If your are considering the addition of small animals or livestock to your homestead or farm, consider the dairy goat. Goats are hardy and thrive with attentive simple care. Their size makes them easier to handle than other livestock. Because of their size, the space and feed needed to maintain goats is more practical and less […]
FAMACHA Scoring Goats and Sheep
Understanding FAMACHA scoring could mean the difference between life and death of your sheep or goat herd. FAMACHA scoring is used for detecting the level of a parasite load in sheep and goats. If you have sheep or goats, understanding FAMACHA scoring is essential to keeping them healthy. Make sure that you know how to […]
How to Start an Orchard: Choosing Site
There is something nostalgic about an orchard in bloom or during the harvest with the branches bending over heavy with fruit. Planting fruit trees seems to be a priority with a lot of new home owners. Whether it’s a few trees or a more ambitious effort there are important considerations in planning and establishing a […]
Home Remedies for Sinus Infections
Learn how to treat sinus infections at home without a trip to the doctor’s office. Of course, if you have a severe sinus infection or can’t seem to knock it out, you may want to see a doctor. (I’m not a doctor, I just know what works for us with sinus swelling and sinus infections!) […]
Kidding in the Cold
Living in the northeast, most farms we know kid in the coldest months of winter. There are a lot of important reasons for this. Kids born during the winter are known to be healthier and hardier – the lack of active parasites in the soil, absence of humidity in the air, and lots of active […]
10 Ways to Use Essential Oils
Are you curious about using essential oils? Have you asked yourself what the benefits of essential oils are? You’ve probably seen talk about essential oils all over Pinterest. Or maybe you have a coworker that lives by essential oils and always has her diffuser going. In this post I have rounded up my favorite 10 […]
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