It was 9:00 on a frigid Saturday night in mid-January. The sun had long since passed across the horizon and it was pitch dark outside.…
It’s autumn and Romeo smells like he just peed all over himself... which he has... for the umpteenth time. The usually-white hair of his black-and-white…
Day to day on our homestead my husband and I have the pleasure of coexisting with heritage turkeys, heirloom chickens, purebred goats, and heritage cattle. The…
Not that long ago, before I started a goat farm, I thought I had it all. I had a cushy, well-paid job making innovative musical…
The trouble with keeping cows (aside from the regular, mischievous behavior of Bos taurus such as crashing through fences, or getting into, and making a…
Almost everything you read about sheep leads you to believe that they are very easy animals to deal with. Popular wisdom says keeping sheep is…
I have always wanted to raise rabbits as a healthy meat addition to our homestead. The trouble is, keeping caged rabbits does not fit in…
I don't think a homestead can be called complete without at least two goats on it. Why? Because goats can provide milk, meat, and money,…
Easily one of my most frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding, experiences on the homestead came in the process of convincing an ornery Angus to adopt a…
Raising earthworms may be the easiest and most profitable "livestock" venture on your homestead. I’m not necessarily talking monetary profit, though it is possible to…
For many people, the main incentive of raising chickens in the backyard is a fresh supply of eggs. I still remember the joy of picking…
Even if you don’t have a large amount of land available, you can still learn valuable homesteading skills, grow your own food, and preserve the…