Tag: Goats

My Homestead Income: Selling Goat’s Milk Soap for Profit

Over the last ten years or so, and around my various “off…

Kristen Embry Kristen Embry

Garden Season Extenders and Cold-Weather Husbandry

It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Bad Boys on the Homestead

It’s autumn and Romeo smells like he just peed all over himself...…

Betty Taylor Betty Taylor

Homestead Goats: The Diversified Farm Stock

Anyone who has started or managed a homestead knows the many hours…

Regina Anneler Regina Anneler

Going Full Circle: A Journey Back to Sustainable Agriculture

There are many reasons why people are drawn to the homesteading lifestyle…

Uni Blake Uni Blake

Wintertime on the Homestead

Snow, ice, sleet, and wind.  Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen…

April Freeman April Freeman

Winter Animal Husbandry Tips for Homesteaders

No matter if you are producing eggs, honey, milk, or meat, a…

Marlene Affeld Marlene Affeld

Imperfectly Priceless Pets: Shelter Rescues on the Homestead

Not all pets are perfect.  Some have physical limitations and disabilities.  They…

Lisa D. Johnson Lisa D. Johnson

Raising Dairy Goats: Personality and Ice Cream on the Homestead

You've got your veggie gardens planted and your free-range chickens are happily…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Basement Bunnies and Grow-box Gardening: The Challenges of Urban Homesteading

Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Raising Country Kids on the Homestead

If you raised your kids in the country would you eat more…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo

Multi-purpose Chicken Tractors

Our poultry tractors used to sit dormant in between bird batches, now…

May Woodworth May Woodworth