Goats Gone Wild
Goats are ornery; even though they are cute you can’t trust ’em. Here’s a story of how our goats got out.
View ArticleBuilding Hugelkultur Garden Beds
It’s time to think about raised beds. More specifically, hugelkultur beds.
View ArticleChocolate Candy Cane Cookies
It’s the time of year when nearly everything has a peppermint twist. We get pumpkin spice in the fall and peppermint at Christmas. Get ready to enjoy some chocolatey peppermint goodness
View ArticlePutting Farm Animals to Work
Could our farm animals being doing more for us in return? We need to look at “the pigness of the pig and the chickeness of the chicken” as Joel Salatin puts it. Instead of working against each farm...
View ArticleFarm Chores with a Toddler
Can you get farm chores and gardening done with an active toddler? With some patience and planning, you can! Here’s how we do it.
View ArticleCinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Bake
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Whatever you have for breakfast should stick with you until lunch, especially when you’re out working on the farm. We developed a recipe that we could...
View ArticleEating Well in Rural America
Eating real food with real ingredients is a priority for our family. How do we eat well in rural America when organic food isn’t so readily available?
View ArticleHouse Design Using Permaculture Principles
We have spent about 2 years on our farm now and have gotten to the point where we are ready to build a house. It took about that long to get a feel for the best siting and to get various other...
View ArticleWhy Build With Straw Bales?
If you think straw bale homes mean rodents, rotting straw, fire or other similar disasters, please insulate with something that you are comfortable with. That said, if you *are* interested in straw...
View ArticleMake Thick & Creamy Goat Milk Yogurt with Nigerian Dwarf Goat Milk
All goat yogurt is tasty, but usually when you think of goat yogurt, you think of a thin yogurt. I have heard of different ways to thicken goat’s milk yogurt, which may work well. I haven’t had to try...
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