Choosing the Best Breed of Pig for Your Needs

So you know you want to keep pigs. Why? Do you want to raise pork just for your own consumption? Do you want to sell pork or weaners, (just weaned pigs) to other people? What type of accommodation do you have? A barn with access to pasture or just an outside run. Or do you …

Raising Pasture Pork

Part 1 Choosing Good Stock This will be the first in a series on raising pastured pigs, it can be done in a cold climate, I'll walk you through it! Most of us who raise pasture pork do so because we want to know that the food we eat and give to our families is healthy. Some …

Come Over To The Dark Side

Yes, I'll admit it, I intend to lure you to the dark side: the dark side of cooking that is. My goal today is to convince you that cast iron deserves a place in your kitchen. Not that long ago cast iron was the staple in almost every kitchen. Known for its durability, versatility, and …

Finding a Property

So, once again I am looking for a property. Hopefully, this will be the last time in my life I am doing this. I thought I would share some tips for looking for a property because we have all been down that road where we fall in love with a place that when we gauge …

How Do I Start??

The question I am asked most often about homesteading or working a small farm is how do I/ we get started? Obviously, there are as many ways to do this as there are people asking the question. In my experience there tend to be two types of people asking the question, do'ers and planners. Do'ers …

Starting Anew

Hi, and thanks for dropping by! I'm Shelli and I have been involved in agriculture for the last 33 years. I have worked in very large farms and I have had a small family homestead and everything in between.During that time I made a good second income selling at farmer's markets and craft fairs, starting …