More and more, backyard homesteaders are raising quail alongside their chickens and ducks. Their small size and delicious eggs make them appealing for homesteaders, no matter where they live. If ...
Bacterial Leaf Spot: How to Identify and Control This Deadly Plant Disease
Are there strange spots developing on the leaves of your plants? You might have bacterial leaf spot. No gardener likes dealing with diseases, and bacterial leaf spot is a particularly nasty problem ...
6 Chicken Coop Floor Options and Which One Is Right for You
Whether you build your own chicken coop or purchase one from the store, there are plenty of considerations you will need to make. Should the coop be constructed out of wood or plastic? How ...
How to Make Powdered Wild Greens
Whether crops fail or sources are generally scarce, one can often depend on wild foods for sustenance. Foraged "weeds" and other wild greens are often more nutritious than their cultivated cousins and ...
7 Sheep Companion Animals as Livestock Guardians
When you’re raising sheep, there are many considerations you will need to make in their housing and care. From what kind of barn to build, how much bedding to use, and what the best kind of ...
How to Grow Sesame Plant in Your Garden and Harvest the Seeds
One of the plants on my bucket list was always sesame. I hated buying the expensive seeds in the shop, so growing my own appealed to me. Even growing a small number of plants made all the ...
The Many Uses of Yarrow: Why It’s an Invaluable Plant for Your Garden
We gardeners often talk about the benefits of having multi-purpose plants. How awesome is it when you can eat a plant's roots and leaves? Or if a species is as medicinal as it is nutritious? If you ...
Merino Sheep Breed Information: A Good Forager and Producer of High-Quality Wool
Looking for a new breed of sheep to raise on your farm? From the Icelandic sheep to the Dorset, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from. One of the most popular breeds - and one that’s become ...
14 Best Short-Season Crops for Cold Climates
Growing food in a cooler climate can be really frustrating because of the ridiculously short growing period. As a result, we need to take full advantage of the time and resources available to ...