self sufficiency

We were headed out of town for the weekend, so my dad built a self-sustaining feed bucket and water. Feed bucket: 10 or 5 gallon bucket with (6) 1 3/8 in holes drilled around the bottom sitting on top of a flower pot tray( 10 gal bucket holds a whole bag of feed) Water dispenser: 5 gallon...

I would hope to in the future own mini and/or dwarf goats and self sufficiently provide their feed and minerals. Info greatly appreciated.

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone has had success raising BSF in a cold climate. We are in between zone 3 and 4 in Northern Vermont. I am almost sure I have seen BS Flies around, but our Summers have very cool evenings and mornings, sometimes 60s for a week, very little 80s some Summers. Has...

We didn't realize how dependent we are on markets and shops until the beginning of 2020, when a global pandemic caught the entire world off guard. The basic supplies like food and hygiene products suddenly became unavailable or challenging to find. Even if the markets have a full assortment to...

Hi! As I'm sure we all know, keeping chickens means ending up with LOTS of feathers everywhere! Whether it's just normal shedding or someone's moulting, you can usually always spot where one of your birds' favourite dustbathing spot is, or whether they've gone up this side of the yard or that...

Hello All, Been wanting to homestead for years now, looks like I'm going to be settling at home in western Washington- hopefully Lewis County area. Does anyone know of any homesteading or even farming groups in the area I could get connected with? I'm having a hard time finding anything on...