Social media has become the place where you can find anything or anyone. Much to my surprise, I was browsing one day and realized people were selling old doors. You may wonder what one can do with ...
Does Diatomaceous Earth Really Benefit Chickens?
I was browsing through social media one day and found a question on one of the homesteading boards I follow. Someone wanted to know if diatomaceous earth for chickens was a good wormer. I let them ...
Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV): Symptoms, Control, and Treatment
The Tobacco Mosaic Virus or TMV is the first plant virus ever identified. Although it wasn't labeled as a virus until 1930, it has plagued tobacco farmers since the late 1800s to present. Despite its ...
Queen Rearing 101: How to Raise Your Own Queen Bees
Whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing to be called a queen bee, we can all agree on the fact that everything certainly does revolve around a hive’s queen bee. She may not bark orders at her ...
Best Goat Fencing Options and How to Effectively Confine Your Goats
Are you a newcomer to keeping goats and wondering how you’re going to effectively confine goats and keep these adorable critters safe? Maybe you’re still in the planning stages of raising goats, but ...
Growing Fennel: The Complete Guide to Plant, Care, and Harvest Fennel
These days, you'll find me growing fennel every year, but a few years ago, I didn't pay much attention to this frilly-topped veg until it appeared in my CSA basket. I wasn’t sure how to use it or if I ...
A Complete Guide to Harvesting Honey and Beeswax for the First Time
The harvesting of honey has been fine-tuned for thousands of years. Over time, there have been countless improvements to the process that make extraction easier on bees and their keepers. What was ...
Beginner’s Guide to Raising Goats for Milk Production
Raising goats for milk production is generally considered the most labor-intensive reason for keeping them. Between daily milking, special nutrition management, and the mandatory breeding necessary to ...
Growing Jerusalem Artichokes: The Complete Guide to Plant, Care, and Harvest
I first tried Jerusalem artichokes about a decade ago (oh geez, I feel old saying that). I received a paper bag full of them in a CSA basket, and I remember wondering, "what the heck are these weird ...