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.
Selecting a Working Livestock Guard Dog Puppy
Jan Dohner
Is This Breed a Livestock Guardian Dog?
Jan Dohner
The ABCs of Homesteading: G is for 'Goats'
Tasha Greer, Reluxe Ranch
Chicken Behavior: The Dust Bath
Fala Burnette, Wolf Branch Homestead
Chicken Behavioral Problems
Anna Twitto
Training Chickens
Gail Damerow
Processing KuneKune Pigs at Home
Amanda Jo Boener, Luna Hill Farm
DIY Rabbit Hutch From Wooden Pallets
Sarah Cuthill
How to Care for a Treadle Sewing Machine
Kent Rayman
Fabric Patterns and Homemade Clothes: A Tribute to a Mother’s Love
The Mother Earth News Editors
Getting Started With Milk Sheep on the Homestead, Part 2: Choosing and Caring for Sheep
Kat Ludlam, Willow Creek Farm
One-Woman Quest to Remake a Rural Property with Little Money
Jo Devries
Back in the Homestead Saddle: Starting from Scratch amid Health Crisis
Jim Christie
'Blind Hog and Acorn’ Podcast Brings Ozark Homesteading to Listeners
Mary Jane Phifer, Steelmeadow Farm
Why Farm Infrastructure Is Important
Mike Madison
Best Tools for No-Till Farming
Joanna Poncavage
Guide to Electric Fence Selection
The Mother Earth News Editors
Getting Started With Milk Sheep on the Homestead, Part 1: Housing and Supplies
Kat Ludlam, Willow Creek Farm
Tough Choices When Raising Goats: Disbudding, Tattooing and Meat Animals
Alexia Allen, Hawthorn Farm
3 Options for Turning Farm Refuse into Revenue
Zack Shornick
