Tag Archives: Frugal

Garden Monday

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Well, I didn’t get much done in the garden on the weekend, but hubby worked on it for a bit on the saturday when he was puttering around.. he got a new row of strawberries done, plus cleared the area … Continue reading →

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The Double Dug W Potato Bed

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

While I have played around with growing Potato’s in towers, in strawbales and even in last years “sacrifice outside winter feeding area” the way we grow most of our potato’s is in our double dug 3 foot wide W planted beds. … Continue reading →

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Pink Slime -No! Meaty Bones-Yes!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

So two days ago on the CBC, while I was washing floors for the billionth time, I was very interested in the story of what was happening in regards to fallout from Jamie Olivers showing of just how meat scrapes … Continue reading →

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Food Forests or Producing Hedgerows-Farmgal Style.

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

This presentation was very poorly done, sorry but it had to be said, the person giving this part of the talk, was new as in had just done his first meeting before the presention, and was not even a gardener, … Continue reading →

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Basic Idea’s of Hugelculture Gardening Style

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

So I am going to get my “low of this part of the seminar out first” and then get on to the good stuff, I didn’t like how one presenter made this type of system a “lifestyle” and I do … Continue reading →

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Food Storage Friday- Garden Monday- This and That Post!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Wow, its been a crazy busy week, filled to the brim with great things but by the time I get done, I am crashing into bed and sleeping the dead LOL While this is offically a Food Storage Friday, its … Continue reading →

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Small Wound Care

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Its bound to happen between having a older barn, barb wire fencing, and just general life, the barn critters will get some cuts and scrapes, now I know that some folks just feel that they will heal on their own, … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter! We are having homemade Lamb Ham!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

What can I say, I didn’t have ham in the freezer but I wanted the meat to be 0 mile..  so put the old thinking cap on,  I do have some very nice legs of lamb, so I cured up two … Continue reading →

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Garden-My $2 dollar “cold frame” Horse Trough

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Ok so I picked up this nice big metal water trough for $2 dollars as it was rusted though, now it was fixable if you had a welder but that was not what I wanted if for.. So the glass … Continue reading →

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Beefed up Corn Pudding Recipe with Mashed!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Beefed up Corn Pudding recipe Inspired by Kodi’s Aunts Recipe but also by a recipe found in Fat-Back and Molasses, a collection of favourite old recipes from Newfoundland and Labrador. 1 onion-Peeled and finely diced 1 cup cooked and diced Leftover Beef 2 … Continue reading →

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