It’s January. Hard to fathom another year is beginning, and your garden is anxiously awaiting your attention. It isn’t too early to get a jump start on the next growing season. There’s usually ...
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Feeding Chickens: How-To, Common Problems, Cutting Costs, What NOT to Feed, and More
People experienced in raising chickens always recommend having everything in place before the arrival of your birds. By now you may have decided to raise chickens and have built your coop and run. ...
How to Use Plant Labels to Keep Your Garden Organized (and 10 DIY Plant Marker Ideas)
I am not the most organized person in the world. I probably qualify as one of those mad scientist types with all my on-going projects, notes, books, and more cluttering up all my ...
20 Delicious Ways to Use Pork Cracklins Leftover from Making Lard
Did you raise your own pigs this year? Or did you run to your local butcher shop to pick up pasture-raised pig fat? If you’ve made your own lard, chances are you had little bits of crunchy fat left ...
Snow Fence: What Is It, How to Utilize It, and How to Build It
Do you live in an area where you receive massive amounts of snow each year? Are you continually being snowed in because every time the plow comes through, snow drifts cover up the area ...
20 Tips for Winter Preparation for your Homestead (from Personal Experience)
Shortly after we moved from a suburb of Washington D.C. to our rural homestead in North Carolina, a surprise snowstorm hit. Weather reports had said there would be 1-2 inches of accumulation, but we ...
December Gardening Tips and To-do list by Planting Zone and Region
Did you assume you were off the hook with gardening because December rolled around? Well, not quite. There are still a few chores to be done whether you go by planting zone or region. If you’d ...
21 Healthy Homemade Dog Food and Treat Recipes Perfect for Your Pup
They greet you when you come home. Tails wagging, tongues out, and you know you’re the best part of their day. No, ladies, I’m not referring to your husband. It’s the family dog. They’re man’s best ...
125 Brilliant Zucchini Recipes to the Rescue When Faced with a Rich Harvest
Got an excess of zucchinis in your garden? You're definitely not the only one! Zucchinis are just one of those awesome abundant plants that just grow and grow and when you think you've picked the last ...