Homestead Besieged!
Modern homesteading is difficult. Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing…
The How and Why of Free-range Chickens
If you have purchased eggs from a retailer recently, then you know…
Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens
A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…
Homesteading vs. Smallholding: Observations from Both Sides of the Pond
I am here to tell you about how homesteading in the United…
Homesteading for Retirement
In readying for retirement, the world changed. As a result, we redirected…
Chickens Lay Eggs… Sometimes – My Fledgling Egg Business
Dollar signs filled my 12-year-old mind as I gazed, fascinated, at the…
Countdown to the Country: Ten Steps on the Road to Your Homestead
Bravo to those already on their own land, who are old hands…
Establishing a Market for Farm-raised Meats
Thirty years ago my parents loaded my little brother and me into…
The Basics of Raising Backyard Chickens
Chickens are one of the easiest forms of livestock to raise and…
Income Opportunities for Poultry Farmers
Chickens scratching around the yard is a classic homestead picture. Chickens are terrific…
Livestock Guard Dogs: Just Like Lassie, Only Better
When I had my dairy goats in Wisconsin nothing bothered them, and…
