I’m a small town girl who moved to an even smaller town and married a farmer. I love my life and the people and animals in it.
What started as a blog about the happenings here on our Centennial Farm has now evolved in to a little more personal account of things from my point of view as a farm(er’s) wife. Stick around for awhile and hopefully you’ll learn a little about everything from industrial and sustainable farming to raising livestock to being green and maybe even catch a good recipe or two. Plus, follow along as we manage our money and work towards being debt free. Enjoy!
December 30, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Hi there!
I stumbled accross your blog and I just wanted to let you know that I love it. I am a 22 year old farm girl from a small town as well. We own and operate a 400 acre sod farm in Quyon Quebec. Right accross the road from my house is my brother and his wife and they have a 6700 layer hen operation. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. Keep it up!
xo
January 2, 2010 at 11:43 am
Nice to “meet” you. It is great to here that you’re enjoying the blog. I’ll be sure to visit yours too and hope to hear from you again.
January 6, 2010 at 10:27 am
It is nice to “meet” you as well. I look forward to you entries. It is nice reading about another “farming girl”. I am hoping to grow my first garden this year. I’ll have to refer back to your gardening entries for tips
January 9, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Aww, that seems so funny that you would look at my gardening archives for tips. I learned much of what I know from my favorite blogging ladies. I’m glad to pass it along and wish you much luck with your garden! My best advice is to plan on mastering one plant per year. Of course plant more than one thing but try really hard to get good at one at a time. Enjoy!
January 11, 2010 at 11:38 am
Well I am a very new gardener! I can grow grass and that is about it! ha ha! Any tips will help! Are you going to grow a garden this year? Im having trouble deciding what I want to plant! I want to plant everything! ha ha! Do you normally plan it all out? I’m such a planner so I want to get it all organized! I know from your blogs you like canning. Tonight I am canning apple pie filling. Im going to post pictures on my blog hopefully this week! I can’t wait to try it!
Take care!
January 12, 2010 at 8:54 pm
I try to map out at least a general rotation of different plants from year to year. This year I took a somewhat new approach and listed out the foods that I actually NEED to grow to provide the most food for us. For example, I can grow enough potatoes for the whole year and save the $$$ and time spent purchasing them, plus I know how they were grown. I want to grow onions to and probably will but they are lower on the list because they are such a small part of our diet that I won’t mind too much if I have to buy them. Same with popcorn, eggplant, broccoli, etc. We use such small amounts that I can pick those up from local folks at the farmer’s market if I want them. I still need to sort through my seeds and figure out if I need to order anything. Ooh, apple pie filling is the best. It is a lifesaver when you need a quick dessert, just pour it out in a small cake pan with some flour, cinnamon, and sugar on top. Good luck!
February 2, 2010 at 3:09 am
I may not farm…but you might find some recipe’s in my neck of the woods from time to time.
March 10, 2010 at 7:02 pm
I have been canning for over 28 years………..anytime you need advice (if you don’t know something or are curious) or you want a recipe, holler. I just put up 27# of asparagus paying only .84 cents a pound (I hope to get my crop going soon near the gray water ditch). The yield was 37 pints and three quarts. I also have a wonderful recipe for water-fermented sauerkraut (great with apples, pork roast, onion and potato). It’s not salty and comes out perfect every year, easy to can and ferment, you just need a large crock. Crock-pot apple butter, spiced apple rings, slow-baked applesauce made with honey………..the list goes on and on. I also pickle a lot of veggies, jalapeno’s, baby carrots, green beans, asparagus, cucs, zucchini and beets.
Fun times talking with ladies of like mind! Woo-hoo!!!!
January 31, 2012 at 8:52 am
Please contact me I lost your e-mail address. Thank-You