Northern Homesteading

I'm the local chicken guy. When folks have questions, I tend to have answers. Chickens do not need scratch grain. It's often slightly cheaper, but a lesser-quality food source that results in poor...

As a more holistic farmer, folks ask me if we castrate our piglets. Here's my answer. Piglets don't need to be castrated. For many farmers, castration of young boars (before 8 weeks) is the...

We've raised pigs for years and have tried a lot of different feed options in that time. The best feed for pigs is a fermented grain-based mix with added protein, green vegetation, and mineral and...

Pumpkins are a very common small-scale crop and growing them isn't too hard. Pumpkins are usually fertilized at a rate of about 100 pounds of nitrogen, 100 pounds of phosphorus, and 100 pounds of...

Corn is one crop I will always grow. Its feed value and ease of harvest makes it a valuable asset to our homestead. Corn fields have a base fertilizer application of 200 pounds of nitrogen, 100...

My wife and I have experience dealing with goats, although I tend to handle the butchering department. Goats in the US usually yield between 20 and 50 pounds of meat. Comercial-breed goats usually...