Using chicken manure is excellent as a soil amendment and hailed as a top choice for organic gardeners. Here are some recommendations to get you started using chicken manure in your compost pile.
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DIY: Grow a Week’s Worth of Livestock Feed For Pennies!
Creating your own fodder system is an economic solution to ensuring your livestock receives a well-rounded diet. This nutrient-dense diet will keep your animals healthier and happier in the process, thus reducing vet bills. Keep these tips in mind and create an ever-growing fodder system for your livestock.
Hedgerows: A Modern Take on an Ancient Homesteading Practice
This modern take on ancient homesteading practices uses hedgerows as a way to use natural resources to create borders, contain livestock and can provide habitat to wildlife and a screen from pesticide drift, and control soil erosion.
Home Remedies for Livestock
Just like humans, animals tend to get ailments, and without proper care, those ailments can turn into serious infections. Learn about 5 home remedies to give livestock to help soothe their ailments.
Fruit and Veg Growing in VERY Un-Ideal Conditions
I would advise anyone who wants to grow but think there’s too many problems to think again. Think laterally…and vertically, think outside the box and you will be surprised just what you can grow in a confined space.
Good-bye City Life!
No amount of planning or prepping prepared me for what I was walking into. Before you plunge in to your dreams of homesteading, read this first.
Mail Order Chicks: Caring for Chicks After Transport
When chicks are ordered through the mail, they may need a little extra TLC. Here are some tips for reenergizing your chicks after a long transport.
Killing Our Dinner i.e. What Homesteading is Really All About
We finally did it. We dispatched, dressed, and cooked our first homegrown rabbit.
Wasteful Society: 80% of Easter Pets End Up Here
“Within the first few weeks of Easter, an estimated 30 percent of all Easter ‘pets’ die, and another 70 percent to 80 percent are abandoned or turned in to shelters.” Our warped society has turned living animals (that require adequate shelter and food), into playthings. And, as with all toys, children grow old of them and move on to other things.
Good-bye City Life!
No amount of planning or prepping prepared me for what I was walking into. Before you plunge in to your dreams of homesteading, read this first.
Mail Order Chicks: Caring for Chicks After Transport
When chicks are ordered through the mail, they may need a little extra TLC. Here are some tips for reenergizing your chicks after a long transport.
Killing Our Dinner i.e. What Homesteading is Really All About
We finally did it. We dispatched, dressed, and cooked our first homegrown rabbit.
Wasteful Society: 80% of Easter Pets End Up Here
“Within the first few weeks of Easter, an estimated 30 percent of all Easter ‘pets’ die, and another 70 percent to 80 percent are abandoned or turned in to shelters.” Our warped society has turned living animals (that require adequate shelter and food), into playthings. And, as with all toys, children grow old of them and move on to other things.
New “Honey on Tap” Invention Will Change the Beekeeping Industry
Keeping bees can be very time consuming and requires a lot of additional equipment. But the beekeeping industry is going to drastically change thanks to this new innovative product.
How to Prepare Your Flock of Ducks For Winter
It’s that time of year again! The aspen trees on the mountain are turning yellow and there’s a slight cool crisp chill to the air in the mornings. Our fall preparations for winter need to begin soon, and we have already started preparing our flock of ducks for the colder weather that’s coming.
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Garden Hack: Make Your Own Seed Tape
Try this easy diy seed tape and watch how quickly your seeds will sprout!
22 Ways To Conserve Water In Your Home
Learning ways to practice the art of conserving water now, will help you lower your energy bills and make the most of your water sources during times of emergencies.
8 Reasons to Become a Yardfarmer
Apart from raising awareness about some of the important issues and challenges we face, Yardfarmers is about converting unsustainable suburban developments, urban food deserts, or other neglected land into sustainable, more resilient opportunities for people while building community.
8 Uses For Wood Ash
I have discovered several ways to use wood ash.
10 Easy Survival Seeds to Grow
Those who have started their survival gardens have no doubt learned from a few garden mistakes along the way. Yet through these mistakes, gardeners have stumbled upon wisdom and grown into better gardeners. These experienced gardeners have taken certain factors into consideration before the seeds are planted, and through experience found which vegetables varieties are easier to grow.
Reducing Waste and Simplifying Your Home
Here are 5 ways to reduce waste in your home and simplify your life.
10 Gardening Tips for Growing Market-Worthy Tomatoes
It’s just about that time of year when you need to get your tomatoes started! Here are my top tips for growing the biggest, juiciest tomatoes that will be the envy of the neighborhood!
10 Great Vegetables for Fall Gardening
Get outside and enjoy the weather by preparing a big fall garden.
10 Holiday Gift Ideas For The Gardener In Your Life!
It’s that wonderful time of the year when we all start thinking about the perfect gift to get for those closest to us. But it’s also time to take advantage of the deals out there and get the best gift for the gardener in your life!
10 Seeds You Need for the Survival Garden
Survival seeds are one of those long-term preparedness measures that every family should have. If the days come when a survival garden is needed, the family will be happy to have invested in such an important prep item.
10 Simple Hacks for a Successful Vegetable Garden
Recently, I wrote an article listing essential gardening laws to give your plants the best chance at providing you with a big harvest. Taking that advice and using these ten quick tips provided by experienced gardeners can help you save time, increase your growing space and reduce costs.
