Homesteaders Burn Out all the Time Burnout. It is very common in this pasture to plate, backyard farm, homesteady movement. People watch Food, Inc, vow to never support CAFOs, go plant a garden, buy some meat chickens… and 3 years later sell all their chicken butchering equipment on Craigslist. Why? Homesteading can seem super fun […]
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How To Stop your Lab From Biting Your Kids- Of Training a Bird Dog
One thing I herd often from people about time with your puppy is that “it is all play.” That’s true. You don’t want to be too serious with your pup, and make him lose his confidence and drive. But that doesn’t apply when he starts chasing and nipping your kids. It’s not play, it’s bad […]
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 […]
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 […]
How To Butcher Chicken Cheap!
Farming is Expensive. There’s the land to pay for, the feed, the tractors, equipment, and of course… the goats to buy! So any way I can replace an expensive piece of equipment with something less expensive but still functional… Here are 5 Tools you need come Chicken Butcher Day and my Bootstrap Butcher Replacement tool that […]
How To Build a Raised Bed in 3 Hours
Tools Needed Skill Saw Drill Tape Measure Framing Square (puppy optional) Materials Needed (Note: we used rough cut lumber from our own trees. All measurements are for rough cut lumber.) Use rot resistant wood (cedar, redwood) avoid pressure treated lumber. Four 4×4 posts, 23 inch long Three 1x8x10, cut into six 5 foot sections Two 1x8x8 cut […]
