Raising chickens is a Rite of Passage for most off grid homesteaders, but when it comes to harvesting them for meat, things become a little bit harder. There are several ways to butcher a chicken, but is it possible to “hunt” a chicken in your...
Worm bins are easily one of the best additions anyone can make towards achieving a zero waste kitchen. Worm bins serve as an easy to maintain location to dispose of any leftover food scraps from cooking. You can add almost any organic material into a worm bin, but...
Raising bees is unlike raising any other animal on the homestead. Unlike goats, cows or sheep which are somewhat domesticated, bees are still wild creatures, doing as they please. They call your hive home because of what you do to make it inviting for...
The word is out. Composting is in style. Turning your food waste into compost gold is what all the hip kids are up to these days. How about you? Do you compost? How about composting with worms? Using worms to compost your kitchen waste is a really...
Spring is in the air. The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and the hatcheries are ready to ship baby chickens to build your new flock. But which do you choose?There are so many different breeds of chickens and not all of them do well...
