If you live to ride and like to stand out in a crowd, try a mule! For riding or for your hobby farm, mules can do anything horses can do (and often better).
You know how your kitty loves to nibble on grass--this edible garden will make your feline happy.
Sometimes determining how to process your livestock can be tough. Learn the ins and outs of processing and find the option that’s right for you.
Consider adding a few goats to your farm for weed control--another way goats can help humans get through the day
Read the story of a successful micro goat dairy that began selling milk and find out what it might take to make it work.
STAR Farm owner Kathy Wheeler raises a Kentucky-bred heritage turkey, Bourbon Reds, tells how she got her start selling turkeys to the public.
If you raise goats for their fiber or obtain goat fiber you need to process, you'll need to find out about washing fiber first.
Parasite protection using an anthelmintic or dewormer can be challenging due to developing resistance and lack of new deworming options. Timing of and selective adminstration is a key factor.
"If the 'king' of the antebellum southern economy was cotton, then the title of 'queen' must go to the pig." --Sam Bowers Hilliard, author of Hog Meat and Hoecake: Food Supply in the Old South 1840-1860
Herbs for the farm kitchen, for use in herbal medicines, herbal tea fanciers and herb crafters are growing herbs on their own. Learn the herb basics to begin your own herb garden.
This farm checklist gives you basic tips and information for keeping your farm safe and preventing accidents.
