Homesteading And Livestock
The proper skills and right animals turn a homestead into a closed loop: tools, how-to tips, eggs, milk, meat, wool, and honey for the table, manure for the garden, and help with the work in between. The guides here are organized by chore, goals, and animal, so you can start with the one you’re considering or take your skills to the next level.
Treating Hypothermia in Lambs & Goats in Cold Weather
Kat Ludlam, Willow Creek Farm
Goat Labor During Kidding Season: C-Section Procedures
Dyan Redick, Bittersweet Heritage Farm
How Long Are Sheep Pregnant For + Lambing Guide
Kat Ludlam
How to Keep Rabbits Warm in Winter
Amy Fewell
How to Layer Winter Clothes
Brian Day
Securing a Winter Pig Shelter on Pasture
Jodi Cronauer
How to Tan a Hide Naturally
Walt And Donna Thorne
Sheepskin Processing and Tanning Sheepskin Rugs at Home
Roberta Kirberger
10 Ways to Boost Your Land Value
The Mother Earth News Editors
Heritage Livestock Breeds: Why They’re Important
Jeanette Beranger
Scottish Highland Cattle Facts
Janet Vorwald Dohner
Raising Goats 101: Strategies for Success
Randy Kidd
What’s Right with Sustainable Ranching
Joel Salatin
Rest & Reconnect During Winter
MOTHER EARTH NEWS staff
Raising Heritage Turkeys at Home
Herman Beck-Chenoweth
Growing Mushrooms for Profit
Erin Hamilton
When to Pick Persimmons and How to Preserve Them
Victor A. Crowley
The History of 'Carl's Glass Gems' Native American Rainbow Corn
Greg Schoen
Living on an Urban Homestead in California: An Interview with Jules Dervaes
Judith Anger, Immo Fiebrig and Martin Schnyder
Local Small-Scale Meat Processing for Farmers
Gwen Roland
