(Video)Halter Training the Heifer…Day 1

Well its the middle of winter, and since I can’t get a whole heck of a lot done on the land, I decided it might…

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Making your own Probiotics at Home

5 Homestead Probiotics You can Make Yourself! Well the science is in folks, and has been for some time!  Probiotics are essential to maintaining a…

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Homestead Soil Health: Dr. Elaine Ingham (video)

The soil is the foundation of hemegrown, homestead nutrition.  For us to thrive we need to have healthy nutrient dense food, and the same is…

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Homestead Happenings: December 2015

Homestead Update Dec 2015 Well here we go… knee deep in the hustle and bustle of the Season! Not much time for games, unless you…

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Benefits of Frankincense Oil (From Mercola.com)

Given the holyday season and my recent post on homestead first aid essentials (along with some prompting from a friend), I found this interesting article…

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Re-Post From N.C.L.M. Blog: Reflection on Death, Detachment, and Farming (by Mary Ford)

The good folks over at New Catholic Land Movement (Kevin and Mary Ford) sent this post out today.  I liked it so much and found it…

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Soil Carbon Cowboys (Video): Rotational Grazing With Cover Crops

I found this awesome video on rotational grazing and cover crop systems and I thought I would share. I believe systems like this are the…

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Homestead First Aid: 10 Essentials for Every Home

I am not a doctor nor do I play one on the internet, this is just a list of what we keep on hand for…

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The New Milking Devons are Home! (video)

Well its been a week or so since we went and picked up the newest additions to the cattle operation on the Traditional Catholic Homestead,…

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More Cattle Coming to the Homestead!

That’s right we’re bringing in more cattle for the Traditional Catholic Homestead…you know for the winter!  I know it’s not really the best time to…

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