If your planning on raising animals or growing crops on your farm or homestead… YOU NEED FENCING! But what kind of fencing? That depends a lot on what you will grow! Watch this video to get you off on the right foot!
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How To Train a Pig To Come When Called
MOBILE USERS… THE VIDEO DOES NOT WORK IN PINTEREST. Visit site in browser to watch! Pigs are very smart animals. They can easily be taught to come when called. Learn how and why by watching this Homesteady Quick Tip- tips for homesteaders looking to become more self sufficient! Learn lots more about homesteading by […]
How Much Meat is in a Whole Pig?
How much meat is in a whole pig? This is a common question for both the aspiring farmer, and new farm customer. As the slow food movement grows, more and more families are either deciding to grow their own pork, or buy their pork from a local farm. For the last 5 years we have raised […]
How an Hour at the Farmer’s Market Can Change Your Life
If you want to have a successful homestead, one with healthy animals and vibrant crops, and you want to enjoy your time homesteading, you need to take off Saturday morning. This Saturday. That is if there is a farmers market in season. If you’re reading this and it’s winter, well, look hard. Winter markets are […]
3 Big F’s on why you NEED to start a farm NOW
Easy… This is a G rated blog… PG during the breeding season. These just happen to start with F. The 3 F Reasons you should start a backyard farm 1. Fun- You know you want to live at a petting zoo… Raising chicks makes you feel like you’re back in second grade. Watching baby goats […]
How To Never Buy Meat Again… (And still eat steak all the time)
3 years ago I stopped buying meat. Whoa… Whoa… Easy. I didn’t become a vegetarian. Far from it. In fact, Meatless Monday would cost me more than it would save me. Here is how I get my family of 5 (… Ok, one is a baby…) enough meat for a year, without ever buying it from […]
