Chickens… They are the “gateway” animal. That’s how our farm started. It seems every homesteader and wannabe farmer starts with a flock of hens. But should they be? Do egg layers make financial sense in a world of $2 per dozen eggs? Listen to this months episode to find out! Check out this episode!
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5 Reasons Farmers Beat Preppers
Prepping has captured a lot of press lately. Between Nat-Geos show, the whole zombie thing, and numerous blogs and podcasts covering the subject, it seems that everyone has started digging their own bunker in the backyard. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with being prepared. I just feel that farming is the better […]
SHORT: Farming chickens, pigs, and hunting… How homesteaders can stop buying meat from the supermarket
3 years ago I stopped buying meat. Woa… Woa… 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 […]
How To Raise Pastured Pigs the Easy Way!
How to pasture pigs… the easy way. Don’t have 100 acres? Don’t want to bother with electric fencing? Can’t spend all day supervising your pig herd? Ya, me either! In this episode we discuss how to raise grassfed pork, without all the hastle. All you need is 2 paddocks and a call. Listen to find […]
Pick Your Own Berries!
PYO- Pick Your Own… Who doesn’t want to do that? When your in the supermarket buying apple, you know your squeezing em’ to see which is best… So why not skip the middle man, go right to the farm that grows them and pick your own fruit at that perfect moment! This Month were discussing […]
What Is Pectin? Is it Natural?
The first time my wife said she was going to make us homemade jam I was thrilled! Im a real big toast and jam kind of guy… And thinking about jam made from local strawberries…. Yum! I was ready to go pick as many as she needed. Off to the store to buy the supplies, […]
