Wildlife tracker, camera trapper, forager, and gardener, with a background in conservation biology. When I'm not outdoors enjoying these activities, I'm usually indoors writing about them.
Deciding what to raise on your homestead or backyard farm involves taking inventory of your resources and yourself. This guides you through 15 critical considerations, such as climate, soil, existing ecosystems, lay of the land, storage space, market research, what you like to eat, and your own ability to deal with livestock illness, injury, and death.
Continue reading →A concise but thorough guide to raising baby chicks without a hen. Covers where to buy chicks, setting up a brooder box, feeding, watering, spatial needs, stimulation, and problems to look out for.
Continue reading →Learn how to preserve strawberries by drying, freezing, and canning, including my favorite recipes for jam, preserves, and dry sugar packing.
Continue reading →Quick, easy, creamy, and delicious recipes for vanilla and chocolate homemade raw milk ice cream bases. Customize them with your own delicious add-ins.
Continue reading →How to grow lettuces, mustard greens, spinach, kale, chard, arugula, and more, for home grown mesclun and cooked greens. Species diversity, inter-planting, and succession planting make your salad garden a permaculture garden.
Continue reading →Raising Shetland Sheep is a guide to getting started with this easy care, small breed of sheep, suitable for a small farm. Breed profile, what you need, feeding, lambing, general health maintenance, and protection from predators. Fleeces come in a wide range of natural colors and are popular among hand spinners. Meat is delicate; milking is possible.
Continue reading →Learn how to grow sunflowers, how they are pollinated, how to choose a variety, and how to deal with common problems. You, too, can succeed with this American native, whether you’re interested in ornamental qualities, wildlife value, or food value.
Continue reading →Strawberry knotweed crisp transforms an invasive plant, Japanese knotweed, into a tasty treat. Lightly flavored with orange zest and ground cloves.
Continue reading →Learn which egg carton labels and certification stamps are most meaningful for the welfare of laying hens, so you can make informed purchases.
Continue reading →These 9 permaculture principles are based on the concept of mimicking Nature. Practical implications are explained, so you can implement them in your own garden or farm.
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