Tag Archives: Homesteading

Camping Trips

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

Well, most these will be with a girlfriend or two or six LOL but one is going to be with hubby, we are getting farm sitters in for the one weekend.. Its been to long since we did more then … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged camping, Homesteading, learning to get off the farm, off farm trips, Trips | 2 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

Gardening 2015 – Fall Garden Prep

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday, we winter prepped the bird pen garden and Garden E in the Side yard, (yes, when I have a large number of gardens in different areas, they giving plots by letter it makes it easier when talking to each … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Garden, Gardening on the homestead, Green covers, Growing your own green covers, Homesteading, Homesteading in canada, turning raw land into a garden, Using deep pack manure, Using Green covers in gardens as livestock feed | Leave a comment

Beef an Veggie pie recipe

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

The Raw fixins are shown above. Beef Pot Pie Recipe 1 pound stewing beef (in this case, grass-fed, homestead raised) 2 large clove of garlic (local of course, if at all possible, available china produced garlic, its been bleached) 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in beef an veggie pie, grass fed beef, homestead, meat pie, pie dough, Recipes from the Root Cellar | Tagged Baking from scratch, Beef Pot Pie, Beef pot pie recipe, carrots, Fall Beef pie, Garlic, Homesteading, Pie dough, recipes, Turnips | 1 Comment

This and That Sunday…

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

O my goodness, that a amazing day! so warm, its a outside day, I will work on the inside stuff later today, we slipped off the farm and had a breakfast date at our local sunday place, it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Food Forest, gardens, Homesteading, horse aglity | 14 Comments

Keeping food cool using water..

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Well, this was a interesting test, my grandparents used to sink a waterproof container in the big horse trough to help keep things like milk and butter cold in the heat summer. Most folks if they had access would use a … Continue reading →