livestock

Man’s best friend

They say that dogs are "man's best friend". And people talk about the relationship between man and dog, but unless…

11 years ago

Winterizing the Farm, Garden, or Homestead─With a Free Printable Checklist

With the kids back in school, and the first blush of color spreading across the forest canopy, it's time to…

11 years ago

Sheep in the garden & a writing contest

Much of society dreads the coming of winter with its frigid temperatures, long dark nights and back-breaking shoveling—yet farmers and…

12 years ago

Like the pioneers

We could have bought a homestead better suited to farming, better set up--some New England style farmhouse with an attached…

12 years ago

Goats on the farm!

Yesterday as I was preparing to head down to the field to work in the garden, I received a phone…

12 years ago

Taking it as it comes, rolling with the punches

Things are not going exactly how I'd hoped.  The meager savings Keith and I had managed to set aside have…

12 years ago

Spring hive management

Hooray for spring!  Let beekeepers everywhere rejoice!  The sun is shining, and the trees are beginning to bud, it's warming…

12 years ago

First livestock arrives at Runamuk

Thanks to the lingering winter-weather, we're experiencing some frustrating delays in production.  New livestock shelters and gardens cannot be constructed…

12 years ago

Welcome Willow!

This week we added the first of many new animals to our growing farm--Willow the livestock guardian dog! Willow is…

12 years ago

Gearing up for spring; planning Runamuk’s farm expansion

Mother Nature brought us a whopping 12-14 inches of snow last week, forcing me to postpone the first class of…

12 years ago