Companion planting simply means growing plants together that benefit each other in some way. It may go against the grain to group plants rather than separating them into neat rows, but I have found that the benefits outweigh the costs…
7 Deadly Mistakes Folks Make When Raising Rabbits
Some of these mistakes are deadly. In fact, the top 5 are all life threatening mistakes that folks I have chatted with or sold rabbits to have experienced. I hope this post will help save some rabbit lives and prevent…
Harvesting and Canning 100 Quarts of Concord Grape Juice
I drive 5 hours to harvest concord grapes for canning grape juice. It’s worth it to get 100 quarts of canned juice that lasts us all year long. Childhood grape picking I grew up in upstate NY (vineyard country) and…
Comparing Ducks versus Chickens: Why I Prefer Raising Ducks
Ducks may work better than chickens for your farm. Here is my quick summary of the pluses and minuses of each one. We have raised several hundred chickens and ducks over the last 5 years on our little 5 acre…
Earth Science Lesson Plan: Soil Composition Lab
We turned our annual soil testing into a homeschool science lab. We gathered soil samples and performed our own mason jar test to determine the soil composition. Learning Objectives: Understand how sampling works Examining soil composition (mason jar experiment) Charting…
Why we chose the Silver Fox breed for our homestead
1. Docile and Family-friendly The Livestock Conservancy refers to Silver Fox rabbits as “known for their gentle and docile nature”. Having bred and raised hundreds of these, I can confirm that that is true. As a mom with 5 kids…