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As a vegetable gardener, you know that the quality of your soil can make or break your harvest. Vegetables need loose, light, fertile ground that holds water well without becoming sodden. Few gardeners are blessed with this soil, known as ...

  Activists in Long Island have organized a protest movement to stop a family farm from slaughtering its own cow for meat. Homesteaders Bob and Jean Benner own and operate a 265-year-old farm on New York’s Long Island and were ...

  Having fresh dairy products on the homestead is great. Fresh milk and cream, cheese, and a host of other healthy products can be enjoyed. Did you know that raw milk is also good for your soil? Over the past ...

I loved those old Robert Mitchum “beef, it’s what’s for dinner” commercials, and I like the new beef commercials with Sam Elliot, too. What could be better than the life these commercials portray? Families around the nation sitting down and ...

Did your grandmother encourage you to drink a cup of warm milk before bed? This folk remedy has been around for generations, and like many folk remedies, there is actually something to it. However, the type of milk – specifically ...

Having a family milk cow is synonymous with self-sufficiency for many people, as being able to provide your family with fresh milk and some beef is an ideal combination. Unfortunately, cattle can be very challenging to deal with, especially if ...

When it comes to adding livestock into your life in an effort to increase your self-sufficiency, there is one group of animals that is often forgotten: fiber livestock. The purposes of raising chickens, goats, ducks or even cattle are obvious. ...

Eating meat could become a thing of the past if two of the biggest names in technology get their way. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Google co-founder Sergey Brin are both promoting the idea that meat is bad for the ...

Not long ago, the American milk industry consisted almost entirely of cow dairy milk, with only goat milk being available in some rural areas. As goat, soy, and other milk alternatives begin to grow more popular, however, more diversity in ...

I admit it—when I first started gardening, I was a little overly ambitious. My approach to growing vegetables was simple. In my mind, any old patch of soil in my backyard would do. All I needed was my green thumb ...