Fall is one of the most exciting times of the year on the homestead for me. As the garden winds down and some of the animal routines -- like goat milking – slow down, new projects heat up. All the ...
7 Tips to Consider When Buying Sheep or Lambs
A few days ago, a young man I used to teach reached out to me. He wanted to find out if we would be interested in selling some of our sheep. My husband and I have put a lot of work into ...
10 Easy Sheep Handling Tips To Make You a Confident Shepherd
Owning and raising sheep is a relatively simple endeavor. You feed them, house them, provide them with plenty of fresh, clean water. It’s as simple as that. Until that is, you need to trim ...
7 Homemade Fungicides That Will Save Your Garden Plants
If you're like me, you hate losing your precious plants to fungal infections, but you don't want to use harsh chemicals around the foods you're growing. If that's the case, homemade fungicide sprays ...
How to Store Potatoes to Make Them Last for Months
It’s never too early to start thinking about next year’s garden, is it? If you’re like many people who grow a vegetable garden - myself included - you are probably curious about how you can grow ...
5 Goat Birth Complications You Need to Know Before Kidding Season
When I brought home my first round of goats, I did a lot of research on how to care for them. I read books, blogs, forums, medical texts, and talked to other goat keepers to learn as much as I could ...
6 Tree Stump Removal Options to Get Rid of Stumps Painlessly
I don’t know if there’s a topic that my husband gets more fired up about than when people leave too-tall stumps after cutting a tree. As somebody who teaches chainsaw operation and forestry ...
11 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees for a Quick Harvest
Some fruit trees take an age to grow and produce fruit. Their first harvest can take up to seven years, and a few take even longer. I love to grow slow-maturing trees like pawpaws, but like most ...
Citrus Rust Mites: How to Tackle an Infestation
Citrus trees are fantastic. They're beautiful, provide healthy and flavorful fruits, and the fragrance of the flowers is unmatched. Just the presence of an orange, grapefruit, lime, or lemon tree can ...