Rabbit Stew, or Rabbits, too? Raising Meat Rabbits (Maybe)
My guy, Larry, wanted to make rabbit stew. After searching in our…
Making Small-batch Maple Syrup on the Homestead
When my kids were little, someone gave me a recipe for maple-flavored…
Floating on Snow: Using Snowshoes and Ice Cleats on the Homestead
My husband and I utilize both snowshoes and ice cleats. When strapping…
Hectic Heritage Turkey Hatching
“Gobble, gobble, gobble, proud turkeys proud turkeys. Gobble, gobble, gobble proud turkeys…
Multi-purpose Chicken Tractors
Our poultry tractors used to sit dormant in between bird batches, now…
Raising American Guinea Hogs on the Homestead
Larry and I were married on May Day, an ancient holiday dear…
Raising Heritage Turkeys on the Homestead: Get a Load of These Gobblers
What started as a seasonal endeavor of raising turkeys for meat, became…
Mad about Muscovies: Weird-looking Waddlers
Whenever I watch Sarge, Ash, and Baldy waddle past me, I grin.…
Quail Crazy: Raising Coturnix Quail on the Homestead
The first thing I say when asked about raising Coturnix quail is…
Modern-Day Devons: Heritage Devon Cattle Making a Comeback
Day to day on our homestead my husband and I have the…
New-fangled Neolithic: Embrace Your Inner Hunter-Gatherer
"The Neolithic Revolution, Neolithic Demographic Transition, or Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale…
FarmHer Genes: Is Homesteading in your DNA?
I always felt different than my sisters. We were all born in…