A few years ago, I had the crazy idea to leave my career, start a homestead, and become a Goat Farmer. Well, now we had…
The dream of coming back to basics, down to our roots, and achieving self-sufficiency is a worthy one. You put lots of time, money and…
Live births are a big deal. Whether you are the mother at the end of her pregnancy, the newborn breathing air for the first time,…
The first thing to do before learning to make goat milk butter is, of course, milk your adorable little goaties. I used to scoff at…
I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs. One in particular chronicles the adventures of a single person running a small homestead. While I certainly…
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…
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…
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,…
Over the last ten years or so, and around my various “off the farm” work schedules, I have learned a bit about gardening, preserving food,…
Oh sure, we all know the perks of growing our own food, supplying our own energy, and being as self-sufficient as we can be, but…
I love the idea of living on a homestead. When my husband and I were looking to purchase our first home, it didn’t even occur…