The Mare Someone Threw Away: A Rescue Horse Story
There is a taboo against eating horsemeat here in North America (as…
Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens
A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…
Living with Dementia: Caring for People with Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia is a devastating illness, which takes a profound psychological toll on…
The Pros and Cons of Homesteading: Dealing with Loss on the Homestead
The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, and time for…
Grafting an Orphan Calf to a Surrogate Mother
Easily one of my most frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding, experiences on the…
Keeping the Homestead Dream Alive: What to Do When the Bluebird of Happiness Poops on Your Head
There are a few, a lucky few, folks who were born on…
Thwarting the Fox: Protecting Your Chicken Flock
It’s late March, and a red fox has been hanging around for…
Ruminations on Ruminants: a Goatherd’s Diary on Kidding
It's midnight in the goat shed. The winter sky is black and…
Predator Proofing the Place (Or as Close as One Can Come)
It was the morning of January 4th, 2007, here in the Rockies…
The Mountain Men: America’s Original Survivalists
Who were the mountain men? They were the pathfinders of yore,…
