Without generational knowledge to learn from, new growers often make farming mistakes along the way. It can be hard, but the lessons learned are invaluable.
Interested 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.
De 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.
Want good, healthy soil for years to come? Use regenerative agriculture methods to let your livestock help improve your cropland and pastures.
Hobby farm founder Laurie Bizzell tells us how a chance meeting with a cow in Ireland inspired her to raise Scottish Highland Cattle in Tennessee.
A freezer beef business can be a profitable income option for landholders. Here are five things to keep in mind if you're getting into the meat business.
There are a number of good reasons for keeping goats beyond dairy and meat. From goat yoga to brush clearing, caprine creatures bring a lot to the farm.
Ready to ditch dangling heat lamps for good? Farrowing structures and bedding techniques keep sows and piglets warm, even in the dead of winter.
A petting zoo visit prompted 1818 Farms owner, Natasha McCrary, to start raising the adorable animals. Now her sheep, as well as flowers, are Insta-famous.
First-generation farmer Dayna Geraghty of Geraghty's Microfarm offers words of advice and encouragement for taking the homesteading plunge.
Michigan's Barn Sanctuary, a rescue farm in Chelsea (and star of the upcoming "Saved by the Barn"), gives animals in need a second chance.
Yellow Point Farms founder, Rebecca Dault, tells us how her family finds solace and happiness living the farm life in Vancouver Island. Also—goat yoga.
