Category: On the Land
Pastured Turkey Basics….
I know it’s not really the time of year to start your hol(y)iday turkeys out on pasture, but it is the time of year to…
Real Chocolate Pudding — Spirited Rose Homestead Dairy Farm
Here’s a bit of homestead dairy goodness sourced from a farm here in the Inland Pacific Northwest that I thought I would share with you…
Why and When to Thin Your Apples….
Well now that Spring has finally arrived up here on the homestead in North-Central Idaho the grass is growing and the apples are finally starting…
Comfrey Propagation Video (by Spirko)
It’s getting to be that time of the year when things are really starting to thaw out up north here and getting out to work…
Fruit Tree Propagation
There’s an old saying that goes something like “The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, the second best time in today!”…
DIY Hydroponic Microgreen Fodder Video
We’re experimenting with sprouted barley fodder as a feed supliment for our grassfed cattle and pastured dairy production on the homestead this winter. We’re calling…
Milking Parlor Tour….
January 2017 milking parlor tour! Our pastured dairy journey continues…. and a rundown of our milking procedure…. This is just a temporary structure to get…
Preserving the Harvest: Fermented Garlic
Garlic is one of those homestead staples that goes in just about everything around our place so we grow quite a bit. With this season’s…
Pasture Based Dairy….
So we’re trying to figure out if pastured dairy is not only doable, but economically viable on our homestead. Like so many of the other…
Tree Guilds for increased yields with less work!
If you want more production with less work try out using permaculture tree guilds to lay our your next planting. Learn how to have healthier plants with no weeding or fertilizing all the while harvesting more!
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