What is a Wether

When searching for goats to bring home, you may notice that you can choose from a doe, buck or a

7 Meat Animals For

You have decided you are ready to add a meat animal that will provide you with quality homegrown meat. Which

Baby Goat Care Timeline

After months of learning and preparing, your baby goats have finally arrived!Now What?There are things that you need to do

Hay Bale Basics

HAY! What is it? Anyone that has grazing animals on their farm knows how important hay is.  A Hay Bale

What is a Broody

A Broody Hen is nature’s best egg incubator, she will sit for days waiting for her eggs to hatch (or

Simple DIY Herb Garden

A few years ago, I found myself using more and more fresh herbs in the kitchen . When buying these

Baby Goat Season Prep

Are You Ready for Baby Goat Season? On our farm springtime means it's kidding season (baby goat season) and time

What is a Nigerian

Growing up I always had large breed goats (Alpine, Lamanchas, Saanens etc.) on the family farm. I had a lot

Bacon Wrapped Venison Jalapenos

These Bacon Wrapped Venison Jalapenos are an easy appetizer or main course that are great for anytime of year.  If

Waiting Out A Country

Winter in Northern Michigan can be hard to endure when there seem to be so many things that must be

7 Truths About Farmhouse

The idea of country living or the dream of owning a farm wouldn’t be the same without the stereotypical old

10 Reasons, Why Ducks!

When you decide to build a country life, their will be others that don’t really get it. They will ask

10 Needs for Farmhouse

Living in an Old Farmhouse Living in a 150-year-old farmhouse with 3 dogs, 2 kids and husband, I have found

What is Your Garden

Traditionally a vegetable garden is pictured as a large plot where vegetables are planted in neat single rows. This traditional

Seed Starting Indoors

Transplants Depending on what zone you live in there may be some vegetables that need to be transplanted to your

3 Reasons You Need

If some form of country living is what you are looking for, the best place to start is with a

Planning Your Garden

Planning your garden and writing things out on paper helps make planting your garden much easier.  My garden planning for

3 Ways to Store

Harvest Time! You have planned, worked hard and patiently waited all summer, harvest time is finally here. If you plan

Picking Your Perfect Pumpkin

Happy Fall! In Northern Michigan this means the leaves have started changing, you pick orchards and pumpkin patches are opening

Building Your Country Life

Dreaming of a Country Life! When thinking of building your country life it's easy to see the finished picture. You

When Roosters Attack!

Picture farm fresh eggs, cute hens pecking the yard while a beautiful rooster stands guard. The reality ends up with

Raising Baby Chicks

Happy Spring!Its that time of year, when everyone is greeted by the Cheep! Cheep! of those fuzzy irresistible baby chicks