Barnyard Basics of Animal Aid — Animal First Aid
Trust your gut when it comes to your animals and their health. …
How a Blizzard and a Cow Fed Grandpa’s Family
My dad grew up in a big family, with eight kids. He…
Homestead Besieged!
Modern homesteading is difficult. Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing…
Marketing Homestead Products
At one time or another, nearly all homesteaders desire to make their…
The How and Why of Free-range Chickens
If you have purchased eggs from a retailer recently, then you know…
Keep More Cash in Your Wallet by Bartering
During the economic recession in the early ‘70s, I was a stay-at-home…
Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens
A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…
Feeding Your Chickens: Lower Costs and Improve Management
Over the course of time, even the humblest beginnings in flock-raising can…
Garden Season Extenders and Cold-Weather Husbandry
It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is…
Homesteading vs. Smallholding: Observations from Both Sides of the Pond
I am here to tell you about how homesteading in the United…
Homesteading for Retirement
In readying for retirement, the world changed. As a result, we redirected…
The Uncommon Coop: Think Outside the Nesting Box
The life of a modern-day homesteader is consumed with planning and projects. …