Self Reliance Challange, homestead, Homesteading, Homesteading challange, Homesteading in canada | 4 Comments

Spruce Tip Vinager

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

O yes, it’s that time of year again.. Spruce Tip season.. As I was mowing in the diamond garden, I looked at the spruce tree’s an saw that its spruce tip picking season and that the pollen is going to … Continue reading →