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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.