“Eating like a pig” - that’s a common insult that is more or less self-explanatory, is it not? Yet despite the stereotypes that exist surrounding the feeding habits of swine, it isn’t always as ...
Why You Need to Plant a Wildflower Garden
All those luscious fruit and vegetable plants we love to grow in our gardens need to be pollinated to produce what we call food. This, of course, requires insects such as bees, butterflies, wasps, ...
The ABC of Sowing Seeds for Successful Seed Growth
It turns out there’s a lot to know about seeds. They don’t just come in all different shapes and sizes, but they also have different requirements when it comes to starting them. In short, ...
16 Wild Foods You Can Forage to Pickle for the Pantry
Stocking the pantry for the winter months is a must for self-sufficiency. Sure, in a best-case scenario, you can pop down to the supermarket for essentials in the dead of winter. But that’s not always ...
10 Natural Materials You Can Transform into Fiber
Take a look at the clothes you're wearing right now. Without looking at the label, can you tell what fiber(s) they're made from? Many are woven from synthetics, but some of the best textiles out there ...
Rehoming Livestock for the Best Possible Future for Your Animals
Depending on your goals as a farm or homestead, you may at one point find it necessary to rehome your livestock. Perhaps your animals are no longer productive. Maybe you need to move and can’t ...
How to Butcher a Turkey For the Freezer or Thanksgiving
If you’ve already mastered the art of raising your own meat chickens, you might be wondering whether it’s time to branch out to a new species of poultry. Ducks are fun to raise (particularly for ...
7 Must-Have Gardening Apps to Improve Your Garden
There are apps for pretty much everything, and gardening is no different. Back in the day, we used books, almanacs, and journals. Today, it makes sense to utilize technology for the sheer amount of ...
Avian Flu: Symptoms, Health Risks, and Preventative Measures
It seems like there’s a new outbreak of Avian Flu just about all the time. A couple of weeks ago I read about a new outbreak in France that resulted in the culling of 600,000 ducks. Today, when I ...