The exciting world of sheep husbandry is a great one to get into - but it brings with it all kinds of sheep vocabulary that you need to know about. If you’re looking for a glossary of sheep terms, ...
Best Shade-Tolerant Fruits and How to Grow Them in the Shade
If you’re thinking about growing an edible backyard garden, fruit is a smart choice. After all, most fruits are not only easy to grow, but they’re quite expensive to buy at the grocery store ...
Mineral and Nutritional Requirements for Sheep
If you raise sheep, it’s essential that you do some research into their nutritional requirements. Unlike humans, sheep can’t just pop out to the drugstore and pick up a multivitamin to fill in the ...
How to Water Plants in Your Greenhouse
Last year, we invested in a 30’ x 96’ hoop house for our farm. A hoop house is almost identical to a greenhouse, offering the same solar and heating benefits to plants - except it’s not a rigid ...
What is Medicated Chick Starter – Do My Chicks Actually Need It?
If you’re new to raising chicks and chickens, all the lingo and terminology out there might be confusing. From layer feed to broiler ration, mash to pellet, it can be tough to figure out what to ...
9 Versatile Uses for IBC Totes on a Small Farm or Homestead
Last winter, we were able to score a great deal on IBC totes from a distributor a couple of hours away. Instead of paying several hundred dollars for one of these bulk containers, we instead paid ...
Raising Rabbits for Fur: Best Fiber Breeds, Housing, Feeding, Breeding, and Grooming
If you’re interested in producing your own fiber on your farm, whether you plan to use it for spinning or you want to sell it, there’s no better way to do it than to raise your own fiber ...
18 Plants to Grow in Wet Soil and How to Fix Wet Soil Problems
Plants are finicky beasts, aren’t they? Too little moisture and they shrivel up and die. Too much, and they also die. Finding the right balance can be a challenge, especially if your ...
The Benefits of Spring Cover Crops and Which Crops to Use
When most people think of cover crops, they think of the plants that they grow in their gardens to suppress weeds and fix nutrients over the long winter months. Generally, these cover crops are ...