You remember when you got your first round of chickens, fell in love, and had to have more? So, you built a bigger coop, extended the run, and then moved on to ducks, goats, pigs, and more? Okay, ...
Best Herb Drying Methods for Every Level of Harvest
I can tell you from experience that creating a herb garden is one of the easiest, most fulfilling ways to get started with gardening. Plus, when you discover that for the same $3 you spend on a few ...
How to Prevent and Deal With Niacin Deficiency in Ducks
Ducks are one of the most wonderful homestead livestock options. They are beautiful. They make a lot of manure that is perfect for restoring degraded soil. Ducks are easy to herd, require minimal ...
How to Butcher and Process Ducks Humanely
Chickens are usually the first livestock new homesteaders learn to raise and process for meat. Broiler types, like the Cornish cross, have been bred to have light feathering that is easy to pluck. ...
How to Raise Ducks for Meat Economically and Sustainably
I used to think that raising ducks for meat was expensive. Turns out, that was just because I was trying to raise ducks like broiler chickens. Broilers, usually Cornish crosses, are confined, fed ...
Blister Beetles: How to Identify and Control this Toxic Pest
One day I walked out to the garden and noticed that the tops of an entire row of flowering potato plants had been munched down to the thick central stems of each leaf. A few partially uneaten leaves ...
Insider Tips from an Old Farmhouse Renovation – Modernizing the Past
It’s the quintessential homestead dream to renovate an old farmhouse and turn it into a modern homestead. I know that’s what I dreamt of when I started to look for a parcel of land to homestead on! ...
The Complete Guide to Raising Healthy Ducks for Beginners
Are you thinking about raising ducks for the first time or want to better understand how to care for and use the ducks you have? Well, then, you’ve arrived at the right place! This is our ultimate ...
Harlequin Bug: How to Control This Pest in Your Garden
If you look up the history of the word Harlequin, you’ll find that it derives from the word demon and applies to a court jester type in colorful costume with a wooden sword. That someone decided to ...