January - the beginning of a new year, the time for resolutions intended to make the coming year better than the last one, at…
Everyone has a few memories of Elmer Fudd out hunting “wabbits” during rabbit season. If you raise your own rabbits you never need to…
Not all pets are perfect. Some have physical limitations and disabilities. They may be blind, or deaf, or both. They can be born this…
On your way to greater self-sufficiency, you have purchased a dairy cow or goat. You should feel proud that you are taking responsibility for…
So, you are a homesteader or a wanna-be looking for a low-footprint, minimal-labor technique to grow tasty, nutritional, organic food? Are you also searching…
On our farm, we enjoy being as independent as possible. To offset the ever-increasing costs of groceries, we have raised beef cattle, chickens for…
My wife and I are homesteading dog-trainers. In our duties as dog trainers, we have brought almost every conceivable breed of dog onto our…
I love fiber. Whenever my mom ropes me into going to the craft store with her, I can be found in the yarn aisle,…
I recently watched a movie produced by Robert Kenner called Food, Inc., a documentary about current American farming practices and where we are going wrong. …
When the scraper first hits the compacted, manure-laden hay it feels like concrete. There's just no easy way of getting through that top layer,…
It's midnight in the goat shed. The winter sky is black and cold, but diamond stars pierce the ebony blanket of night. My lantern…
Easily one of my most frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding, experiences on the homestead came in the process of convincing an ornery Angus to adopt…
Milk prices have certainly gotten higher in the last few years, high enough that many of us small farmers are seriously considering a dairy…
Lambs have a very high cuteness factor. There are very few people who can resist saying “awwww” to any lamb under four months old.…
Babydoll Southdown sheep cause many people to exclaim, “Awww…” on the first encounter. They are known for their teddy-bear looks and sweet smile… an…
Living in the country means you have to deal with less people. Neighbors are few but often become like family. Oftentimes the majority of life…
Thirty years ago my parents loaded my little brother and me into Dad’s 1978 powder-blue Dodge pickup and headed fifteen miles north to a…
Modern homesteading is difficult. Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing loves a good chicken dinner; and neighbors sometimes spew pesticides and herbicides…
You’ve been bitten by the rural lifestyle bug. Maybe you’re living on some acres, the kids are nagging you to buy a pony or…
Think back to your grandparents, or maybe your great-grandparents and the stories they used to tell you. Chances are they were full of self-sufficiency,…
