How to make DIY root cellar storage
Root cellars among the oldest, most reliable ways to store produce. Here's how to make DIY root cellar storage.
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Getting chickens ready for winter
Nothing, and I mean nothing, goads a homesteader or backyard poultry farmer into action faster than the season’s…
How to build a perfect paddock for grazing
A paddock is a pasture used for grazing. How do you build a perfect paddock? Find out in this excerpt from The…
What are donkeys good for?
Donkeys can be stubborn, but they are also intelligent, attentive animals that are good draft animals, guardians…
No, your chickens are not dying. It’s molting season.
A molting chicken is not exactly a thing of beauty, but it is a natural process in the bird's life that comes with…
How to attract birds in the winter
Some songbirds stick around for the cold months. Here's how to attract birds in the winter.
Bluejays are…
How to set up a bat house
Bats are important to the ecosystem. Here's how to set up a bat house on your property.
Large bat houses built…
How to keep ducks
From their eggs to their meat to their willingness to eat kitchen scraps, ducks are a great addition to…
How to plant garlic in the fall
Garlic needs a period of cold in order for a clove to separate and form a head of garlic. Here's how to plant…
How to get bats out of your house
What’s that squeak? That rustle of wings? That shadow moving across the ceiling? Here's how to get bats out of…
DIY Halloween costumes and tips for making them
With Halloween fast approaching, the hunt is on for the ideal costumes that will transform mere mortals into…
What are stink bugs and what do they do?
Watch out: Something stinky this way comes. Brown marmorated stink bugs, the voracious eater of fruit, vegetable…