Northern Homesteading

Goats are a lesser common livestock in the US, and we seem to argue over when to butcher them. Goats are butchered at 3 months in most of the world. Modern commercial operations prefer to butcher...

We raise a lot of rabbits for our freezer and ghave tried out a lot of feed options to see what works best. The best diet for meat rabbits is a fresh, high-protein, leafy fodder. A more...

We got into breeding our pigs as a way to be more self-sufficient. It's made our pigs significantly cheaper to raise and It's not too hard. To breed pigs, simply introduce an appropriately sized...

We strive to be as self-sufficient as possible but that's hard with animals. It can be done, and in a practical way. Some animals are far more practical than others when it comes to putting meat on...

We raise pigs and do our best to feed self-sufficient with them. Pigs need protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and sometimes fat in their feed to be healthy. They also need a good assortment of...

Last year, I grew 53 varieties of plants in my garden. Knowing the ideal sowing time is crucial to success. Most garden crops do well to be planted on June 1 in the southern peninsula and June 10...