Expanding Your Home Outdoors Homesteading requires creativity and ingenuity. In the depths of winter, I often find myself dreaming of days and evenings enjoyed outside. On our homestead, we have discovered opportunities to expand our living spaces by creating private areas outdoors as well as creatively using outbuildings. Wintertime is the perfect time to plan […]

Here in Vermont, trees are starting to come out of their winter hibernation as their sap starts to flow from the roots on warmer spring days. The trees stored the sap during the shortened days of autumn. In the early spring, the sap occasionally travels from the roots to the leaf buds awaiting to unfurl. […]

Help Your Chickens Thrive This Winter Most breeds of chickens are hardy animals. Just like songbirds, they have feathers and a voracious appetite to help keep them warm when the temperatures drop. On our homestead, we choose to raise breeds that are hardy, good layers, and good mothers. Two breeds that we found represent these […]

Healthy Chickens=Healthy Profits Healthy chickens result from careful planning. Your happy hens will lay eggs regularly which you can turn around and sell for profit. Following are the practices we implement in our flock to encourage optimal health in order to produce the most amount of eggs. Ways to save money It can be easy […]

Sustainable Certifications As They Relate To You As we transition back to agrarian values research indicates the importance of sustainable certifications and an increase in goods sold. You may find yourself contemplating the value of additional certification if you haven’t already achieved it. Transparently defining the value of your goods insures that customers can trust […]

It’s hard to see with a flashlight when the batteries are running low. It’s frustrating to tackle a project with a cordless drill that stops working halfway through. Keeping your batteries charged makes life easier because your tools work correctly when you need them. The most important tool on a farm or homestead is…you! It’s […]

We are coming into our third harvest season in a couple of months. Hard to believe. I am sitting outside in one of my spots, watching the leaves fall around me. It’s one of those days where I can close my eyes and hear them falling onto the forest floor. It is unseasonably warm today. As […]

Are you part of the Next Generation who want to launch a social enterprise that creates a better life for yourself and has a positive impact in your world? If so, you’re reading the right blog post. In this series of blog posts you’ll get to join other folks from around the globe who are […]

Create a Beautiful Homestead by Using the 3 R’s Franny has created a beautifully decorated space to operate her business from, and she did it with very low costs by reusing, recycling, and reclaiming! Find Homestead Hustle on Facebook – Network with us on LinkedIn! For more Homestead videos and good advice visit The MOTHER EARTH NEWS and […]

Two Rules to Follow on Your Homestead There are two rules to live by at Franny’s Farm! We think everyone should follow these rules! Visit http://homestead.motherearthnews.com for more tips on how to profit from your homestead! Find Homestead Hustle on Facebook – Network with us on LinkedIn! For more Homestead videos and good advice visit The MOTHER EARTH […]