Reviews, guides, and insights for small farms and homesteads
Good soil isn’t a guarantee; oftentimes it takes work and refinement. It is built deliberately, season by season, based on what your specific ground area is lacking. The problem with most generic soil amendment advice is that it treats all gardens the same. Midwest clay is not the same problem as sandy coastal soil. Acidic … Read more
Coturnix quail are one of the most practical additions you can make to a small farm or homestead. They reach laying age in six to eight weeks, produce eggs almost daily, require a fraction of the space chickens need, and make considerably less noise. A male Coturnix makes a soft, low call that most neighbors … Read more
Two days after President Trump returned from a summit in Beijing, the White House announced on May 18. China has agreed to purchase U.S. agricultural products at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year through 2028. The deal also restores market access for U.S. beef and revives poultry exports to China, two categories that … Read more
A power outage at home is a major inconvenience. A power outage on a farm or homestead is an even larger problem. Well pumps stop. Stock tank heaters go cold. Refrigerated medicine or feed supplements spoil. Electric fencing goes down. If you heat with a forced-air furnace, your house gets cold. The list goes on. … Read more
Hatching your own eggs is one of the more satisfying things you can do with backyard chickens. Watching a chick work its way out of a shell is genuinely something. And once you do it once, you usually want to do it again. The challenge is that incubators range from $50 countertop units to commercial … Read more