You don’t need to own a dairy cow to have homemade whole milk yogurt. Making yogurt from store bought milk is worth the effort. Not only is it sometimes hard to source whole milk, naturally sweetened yogurt, it can be quite expensive. For the price of one gallon of milk, you get four quarts of…
Archives for March 2024
Spring Potato Planting
If you have never tried growing potatoes before, you really should consider giving it a try. They are easy to grow and provide a considerable harvest with just a few seed potatoes. Harvesting can feel a bit like digging for buried treasure. It’s really quite fun and a wonderful garden task to get children involved…
Growing Your Own Carrots
Carrots can be an intimidating vegetable to grow and many home gardeners avoid them. They really aren’t very difficult to grow at all. It is actually quite fun to pull a fresh carrot out of the garden. Growing your own carrots is worth trying and once you do, you will be hooked. Directing seeding is…
Using Wood Chips On The Homestead
Most of us are always happy to find a free resource that can help us on the homestead. Wood chips are often available for free at your local waste facility or by calling a local tree trimming service. There are many benefits with using wood chips for managing animals and different areas around your farm….
Calf Sharing: When and How
So much of homesteading is about doing what feels right for you and your situation. Sometimes it can be hard to know what to do. When it comes down to making a decision, you have to decide what is safest for you and the animal. For my situation, calf sharing made the most sense. Both…
Food Storage Tips For Your Home
There are many practical reasons to create a food storage supply for a month or more. A food storage supply will help you save money and hold off on grocery shopping when an unexpected bill arrives. Think of it as food insurance against unforeseen financial hardship. Though it can seem overwhelming, it doesn’t need to…