Plants in the cabbage/brassica family are spectacularly tasty. The problem is that cabbage white butterflies find them delicious too, and they can obliterate an entire crop if you don't take ...
Which Kinds of Manure Are Best for Your Garden?
It is a pretty well-known fact that if you want to grow a healthy organic garden, you’ve got to get away from using synthetic fertilizers on your plants. This can be tough, particularly when ...
How to Prevent and Treat Flystrike in Sheep
It’s something that no shepherd wants to see. You walk out to the sheep barn or pasture. There, you find your lamb, ewe, or ram covered in maggots, flies, and open sores. Flystrike is one of ...
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! ...
13 Unusual Root Vegetables to Explore
Carrots, beets, turnips, and potatoes are ubiquitous in edible gardens around the world. But what about jicama, sunchokes, and scorzonera? These may already be staples to some, but are considered ...
A Comprehensive Guide to Growing Costmary
Whether you're interested in obscure plants, or just like to try growing unique species to your space, costmary makes a great addition to any garden. It's gloriously fragrant, has a wonderful history, ...
What to Consider When Raising Sheep and Chickens Together
In almost all of the time that I have raised sheep on my farm, I have raised them side-by-side with chickens. It might look a little odd to see sheep grazing out among the chickens, and vice versa, ...
7 Season Extenders to Help You Enjoy a Longer Harvest
I don't know about you, but I wish my growing season was longer. I want more time to grow fresh vegetables for my family. By using a variety of season extenders, a longer growing season is totally ...