Homesteady

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Pigs

WHY I SWITCHED PIG BREEDS!

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For about 5 years on our old homestead in Connecticut I ran a pork business. Over those 5 years I raised a lot of different kinds of pigs. Hampshire. Tamworth. Berkshire. But mostly I raised Yorkshire Landrace Crosses. The big pink commercial breed of pig. They are like the Cornish Cross of pigs. They have […]

2 Farm Animals that PRODUCE MORE FOOD Than ANY OTHER

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If you are homesteading to feed your family, these 2 animals will give you more food than any other! If you have a homestead that is focused on feeding your family, and you have enough room and pasture to keep one happy… You should get a family milk cow. No other animal can produce so […]

Should you get Pigs on the Homestead?

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On this episode of Homesteady, we examine the question: Should you get pigs on your Homestead? Aust brings us through history, recounting the trials of General Peter Stuyvesant in New Amsterdam to keeping pigs from destroying the Dutch fort with their rooting. Known as “mortgage lifters” for their dependable moneymaking attributes, Aust has been raising pigs […]