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Understanding Laminitis in Horses
Add to Favorites Heather Smith Thomas Laminitis in horses is a very treatable condition but it’s important to detect it in its early stages. Laminitis is the term for inflammation …
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What is Parvo in Dogs?
Add to Favorites What is parvo in dogs? Should you be concerned about this disease if you are raising a farm dog? Canine parvovirus is actually an extremely fast-acting and …
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Treating a Dog Paw Pad Injury
Add to Favorites A dog paw pad injury can come from many types of mishaps. Scrapes, cuts, punctures, blisters, and burns are some of the ways a dog paw pad injury …
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Basic Horse Equipment List for the First-Time Owner
Add to Favorites Owning your first horse is exciting, but you likely have a million questions. With this basic horse equipment list, you’ll have a better idea of what to …
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Property Site Planning Around the Sun
Add to Favorites Story & Photos By Ben Hoffman, Maine Many years ago, I borrowed a book from a landscape architect and remember a paragraph in the preface about how …
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Natural Ways for Dealing with Cold Temperatures
Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges, California Let’s start from the beginning. Let’s start with you and what you do and what you wear when it gets cold outside. Then we’ll …
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Sweetgrass Holds a Special Place in the Hearts of Charlestonians
Add to Favorites By Anita B. Stone Homesteaders, country crafts and cultural traditional art seem to thrive in a parallel universe across the globe. Regardless of location, everyone has become doorkeepers …
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Essential Oils, Non-Toxic Bug Repellents and More
Add to Favorites By Melissa Mink, The Homestead Moma To most homesteaders going green, natural or organic means that you are trying to reduce toxins that have crept into your everyday …
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How to Keep Cool This Summer
Everyone, not just the young or elderly, is at risk in the heat. Know the dangers of heat, the warning signs of trouble, and how to keep cool this summer.
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Foraging For Prickly Pear Cactus
Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges, California Though generally regarded as a desert plant, the prickly pear cactus is actually rather widespread. Perhaps the only area where you won’t find it …
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El Niño and La Niña
Add to Favorites By Rhonda Crank, The Farmer’s Lamp I’m not a meteorologist magnet; nor am I a weather wizard. But as a sustenance farmer, the weather plays a large part …
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A Quick Pack
Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges, California It’s always best to plan ahead. Carry essential gear, since you never know when you’ll need it: knife, fire-starter, water, cordage—that sort of thing. …
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Off-Grid Refrigeration
Add to Favorites By Dan Fink When buying appliances for a new home or a remodel, most people cruise the big box store looking for the right combination of features, …
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Installing a Backup Hand Pump
Add to Favorites By Gail Damerow One of the disadvantages of having an electric well pump is that when the power fails, the pump stops delivering water. If the water …
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Water Systems For Off-Grid Living
Add to Favorites By Dan Fink A steady supply of drinkable water is the single most important factor in deciding where to settle down and live. It has shaped humankind’s …
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