Installing a freeze proof yard hydrant can be intimidating. But yard hydrant install is definitely DIY friendly! We’ll help you track down the right supplies, equipment, know-how, and yard hydrant to get the job done on your property! Tired of running hundreds of feet of hoses all over your property? We were too. That’s why…
Growing garlic is one of the favorites on our homestead and it’s way easier than you might think. We will break down best methods for planting, harvesting, and curing garlic for storage. As a new gardener, growing garlic felt intimidating. Planting something in the fall to harvest in the spring was new territory and honestly…
How much do backyard chickens cost? Will they pay for themselves? Can I even make money selling eggs? These are common questions when considering a flock of laying hens. Let’s break down the cost of chickens—both to get started and monthly. Your Cost For Chickens Will Vary Everyone’s costs for raising chickens will be different….
Laying out your homestead is simultaneously one of the most exciting and overwhelming tasks to take on. In this post we’ll explore some basic homestead layout principles and share our 5 acre homestead layout as an example. Starting Your Homestead Layout You won’t find a plug-n-play template for laying out your homestead. No two homestead…
You don’t need huge acreage to homestead on. But what’s possible on a small scale? Let’s look at examples of what you can grow on a small homestead and ways you can make income. The Case for the Small Homestead Homesteading has moved from the fringe to the mainstream. As so, many didn’t grow up…
We purchased our first drip irrigation system from Drip Depot in 2021 and haven’t looked back! This post covers our full drip depot review along with all the basics of piecing together your own DIY drip irrigation kit for a garden of any scale. If you’re under the impression that drip irrigation is only for…
Small square bales of hay don’t have to be the only option on your small farm or homestead! We’ll share how we feed round hay bales by hand without owning a tractor. Hay Basics I’ve come a long way from my suburban upbringing where I’m not sure if I could have told you the difference…
The reality of backyard chicken keeping is that predators come with the territory. It’s not a matter of IF, but WHEN. So, there are some must-do steps to make a predator proof chicken coop that every chicken keeper NEEDS to know and implement. We had never lost a chicken, then… We’re grateful in our 9+…
When we wanted to expand our backyard chicken flock beyond our small stationary coop without spending a fortune, it was time to get creative. So, we picked up a used, wooden kids playset for free and transformed it into a mobile A-frame chicken tractor. This post talks about the benefits of mobile chicken coops and…
When our formerly suburban family bought a milk cow, the list of questions was a mile long! At the top of that list, “How in the world do we do this in the winter?” Since then we’ve learned a lot by visiting farms, working at farms, and keeping our own cows in the winter. So,…