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While a homesteader might not necessarily need a chore motorcycle, you’ll be able to get more done in a day than you could without it. When you get to where you need to be and figure out that your irrigation needs a ⅝-inch socket, and you brought a ½

We’ve kept dairy cows for years. Yet, we still find ourselves making countless trips to the barnyard to check on a pregnant cow’s condition when she’s close to calving. In talking to others who own family milk cows, it appears this is a common practi

In 2019, I participated in a fun contest on Instagram held by Sugar Top Farm, that consisted of guessing when one of its does would give birth and how many kids she’d have. I happened to have the winning guess, and the prize was a package of peanut b

Hunting is a popular pastime. While hunters are aware of the dangers associated with the pursuit of wild game, an unseen danger can potentially lurk within every rabbit, squirrel, or deer you harvest: disease-causing microbes. Animals can pass on the

Often, we think of independence as being able to completely exist without needing anyone else. But when I look at nature, its inner workings, and the design of this planet and its inhabitants, I see a symphony made to grow and thrive together, each o

So many places offer humanely raised pork, but then I started thinking about what the experience might be like for a pig who may be raised humanely but then has a horrific death. I’m trying to find a farm where I can get humanely raised and killed an

It’s fair season! Or fall, for those who don’t get as giddy as I do about state fairs. Livestock shows, rides, tractor and car shows, smoked turkey legs, craft shows … I love it all. For whatever reason, going to the fair always makes me feel connect

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If you’re gonna have a farm bike, for heaven’s sake, have one you can take to the drive-in; one you can pull a small plow behind; one with a tow line; one that holds a picnic basket; and one you can take the family out to breakfast on.

The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is spot on. While some people can form images in their minds from words alone, others appreciate photos to make a description clear and stimulate thought. When I speak about photography, I often us

Farmscapingis the management of the entire farm ecosystem to favor beneficial insects, using every available piece of ground. Though many eco-friendly plantings focus on pollinators, farmscaping is about insect predators. Successfully attracting bene

Toward the end of the year, deer and elk seasons will open. Avid hunters will trek into the wilderness in search of wild game. And if you’re friends with these hunters, you may receive some dark and delicious meat from their hunting spoils. Venison (

Growing up in the country, I helped my family in our large garden and kitchen, harvesting our food, preserving it, and putting it up in my mother’s large food pantry. At the end of the gardening season, shelves were filled with the most colorful vari

Pulling loaves of homemade sourdough bread out of the oven is one of those timeless homestead experiences many of us yearn to recreate in our own modern lives. Whether you live off-grid in the mountains or in a 15th-floor apartment, it’s a skill you

I’ve done enough hunting with a firearm and a bow to be seasoned with both. Every state has different hunting laws, however, there are some guidelines that deer hunters everywhere go by while they’re out in the woods. A proper, sucessful deer hunt is

Thumbing gently through the thin pages of his deceased mother’s Bible, my husband found a 1956 GRIT newspaper clipping. “Elderly Sisters Run Farm; Need No Men,” the headline read. Almost seven decades later, it still grabs a reader’s imagination, whi

Learning to respect and harness the power of fire is one of humanity’s major evolutionary milestones. Centuries later, firewood remains among the most reliable sources of home heating and cooking. When sourced from a smartly managed woodlot, wood is

For those of us who are really into the weather, it’s not enough to say, “It’s warm outside,” or, “It rained yesterday.” We want to know how warm it was or how much rain fell. Besides satisfying our meteorological curiosity, measuring the weather put

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