Surrogate Mother Hens
The iconic image of a mother hen, clucking gently to a clutch…
Your Business Niche: Identifying and Filling a Void in the Marketplace
Regardless of where your homesteading is located, one thing is certain… you…
Garden Season Extenders and Cold-Weather Husbandry
It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is…
Bad Boys on the Homestead
It’s autumn and Romeo smells like he just peed all over himself...…
Roosters A Plenty
When I moved to this two-acre croft in Iowa, just outside Iowa…
Food Insecurity in America: Ensuring Your Next Meal
One in nine people faces food insecurity in America (2018, USDA Household…
Raising Chickens for Eggs
The popularity of keeping and raising chickens for eggs has undergone a…
Raising Country Kids on the Homestead
If you raised your kids in the country would you eat more…
Homesteading Failures – If at First You Don’t Succeed, Don’t Worry, No One Else Does Either.
Anyone who claims to succeed without some measure of homesteading failure first…
Trials and Travails of a New Homesteader
My three boys and I are all settled in now, trying out…
Barnyard Basics of Animal Aid — Animal First Aid
Trust your gut when it comes to your animals and their health. …
How a Blizzard and a Cow Fed Grandpa’s Family
My dad grew up in a big family, with eight kids. He…
