At the young and impressionable age of twenty, I read the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer from cover to cover. The book…
Operating a micro-creamery is an option for those looking for niche farming opportunities. Creameries operated by small farms offer a valuable second income stream…
The first thing I say when asked about raising quail is this: I wish I knew about them sooner! Easy to keep in small…
One of the greatest blessings of spring are babies and if you have goats on your homestead, you probably have kids running around this…
If you have never raised rabbits for meat, here is your no-BS primer. Instead of starting at the beginning of raising rabbits, where most…
Larry and I were married on May Day, an ancient holiday dear to me. Having everything we needed to start our life as a…
I'm not sure if I agree with the widely-held homily that pigs are as intelligent as dogs (actually I am sure; I disagree, unless…
Sheep have not had a large following in the agricultural industry across the United States in many years. In the US, sheep have never…
Trust your gut when it comes to your animals and their health. If you’ve been spending quality time with them, you’ll know when something’s…
They have been recently shorn, but still, wear moppets of hair on their heads. Some have long bangs in their eyes like punk rockers…
This is the real thing. Horse POWER! Using workhorses and tapping into their strength to help get the job done. I’ll explain the story…
Raising Angora Rabbits for Fur Do you ever wonder if you have what it takes to raise livestock and profit from it? For instance,…
I have always wanted to raise rabbits as a healthy meat addition to our homestead. The trouble is, keeping caged rabbits does not fit…
There is a taboo against eating horsemeat here in North America (as well as many other places in the world). As a horse lover…
Large horns and wild, bright colors: these are the things that usually come to mind when one thinks of longhorn cattle. Tales of the…
“The bee is a symbol of wisdom, for as this tiny insect collects pollen from the flowers, so men may extract wisdom from the…
So, you’ve done your homework. Your barn or pasture shelter is ready for its new tenant. You have prepared, fussed, researched the breeds you…
Most farms have at least one dog hanging around, and that dog may even do something to justify his free supper. If you are…
I have friends who started homesteading out in Arkansas back in the early 1970s. Their little girls had been raised in town up to…
January - the beginning of a new year, the time for resolutions intended to make the coming year better than the last one, at…
