Dressing up is fun, but what’s even more fun is dressing up with your pet. Here are 40 costume ideas for you and your furry friend. Use this as inspiration for your next costume class at the county fair or for Halloween!
If you have a Black Walnut tree, you should try harvesting some walnuts for baking and snacking. Provided are tips for identifying, removing hulls, and drying walnuts for an easy and successful foraging experience. Involve the whole family and bring some wild food to your table!
There are a few things you can investigate to determine whether your laying hens are free-loading or contributing to your farm. Common egg laying indicators will be shown and discussed. Use this information to make cull decisions or establish pet status for specific birds in your flock.
If you are a bee keeper, you can save the wax cappings from your honey harvest and render them down into pure beeswax. The process of heating and filtering the wax is shown and discussed. Use your beeswax for making skincare products, candles, and more!
Soap making is a fun and rewarding hobby, but there are things that can go wrong. This article will help you troubleshoot common soap making mistakes. Learn how to avoid these soap making pitfalls in future pours.
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The eggs you get from your laying hens need to be handled with care to stay fresh. Here are our recommendations for when and how to wash eggs or leave them “au-naturel.” Decide what is best for your family or farm customers.
It is extremely rewarding to be able to provide home-grown meat for your family. Here are the reasons we raise a variety of species of livestock on our farm. If you don’t have the space or time to raise your own, these can also be reasons to buy local, humanely-raised meats.
There are several approaches that you can take to help dry-off a dairy animal. This is the evidence-based process we use with our dairy goats, with much success. A timeline for gradual reduction is provided which makes the animal’s comfort and health a top priority.
Running a targeted grazing business is a lot of very rewarding hard work. Here are five free smart phone applications you can download to make your job easier. Apps for identifying plant species and determining area can help provide accurate quotes, while others will help you market your business to prospective customers.
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Goat’s milk soap is moisturizing and luxurious. Here are the six reasons that everyone in our household loves showering with a bar of goat’s milk soap. Attributes that make goat’s milk soap different and unique benefits for your skin and the environment are discussed.