Monthly Archives: January 2013

Our California goats are doing fine in the barn

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After jumping out of their indoor greenhouse pen three times in half an hour, we decided to try putting them back in the goat...

Q and A: livestock crops, scorched stew, and pressure canning meat

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Livestock crops John and I want to plant as many crops for the animals as we can this year. What do you recommend for fresh...

What’s it like at -35?

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We got a recent reminder of what it's like at -35 a couple days ago. When it's that cold, we need to stuff wood...

Will and Jackie’s August 2013 homesteading seminar

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Will and Jackie's 2013 homesteading seminar will take place beginning Friday August 23rd, through Sunday August 25th, on their homestead about 80 miles north...

Q and A: getting a steer ready to butcher, storing ketchup,...

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Getting a steer ready to butcher We are raising our first grass-fed steer. It is a White Face Hereford. We fed it pasture all last...