I have friends who started homesteading in Arkansas back in the early 1970s. Their little girls had been raised in town up to that point,…
I'm not sure if I agree with the widely-held homily that pigs are as intelligent as dogs (actually I am sure; I disagree, unless said…
Larry and I were married on May Day, an ancient holiday dear to me. Having everything we needed to start our life as a married…
Thirty years ago my parents loaded my little brother and me into Dad’s 1978 powder-blue Dodge pickup and headed fifteen miles north to a dairy…
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…
I reflected it was an odd way to spend a morning. Crammed in a bulldozer cab, my bottom perched on a side molding of the…
When we first moved to our farm, we purchased two Duroc barrows for the express purpose of putting them in the freezer. They were meat…
Below are some general guidelines for raising pigs. This information does not cover breeding. If you have never raised a pig before, it is best…
Early in our farming venture, the first year we kept pastured pigs is one that stands out in my memory. Well-read and well-intentioned, my husband…