Trying to make the food budget balance with rising food prices has become a bit of a challenge these days. It's caused me to analyz...

I sprout grains regularly for our chickens and goats. (See " Sprouting Grain for Goats " for why.) Sprouted wheat, oats, and black...

Last time I showed you our new compost bin , this time I'll show you the grazing beds. Grazing beds are an excellent way to provide fres...

Do you remember my " Sprouting Grains for Goats " post? Well, Goatldi mentioned in the comments about fermenting grain and sent m...

Sprouting grain for my goats was something I first experimented with when I was preparing to write How To Garden for Goats: gardening, fo...

This year's field corn - "Truckers Favorite". We planted about a quarter acres-worth. Electric netting keeps goats & ch...

One of our self-sufficiency goals is to grow all of our own animal feeds. I've written a lot on this in the past, sharing my research, g...

In his book, Growing a Farmer , Kurt Timmermeister describes his daily chores as the bookends of his day. I love this analogy and it sticks ...

With every eBook I write I learn a lot. It's not that I don't already have a basic grasp of the subject matter, but as I seek to res...

Helen & Daphne When I bought Helen and Daphne , I asked their previous owner what she had been feeding them. I always ask this qu...

Over the years I've written quite a bit about feeding my goats. With our self-sufficiency goals, feeding our animals from the homestead ...