Farming Mistakes Teach You Important Lessons & Skills
March 30, 2020Without generational knowledge to learn from, new growers often make farming mistakes along the way. It can be hard, but the lessons learned are invaluable.
Strategies For Planning And Planting Hog Pastures
March 16, 2020Interested in raising pigs outside but unsure where to start? These tips for setting up and seeding hog pastures get pigs out of the barn and onto grass.
Gilly Farm Is Making A Difference In The Local Community
March 5, 2020De Gillies from the Ontario-based hobby farmstead she founded with her husband takes us inside the day to day running of Gilly Farm, their labor of love.
How To Keep Piglets Warm Naturally
February 17, 2020Ready to ditch dangling heat lamps for good? Farrowing structures and bedding techniques keep sows and piglets warm, even in the dead of winter.
Geraghty’s Microfarm On Controlling Your Food Supply
February 6, 2020First-generation farmer Dayna Geraghty of Geraghty’s Microfarm offers words of advice and encouragement for taking the homesteading plunge.
The Barn Sanctuary: Saving The Farm & The Animals
January 29, 2020Michigan’s Barn Sanctuary, a rescue farm in Chelsea (and star of the upcoming “Saved by the Barn”), gives animals in need a second chance.
Prevent Barn Season Burnout With ‘Pig-richment’
January 20, 2020Are your hogs cooped up in the barn over winter? Keep your herd healthy by livening up their surroundings with some simple ‘pig-richment.’
Animals Heal The Land In Regenerative Agriculture
December 30, 2019The Combes family in California’s Central Valley turned a few acres of dirt into a multispecies hobby farm, using livestock for regenerative agriculture.
An Old World Wonder: Visiting Jacobs Heritage Farm
December 16, 2019Jacobs Heritage Farm is the place to find exceptional honey, eggs, meat and more, with a nod to times and places gone by.
Part-Time Pork
December 9, 2019You can raise your own pork without becoming a big breeder. Learn how to choose, care for and process pigs for flavorful pork.
