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When you live off the grid, planning is essential to keep your family safe and secure. Here's how to prepare for…

Image courtesy of ABC ABC’s new comedy "Bless This Mess" premiered to mixed reviews Tuesday night with critics…

You have the chickens, so what's next? Goats! Goats need less land and feed than other livestock and can serve…

Coturnix quail. | Photo by Jenna Greene Quail are a cute, quirky alternative poultry to raise on your…

A soaker hose that trickles water onto the bales of straw. | Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik There are creative…

A garden slug. | Photo by Jeffrey Hahn Emerging at night to feast on a wide variety of plants, slugs are a…

Full of personality and requiring less infrastructure than chickens, keeping waterfowl can help your homestead by…

Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Rabbits are among the mammals that can be found all over North America, from…

Karen Ramsey works with the flowering annuals in one of her greenhouses at Ledgewood Gardens in Orrington, which…

Fried crickets being sold at the open air market in Tlalpan, Mexico | Photo by Nora Montiel I promise they’re…

Aphids | Photo by Jeffrey Hahn In the popular children’s book “The Grouchy Ladybug” by Eric Carle, the tale…

Packaged bees are emptied into a Fort Kent hive at the start of the season. | Photo by Julia Bayly In general,…