This winter season checklist for farmers offers basic tips for livestock and farm owners --read tips from extension agents, too.
Knowing whether and how to feed your bottle baby colostrum or colostrum replacer is just one thing to consider when raising baby livestock.
On this trip we learned about growing a fall vegetable garden. But, more than just produce is cultivated during a week at the John C. Campbell Folk School.
For most Americans, disaster is something we see on the evening news; yet preparing a farm disaster plan can help you prevent suffering that could occur should disaster strike your area.

Winterizing the farm: your home, barn, livestock and equipment with this advice. Come the first storm of the season, and you’ll be glad you did.
Folk school offers hundreds of week-long classes year-round on skills ranging from basketry and blacksmithing to gardening, tinsmithing and story telling.
Learn the six main steps and environmental benefits building a straw bale greenhouse.

Picture your ideal barn. If money were no object and you could have every amenity you desired, what kind of barn and barn amenities would you have?
I’m writing this first blog with weather on my mind, sneaking suspicious peeks at the lead and silver skies of a typical Puget Sound winter day, wondering what Mother Nature and global climate change will dish up next.
Visit to annual green business networking event and green festival inspires hobby farmers and ecopreneurs or sustainable business owners alike.
Read about some canning problems and major canning sins to keep your food safe. You can always learn more when you contact your local cooperative extension office.

Fresh-cut, home-grown flowers transform a house into a home. Learn how to grow a cutting garden.