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.
Flies in the barn are a constant problem. Help take some of them out of the picture with this homemade fly trap. Made with a pop bottle, this recycling do-it-yourself project is easy and rewarding to complete.
Believe it or not, you don’t need an ice cream maker to make delicious, creamy homemade ice cream. Make this simple, but delightful, recipe with common kitchen tools, real ingredients, and some patience. We make this ice cream with raw goat’s milk, but you can any kind of milk you prefer.
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If you are interested in getting goats, it’s important to do your research first. Here is a head-to-head comparison of two common goat breeds, Boers and Nubians. Depending on what attributes are most important to you, this might help you decide which breed is the best fit for the goals of your farm.
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