The tiny house movement is gaining popularity throughout the United States. Here are five reasons a tiny home might make sense for your hobby farm.
Try these responsible, humane methods to evict raccoons, skunks, groundhogs and other nuisance wild animals nesting a little too close to your home.
A DIY attitude can carry hobby farmers a long way, but for projects such as tree removal, hiring a professional can save a lot of time and effort.
Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this second segment, the topic is death.
Learning the history of small-scale organic farming can help you better understand and improve growing practices. These books are ideal starting points.
April Prusia raises heritage breed pigs and hope at Dorothy’s Range in Wisconsin. She also hosts tours, farm-to-table dinners and farmstays.
More states let farmers grow industrial hemp, but many restrictions still exist. Ask yourself these questions if you're considering growing it.
A portable sawmill can be worth the investment. It can provide a source of wood for your own projects and give you a side business.
Are you considering adding pigs but you're not sure where to start? Here are basic pointers to get your farm and yourself hog-ready.
No-till farming is quite popular with people who maintain permaculture systems, but it's a good idea to apply to backyard gardens, too.
Alice Percy provides detailed instructions for humanely raising pigs on pasture in a book that's valuable to homesteader and commercial farmer alike.
Honeysuckle can be invasive and overtake native plants, but you can help control populations of the shrub with these DIY projects.
