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Homegrown Fungi

Tony Shields has been fascinated with mushrooms for as long as he can remember

Zero-Turn Mowers

If you're coming from lawn and garden tractors, you might not immediately recognize a zero-turn mower as a member of the mowing family

Insectary Strips

In addition to offering food sources to honeybees and native pollinators, insectary strips can provide your homestead with noninsect-derived benefits

Beyond Firewood

I knew the silver maple tree in my backyard was in pretty rotten shape, but hearing the decades-old tree fall was still a shock

POWER YOUR SOIL WITH Probiotics

HEALTHIER SOIL MAKES FOR HEALTHIER PLANTS AND PEOPLE

Sheep & Goats

There are obvious benefits to raising sheep and goats. Meat is likely the first that comes to mind

BEST BEEF & PERFECT PORK

THESE BREEDS THRIVE ON SMALL-SCALE HOBBY FARMS

OPEN THE HATCH

PURCHASING YOUR SPRING CHICKS FROM A HATCHERY IS MORE THAN JUST CLICK AND WAIT

Small Flock Poultry

Predator Protection

Grass-Fed Meat

The fastest way to increase the carbon content of a degraded soil is to establish a perennial grassland and graze it with ruminant animals in a proper manner

Holey Cow!

Bovines have an amazing ability to turn relatively undigestable grass, hay and other roughage into nutrients and energy

GOAT MILK Soap

This recipe for goat milk soap will leave your skin feeling soft and luxurious

MAKE YOUR OWN Chevre

In a dip, crumbled on a salad or spread on homemade toast, nothing beats creamy chévre

Great-Tasting GOAT MILK

These tips for milking backyard goats will keep your homegrown milk safe and delicious

milking how to

Goat milk is liquid gold, but you have to get milking right to get it

BREEDING BASICS

Follow these guidelines at breeding time for healthy kids

KEEP YOUR Rumens RIGHT

Ruminant health is all about maintaining rumen health

Spot & Treat

Parasites happen, but proper management keeps things under control

Parasite PATROL

Keep your worm treatments effective with these three valuable tools

FIRST AID FIRST!

Stock your goat's medicine cabinet with these remedies to use in an emergency

HEALTHY GOAT, Happy FARMER

Goats may be hearty, but they still need their keeper's care in order to live long and be healthy

GOATS ON grass

Goats raised on pasture require a few essential elements to stay healthy and happy

Notes ON NUTRITION

Dairy and meat goats have specific feed needs, and they're not the same

GIVE ME Shelter

Creating the right housing for your herd can keep them healthy and safe

Natural FIBERS

These goat breeds provide beautiful, luxurious fiber

Choosing a DAIRY GOAT

A number of considerations will determine your ideal dairy goat breed

CHOOSING A Meat Goat

Once you've mastered the basics, keeping goats for meat is pretty easy

WHY KEEP Goats?

From practical to playful, there are numerous reasons for raising these small livestock animals

Pollinator-Plant Mismatches

As temperatures continue to warm and weather patterns keep shifting, some plants are blooming much sooner than they used to.

Fly CONTROL

Biting flies are a nuisance, and their bites are painful and irritating.