Tag: Wildlife

Building a Backyard Habitat: Coexist with the Critters

Creating a backyard habitat is a fun, easy, and educational project in…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Keeping Skunks at Bay

Anyone old enough to remember the classic Looney Tunes cartoons is familiar…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Top Ten Wild Birds for Controlling Insects in the Garden

Destructive insects munching away on your garden plants can quickly wreak havoc…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Thwarting the Fox: Protecting Your Chicken Flock 

It’s late March, and a red fox has been hanging around for…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Nuisance Wildlife Encounters On the Rise

Encounters with "nuisance wildlife" have been on the upswing in recent years.…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Tips from an Established Forest Garden

Starting a forest garden on your homestead is one of the best…

Elizabeth Waddington Elizabeth Waddington

The Bear Facts: Teddy’s Story

Not long ago, on a summer jaunt to the northern border of…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Homesteading in the Backwoods

There is a common misconception we come across when talking to non-homesteaders…

Kate Marlowe Kate Marlowe

Snakes on the Homestead

Our fear of snakes seems almost primal.  Indeed, along with fear of…

Bonnie Lavigne Bonnie Lavigne

Cutting the Utilical Cord 3: Septic – When the Going Gets Tough, Where Will the Tough Be Going?

Read Cutting the Utilical Cord 2: Water – Evicting the Sewer Gators No…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

We’re Being Mugged by Mother Nature

One of the biggest reasons I enjoy living out in the woods…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton