What do you do with your Halloween pumpkin once the day passes? Some people toss them into their compost pile, others simply throw them in the garbage can. But why not think about baking your Halloween pumpkin? Some communities have a Pumpkin road, some long road out in the outskirts where people bring all their Pumpkins to dot the sides of the … [Read more...]
Getting the Yard Ready for Winter – Part 2 The Garden
During the Spring and Summer months, we were busy with planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, weeding, irrigating, weeding again, thinning, more weeding and finally harvesting vegetables and fruits. Our Vegetable and Berry Gardens have given us a fantastic harvest, even though the weather this year was mostly cool and quite rainy. Sure we had two or three weeks of Summer, but gorgeous … [Read more...]
Tucking Your Yard In For The Winter – Part 1
Ahhh, Fall - that wonderful time of the year. The temperatures are dropping and it's wonderful for working outside. The leaves start changing colour and just by looking around, you can see everything starting to get ready for the coming Winter. Now is the time to start tucking your yard in for the Winter. The Garden Harvests have slowed down … [Read more...]
Fishing & Camping
We headed out for a few days of fantastic camping and fishing at one of the many lakes here in the Cariboo. They say you can fish at a different lake every single day of the year here in the Cariboo. I'm not an ice fishing fan, but there are a lot of them up here. I'd rather be nice and warm inside my house sitting by the woodstove. We spent 3 nights at a Forest Srvice Campground not too far … [Read more...]
HomeGrown Dinner
Dinners here in the Valley are pretty darn good. Almost every night, everything on the table is HomeGrown, from meat to fruit. A lot of evenings we skip the carbs and just have fresh garden veggies with some meat. That Pork roast came from one of our pigs (last year). The Gman carved the roast into 4 Pork steaks and we enjoyed those for a couple of meals. Add a head of cauliflower and … [Read more...]
Bored Chickens? Put Your Chickens to Work!
Did you know that bored chickens are unhealthy chickens? Bored chickens fight with one another, pull feathers out and pick and peck at each other. Bad poultry behaviors often start just because the chickens don't have enough to do and things like feather picking can really set a chicken back health wise. Bored Chickens and Chicken Health And unhealthy chickens can … [Read more...]
How to Make Rhubarb Wine
If you've got an abundance of Rhubarb, why not get out your wine making equipment? Here's how to make Rhubarb Wine. If you grow a lot of rhubarb, consider making some delicious wine with some of your harvest. It's tasty and easy to make - here's a foolproof rhubarb wine recipe. The middle of June is the ideal time to pick the bulk of your Rhubarb stalks if you live in the North. Want … [Read more...]
How To Get Started on the Path to Providing for Your Family
Have you been used to buying your groceries at the supermarkets? Never raised animals or had a garden? Are you trying to figure out how to get started on the path to providing for your family? Have you thought about starting a homestead? It can certainly feel overwhelming just to get started. So think about getting started, but doing it on a small … [Read more...]
Raspberries and Strawberries
With the gardens pretty much planted (for which I am so very glad) I am turning my attention to weeding. First up, the Berries. Here's the Raspberry patch. Right now I have three rows of plants that sorely needed to be weeded. Lots of weeds and lots of Raspberry suckers. I am Ruthless when it comes to weeding the Raspberry patch and you should be to. If you aren't ruthless, you will … [Read more...]