Northern Homesteading

I’ve raised all the common chicken breeds, including Rhode Island Reds and Browns. I’ve had dozens of Rhode Island Reds and like them a lot. The Rhode Island Red is a docile domestic breed....

It's mid-summer and the first potatoes are ready to dig. It's a family activity to dig, sort, and wash the potatoes for storage. Potatoes grow up to 12 inches deep. They usually grow no more than...

We collect a lot of rabbit manure for the garden which works miracles in the soil. Rabbit manure is an excellent organic fertilizer. It has an N-P-K value near 2-1-1. Rabbit poop can be applied to...

Everyone who grows food deals with pests. For organic growers, there’s not much you can do. I accidentally stumbled on an effective technique this year and absolutely had to research it out All...

I’ve raised chickens for a long time now and tried numerous sizes of chicken coops. I’ll talk about the proper size needed so your chickens have enough space and you don’t build too big a...

Heirloom tomatoes are not bred to handle being picked while green, shipped across the country, then sold three weeks later. Instead, most of them are selected for their amazing flavor, ripe off the...