Self Sustaining Living on our farm means I try to reduce the amount of waste that the farm sends to the landfill. It's not always easy and I try to think creatively in order to reduce the waste. Every week our chicken coop residents eat through two fifty pound bags of feed. Every week that is two poly bags that end up in the refuse pile waiting for trash pickup. The longer we farm, the more conscious I am of how much waste we produce. I doubt I will ever get it down to zero, but … [Read more...]
Providing Meat for Our Family- Homestead Goal
Providing meat for the family was our lofty goal. The reasons included improved taste and control over how the animal was treated and fed. I still vividly remember the first time I ate fresh beef. Not fresh from the supermarket. Fresh from the field. Pasture raised, fresh beef is a taste that is enjoyed by those that raise their own meat. And it does taste different than beef from the store. What's so Great About Fresh Raised Beef? My first taste of fresh beef was when I was 18 and a freshman … [Read more...]
