Tag Archives: local food
Blueberry Bush Pruning Setting the Stage for years to come
What amazing set of pruning with writing that i came across, its just wonderfully clear and so easy to understand. This could be a self-grown crane cutting, or a bought plug or even a potted plant you got from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 0 mile food, Blueberry, blueberry bush, Blueberry bush pruning, canada, Food Forest, food shed, fruit production, Garden, garden in canada, Garden Zone 5, Grow your own, local food, pruning for fruit, pruning for health, small space garden, winter pruning
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Foraging in February Garden Zone 5a
With Winter having a very firm grip on us with loads of fresh snow, there is not a lot of forage available right now, in the “hunger months” A single serving of raw High Bush Cranberries (100 grams) contains 25 … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Forage, local food
Tagged 100 mile diet, Canadian, Canning, cranberry-sauce, Eat what you grow, food, Forage, Fruit syrup, Garden Zone 5, High Bush Cranberries, HIgh bush Cranberry BBQ, High bush Cranberry Tea, Lean times, local food, Native fruit, Putting up, recipe, recipes, Wild Fruit, Winter Forage, Winter harvests, Winter Lean
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Rising Food Costs Loss of Sales at 50%
I hear it break on the talk radio first, it was the topic of the day and it was slamming the phone lines, to say that folks were unhappy was a understatement but soon enough came the truth, well i … Continue reading
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Tagged community, farmers-markets, food, Food Production and Recipes, food sheds, Frugal, Garden, groceries, loblaws, local food, rising food costs
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Taking a Risk.. Unknown Apple to Farmgal Apple #1
Eight years ago we found an apple tree whip in an odd spot in the yard, across the driveway on the side yard. We were never sure if it was a bird gifted apple tree it could be given it … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple tree, apples, Frugal, Garden, local food
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Bean Canning Recipe
I have made this recipe a few times now, its still yummy! I wanted to can up a batch of white beans in tomato sauce for the pantry use, so this is a large batch, as I canned most of … Continue reading
Apple Season has arrived.. the first bushel was picked this weekend..
A bushel of apples was u-picked at my very close apple orchard, its mear minutes from the farm, there are two within ten min but this one is the closest and has many more kinds, 21 in total, plus plums, … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, Canning, Food Storage, Garden harvest
Tagged hundred mile diet, local food, u pick apples
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Saturday Health and Weight update
A fine Saturday to you, I didn’t plan on making this post a Saturday post, but as that was the start of my weigh-ins, I guess that its become the day 🙂 I was truly hoping when I stepped on … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 