Tips from an Established Forest Garden
Starting a forest garden on your homestead is one of the best…
Thwarting the Fox: Protecting Your Chicken Flock
It’s late March, and a red fox has been hanging around for…
Building a Backyard Habitat: Coexist with the Critters
Creating a backyard habitat is a fun, easy, and educational project in…
Nature’s Way: Welcoming (or At Least Tolerating) Beneficial Wildlife
Homesteaders often operate under the assumption that wildlife in general is incompatible…
Born to be Wild: North American Wild Turkeys
The North American Wild Turkey can be found in every state of…
We’re Being Mugged by Mother Nature
One of the biggest reasons I enjoy living out in the woods…
Backyard Bird Feeding on the Homestead
It was a cold morning and I had just come in from…
Food Forever: Creating a Perennial Food Forest
Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle.…
Bats & Guano: Gifts From the Garden Gods
Say the words feces, scat, feculence, crap, caca, and a shovel-full of…
Going Bats! The Benefits of Bat Houses on Your Homestead
Do you want to know how amazing bats are? I imagine some…
The Whippoorwill
Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the strangest things Out There are things…
Growing a Butterfly Garden: Host Plants to Attract Butterflies
Whether you just want to have lovely, colorful things flitting around in…
