Removing yourself from the toxic cycle of waste can be difficult and expensive. This article shares some low budget ways to keep most of your garbage out of the landfill.
Livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) are one of the most effective means of predator control. This very old method of protecting sheep, goats, or cattle is once again essential to coexisting with predators on our landscape. LGDs live full time with their animals and make independent decisions about potential threats to their charges. With their increasing use on private and public land, encounters between these working dogs and humans are occurring more often.
Predators, pests and diseases are not the only challenges a backyard flock owner will have to deal with. Sometimes the problems are originated in the flock itself, and solving them involves lots of creativity, ingenuity and even diplomacy.
By Alyssa Craft
For many homesteaders, working in the heat isn't an option and with this hot summer we're having, here are some tips for making working in the heat a little more enjoyable.
