Small-scale turkey farming is an excellent income source for homesteaders. They have interesting personalities and are suitable for homesteads with children. Because they can companion…
If I had to give a label to our Akbash/Great Pyrenees dogs or put them in one category, well, I just couldn’t do it. Our…
January… the beginning of a new year, the time for resolutions intended to make the coming year better than the last one, at least in…
Snow, ice, sleet, and wind. Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen water-troughs, frostbitten ears on calves, milk frozen in buckets, salt feeders buried under…
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose”…as well as some interesting characteristics that truly distinguish this helper to Santa from other members of…
No matter if you are producing eggs, honey, milk, or meat, a well-considered animal-husbandry program is essential to the financial success of any homestead operation.…
At first sight, the shaggy, comical, and toupee-like hair that tumbles down into their eyes and faces is the most notable distinguishing characteristic of the…
Not all pets are perfect. Some have physical limitations and disabilities. They may be blind, or deaf, or both. They can be born this way…
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 your…
Several years ago, about midway through our homesteading life, we decided to embark on a new adventure: raising pigs. We were well on our way…
You’ve got your veggie gardens planted and your free-range chickens are happily scratching around eating their own weight in bugs and laying beautiful eggs for…
I have friends who started homesteading in Arkansas back in the early 1970s. Their little girls had been raised in town up to that point,…