Raising pigs for meat is a great idea for most homesteaders. Every year we raise pigs for our own family and to sell to our local community. Pigs require good infrastructure, constant water and feed, and good fencing. If you take good care of your pigs you can yield hundreds of pounds of pastured pork, […]
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Best Meat Chickens for Making Money
If your goal is to make money raising meat chickens, then you will need to buy the right breed of chickens for what your customers want. So what are customers looking for when purchasing pastured poultry? Meat chickens come in different shapes and sizes. Cornish Cross (cornish x) chickens are generally the meat breed […]
Questions about Cows – Pioneers Only Aftershow with Emily Long
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Cows: A REMATCH
Since the very first episode of Homesteady, we have been asking the question: IS THIS WORTH IT? Will the investment of your time, money, and energy into your latest homesteading endeavor give you a return? And how do we measure these returns: financially, emotionally, in terms of gains in personal health and nutrition, or more broadly […]
Is owning a Family Cow “Worth It?”
Since the very first episode of Homesteady, we have been asking the question: IS THIS WORTH IT? Will the investment of your time, money, and energy into your latest homesteading endeavor give you a return? And how do we measure these returns: financially, emotionally, in terms of gains in personal health and nutrition, or more broadly […]
Running a Profitable Pastured Poultry Operation from Your Homestead or Farm
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