Pulled meat poultry. Who does love pulled meat? You can do so much with it. Christmas has come and gone. Except the expenses are still here. With everything so expensive, we need to save money anywhere we can. You can make the cheaper cuts of meat tender as can be, through the use of marinades, […]
Fall Feasting
There’s nothing like a hot soup on a cold, snowy fall or winter day. With the various holiday feasts throughout the season, we have plenty of good soup making materials. Turkey, or other poultry, pairs well with just about anything! Let’s try it with some root vegetables, and you can also add in some rice, […]
Vertical Gardening
A gardening article at the onset of winter? Sure, this is part of what vertical gardening is all about. Especially up north where our growing season is about 2 months long. Although, in the summer there are vertical options for outdoor gardens. It’s also about saving space.
Northern Lights
WHAT ARE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS? Another name for the northern lights is Aurora Borealis. People have also called them polar lights, or Aurora Polaris. There are also southern lights known as Aurora Australis. These beautiful displays appear in many colors although pale greens and pinks are the most common. Colorful tones of blues, greens, yellows, […]
Walled In
We’re walled in by a field of corn. Same height as our fence posts, so 8 feet high. It goes on for acres and acres on two sides of us. Usually our neighbour, the cattle farmer, rotates his many cows around in his various fields, which for some reason are scattered around the neighbourhood. Some […]
Growing Goji Berries
Goji berries are easy to get started, and easy to grow the first season — if it’s in a container or a well fenced, guarded spot. I had over a dozen going in various parts of the yard, but by the end of July, they’d all disappeared. Eaten overnight by some type of nocturnal creature. […]
