Homestead

In this article, I’ll explore eight different ways you can use chickens in the garden. You’ll discover how you can put chickens to work by providing nitrogen for your compost pile, replacing machine tillers, fertilizing your garden, turning compost, spreading mulch, disposing of your garbage, controlling pests and sanitizing your orchard.

Learn how to grow onions - with tips from seed to harvest, choosing the best varieties for your garden, curing or preserving onions and more!

If you find yourself struggling to try to figure out how much to plant per person in the garden for a year's worth of food - look no further.

Permaculture food forests are autopilot gardens that need little human intervention except in the beginning. Here's how to build one.

Rainfall levels are rarely optimal, but there are hundreds of things you can do to efficiently conserve and use the water you do have and to reduce the impact of drought on your soil, crops, livestock, and farm or ranch ecosystem #drought #farmlife #droughtlanderisover #droughtmaster #droughtseason #droughtresistant #droughtrelief #droughtcollection #droughthack #droughtoutlander #droughtolerant #livestock "The Drought Resilient Farm" by Dale Strickler, Illustration by Steve Sanford

When planning your new homestead, you need to figure out your goals. Then you can plan and design your farm plans and layouts. Farm design tips

So you want to start a homestead? Read along for valuable tips that we learned first-hand to stay organized, set attainable goals, and have fun too!

Building a Homestead Root Cellar by Brian Thomas and Teri Page. A step by step how-to guide to building your own concrete block walk-out root cellar.

It can be challenging to find the perfect homemade chicken feed recipe. This simple formula makes it possible to adjust your chicken feed to your own needs.

Expert advice on how to establish self-sufficient food production, including guidance on crop rotations, raising livestock and grazing management. Your 1-acre homestead can be divided into land for...