canada ⋆ Owl Creek Farm https://owlcreek.ca/tag/canada/ Experience Northern Alberta’s Owl Creek Farm - Follow along with our adventures with our goats, chickens, farming, favourite recipes, and handmade soap! Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:17:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://owlcreek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fav.png canada ⋆ Owl Creek Farm https://owlcreek.ca/tag/canada/ 32 32 Reduce Dependence on Imported Vegetables https://owlcreek.ca/reduce-dependence-on-imported-vegetables/ https://owlcreek.ca/reduce-dependence-on-imported-vegetables/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:17:32 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=21420 Find out which vegetables Canada commonly imports from the US to how to grow your own and keep it local. Explore local options to support sustainability and self-sufficiency.

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/reduce-dependence-on-imported-vegetables/feed/ 0 How to Become a Master Gardener in Alberta https://owlcreek.ca/become-a-master-gardener-in-alberta/ https://owlcreek.ca/become-a-master-gardener-in-alberta/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:35:48 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=19620 How to become a Master Gardener in Alberta! Discover all the details, from program requirements to gardening tips, in one easy resource.

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/become-a-master-gardener-in-alberta/feed/ 0 The Garden & Greenhouse this Week https://owlcreek.ca/the-garden-greenhouse-this-week/ https://owlcreek.ca/the-garden-greenhouse-this-week/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:53:41 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=18958 I, for one, am glad we live so far north during this extended North American heatwave. It’s still miserably hot during the day, but as soon as the sun goes…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/the-garden-greenhouse-this-week/feed/ 0 Avoiding cooked chicken in a heatwave https://owlcreek.ca/avoiding-cooked-chicken-in-a-heatwave/ https://owlcreek.ca/avoiding-cooked-chicken-in-a-heatwave/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:08:24 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=18951 This heat is something else. I think almost everyone reading this is in a region affected by the current (mid-July 2024) heatwave, you all know what I mean. The farm…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/avoiding-cooked-chicken-in-a-heatwave/feed/ 0 When you’re not disappointed with a disappointing garden https://owlcreek.ca/when-youre-not-disappointed-with-a-disappointing-garden/ https://owlcreek.ca/when-youre-not-disappointed-with-a-disappointing-garden/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:31:36 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=18911 Happy Canada Day! I’m talking softly here so the garden doesn’t get it’s feelings hurt. It’s trying it’s best but the weather has just been a total jerk (that is,…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/very-late-freeze/feed/ 0 Rooster Number One https://owlcreek.ca/rooster-number-one/ https://owlcreek.ca/rooster-number-one/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:56:29 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=18893 He’s not the “Number One” (best) rooster (that we know of, yet), just the first one to start crowing (err, sort of – you’ll know what I mean when you…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/rooster-number-one/feed/ 0 Amazing Northern Lights! https://owlcreek.ca/amazing-northern-lights/ https://owlcreek.ca/amazing-northern-lights/#respond Sat, 11 May 2024 14:50:13 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=18795 There’s no way to get colour correct night photos with a cell phone, but these were the most colorful northern lights I’ve seen yet! Phenomenal sight, and it made the…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/amazing-northern-lights/feed/ 0 In the zone https://owlcreek.ca/in-the-zone/ https://owlcreek.ca/in-the-zone/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:28:15 +0000 http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/?p=1738 Here’s a clue (less of a clue and more an obvious answer, thanks to some paperwork being finalized) where I’m going to be gardening at next spring: http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-alberta-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php But according…

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