Today we catch up with you all! It has been a busy spring on our homestead. Usually, winter leaves us all sitting inside our homes, by a fire, dreaming of all the new things we want to try on our homesteads in the following spring. We always spend that time talking together about big plans […]
Spring on the Homestead
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5327085/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/legacy/tdest_id/215642″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Today we catch up with you all! It has been a busy spring on our homestead. Usually, winter leaves us all sitting inside our homes, by a fire, dreaming of all the new things we want to try on our homesteads in the following […]
Practical Preparedness – Being ready for survival through the everyday emergencies that we are most likely to face.
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5205860/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/legacy/tdest_id/215642″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Sometimes we find ourselves playing a game of “what if” in the world of homesteading and prepping. What if the grid went down? What if there was another world war? What if there was a pandemic? These games of what if can be a […]
How To Raise Pigs for Meat on the Homestead
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, […]
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 […]