Hard water and soft water – what do these terms mean and how so they differ? When rain falls from the sky it contains very few dissolved chemicals. However, when it hits the ground, and especially when it moves through rocks and soil, it picks up elements which changes some of the properties of the […]
Electric fences are a great way to keep animals enclosed on your homestead – and even to keep unwanted animals out! They can be used for horses, pigs, chickens and more. They can be permanent fences or temporary…their use is endless. The trick with an electric fence is grounding! More about that later…. Setting up […]
Why would survey boundary pegs be so important? Because they (and they alone) define your land. Not fences, stone walls or trees. Not roads, power poles or buildings. The all-mighty survey boundary pegs are your friend, but you need to know where they all are BEFORE you buy your dream homestead land, and then […]
I am using Google Earth to measure distance for all the fence lines for my property. Why? Cause it is the middle of a snowy winter and I am planning for the installation of new fencing and wanted to know the measurements of the fencing I will need to budget for this year. However, using […]
Selling eggs is a great way to make some homestead income. With the price of tasteless watery caged-birds eggs bought in a store climbing to high levels, being able to sell fresh tasty cage-free farm eggs puts you in a great marketing position. So here are a few tips and ideas for selling eggs that […]
Often I am asked where is the best place to have a homestead. That’s a question that only YOU can answer for yourself. There are just so many factors to take into consideration. On a broader scale, here is some information that is country wide. Where to homestead – a US broader view Climate […]
Buying your first tractor is a daunting experience if you have not grown up on a farm and been around these amazing machines all your life. There are so many choices and decisions to make. My strong advice to you in buying your first tractor is to talk to as many people as you can […]
When we first started homesteading we found that we lacked a place to store food, equipment and animals – especially over winter. And so we decided to build a wood pole barn as it was something we felt comfortable working with. The cost of having someone build what we wanted was way out of of […]
My wife Sarah is an awesome cake baker and decorator and her work has been generating a small amount of homestead income for us from family and friends. Requests have been slowly building and we decided that she needed to have her ‘own baking space’ so she can expand to become a real business. That […]