If you’re not raising your livestock on pasture, you are truly missing out. Unfortunately, for most people, raising animals involves putting them in a feedlot setting where they remain all ...
What is a Queenless Hive and What Can You Do to Fix It?
Raising bees for honey can be extremely challenging - and extremely frustrating, especially if you don’t really know what you are doing. We raised bees for several years here on my farm, and over ...
Inversion Canning: What Is It and Is It Safe?
Fall is my favorite time of the year for a lot of reasons - the gorgeous changing leaves, the crisp feel of the air, and most of all, a bountiful harvest from my garden. Although wandering among ...
11 Important Pointers When Caring for Sheep in Winter
Whether fall has just barely started to yellow the leaves in your area or you’re wondering how you’ll continue to care for your sheep as the snow keeps falling down, you’ve come to the right ...
Romanov Sheep: Is This Short-Tailed Breed Suitable For My Farm?
Choosing to raise sheep on your farm is an exciting decision. Whether you are planning on starting a flock for meat, for wool, for milk, or just for the sheer enjoyment of doing so, you’ll find ...
American Guinea Hog: Is This Small & Calm Breed Right For My Farm?
If you’re thinking about raising pigs on your small farm, you may have to put some thought into what breed would be best for you. That’s smart to do. Not considering the benefits and disadvantages ...
Yorkshire Pig: Are These Big, Friendly Pigs Right for Your Farm?
This year, for the first time ever, we found ourselves in a pinch when it came to piglets. Normally, we rely on our breeding sow, Boo, to mother all of the piglets that we raise for meat for ...
How to Grow Zucchini Vertically
I will be honest - this year was not my year when it came to growing zucchini. That’s something that is hugely frustrating to me, too, since I’ve always found zucchini to be one of the ...
Raising Peafowl: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
It’s a peafowl! No, it’s a peacock! Wait...it’s actually the same thing. If you’re thinking about raising peacocks, you may have seen them described as “peafowl” from time to time. That’s ...