Your Homesteading Question

gardening and animals  Do you have any helpful hints to a layout of a garden to support a family of 6-8? How much to plant? Raised beds or rows? How many jars do I need for ...

getting started  My husband and I are making plans to become totally self-sufficient within the next year. We know this will be a HUGE change and we want to be totally ...

Growing Indoors?  I was wondering if you might be able me out. I am very new to this; however, after seeing the effect of foods, etc. on children and adults from all the ...

Brand New, How to Start?  We are first time home buyers, and I have ranch life roots (i.e. been around a family member's ranch, fed cows, helped cut them, had a few chickens in ...

Mugwort and Goats  Hi there,

just writing to ask about how much mugwort would you use and how often to rid goats of worms. Also if you still need to do some other worming ...

Where Do I Start?  I have 22 acres of pasture with a home site. I still owe on the land. I don't have a lot of bills to pay off; just the land. I don't have a lot of money ...

Building Your Own Homestead Cabin  Hi,
I just purchased 30 acres to start a homestead. I already own a home, and am afraid that I will not be able to sell it in the current housing ...

Chicken in a Chicken Tractor  Where do you put the chickens in the tractor in the winter? I am in Vermont.

Are there Degrees of Homesteading?  Your website is wonderful.

We have always known we would Homestead; we just did not know how, and now it seems real thanks to websites like yours, and ...

Essential Oil in Oil Burners  Hello,

I stumbled across your site while I was looking into recipes for homemade soap. I'm really getting into making my own body, beauty, and cleaning ...

Getting Started  How do I get started? We are in our early 60's with arthritis as is so common for our age group. We have 10 acres, a few chickens, four horses, and some ...

chickens and goats  Can you find out if I can have chickens and/or goats in Elsmere, Kentucky (near Florence).

Butchering?  Let me begin by saying how inspirational and insightful your website is to me! I found it by chance and have been reading it fervently ever since (yesterday!...

Cabin in Maine  Just bought a cabin in Maine, and I now own over two acres of land and have over 200 acres around us!

But I can't even grow a weed!

What can I ...

Were do I start?  Hello,
My name is Nicole Sennett and my husband and I have begun the conversations of living off the land. We live a basically normal Americanized-...

Am I allowed to have chickens/goats in my yard?  Hello Ms. Merriam,

I am quite literally starting my quest to learn how to be self-sufficient and practice homesteading skills. What I'd like to know ...

How can I homestead a place thats been condemed?  What do I have to do to homestead an abandoned house?

Will Chickens Be Warm Enough in a Chicken Tractor?  Hello, my name is Sara, and I love your website, it has been very helpful. I recently bought your chicken tractor e-book and have got a brooder set up ...

Is it possible to be self sufficient on a little over 1/2 an acre  I was just wondering if it is possible for us to raise some type of animals and have a garden on such a small plot of land?

I'm very interested in ...

We Need Land!  We desire to farm/homestead dearly. We breed beagles and I want to homeschool our two children. We love to work land and are excited to raise a large family....

Found a house!  We found a house that I like very much in SW Wisconsin near Viroqua. We are planning another trip this weekend to get inside and look at all the rooms ...

Can goats be housed on ground where chickens have been?   If I have baby goats can they be housed in an area where I raised chicks. Only had chicks there for three months but want to put a permanent goat barn/...

Homesteading research  I am an avid homesteader, from a line of urban homesteaders. I am going through college, and my major is agriculture. I am trying to compose a thesis on ...

Baby Chicks and Litter Care  I put pine shaving on the bottom of my box for my 3 week year old chickens and they are eating it. Is this bad for them?

Also, someone told me to put ...

Future Homesteader  I and my wife have recently purchased a very old farmhouse and 20 acres of land for a very reasonable price.

I just want to tell you that I am so very ...

How to turn our Urban backyard into a garden?  We live in the city, Lexington, KY and we have grown tomatoes and cucumbers, but most recently tried growing everything from seed. I even tested the soil ...

How to Manage 80 Acres to its Best Potential.  Hi, my name is Tim and I recently (2yrs ago) bought 80 acres near Cheyenne, Wyoming. I am 67 yrs old and it's just me. I presently have 5 ewe sheep and ...

Saving ice  How did the old-timers save winter ice for summer use?

Nancy

benefits of learning to depend on self, not government  I am doing a report for writing class on "Cause and Effect". The cause being I'm interested in becoming self reliant and dependent on God instead of the ...

Goat manger measurements  I love the info on your website! I especially like the article on the goat hay feeder design - great pics! For Nigerian Dwarf does - what distance do you ...

Starting Out!  What would your best advise be to someone who is just starting out. Like some "what to do" and "not do" tips.

Buying Grain in Bulk  Hello,

My husband and I believe strongly in preparing for a total economic crash. (Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst). We have not obtained ...

What Can I Do?  I already grow herbs for my own enjoyment, I didn't think I could make any money off of them. I own half an acre of ground, have a good size garden and ...

getting home and staying home  We are familiar with hobby farming and being frugal and so on as I was home and homeschooling for 7 yrs. I, for some stupid reason, decided I needed to ...

baby chicks   Hi there.

We recently started raising chickens, and well we are so lucky to have had one of our fertilized eggs hatch. Our goal, of course, is to make ...

no "about us/me" page?  Hello -- I just happened upon your website when I was looking for information on homesteading and I'm so in love! I think this might be my new favorite ...

grinding mills for wheat and coffee  I'm new to this, and I just started planting my garden and I expanded, with coffee plants and will order wheat.

Where's a good place to find a coffee ...

Raising Layers in the Winter in Minnesota  I am seriously thinking of buying your book :) building a tractor and raising my own layers. My biggest concern is keeping chickens through the harsh ...

How Can We Buy a Home?  Okay, I have a question; we don't have credit cards (thank God). But we do have rent, utilities, a car payment, groceries, gas, cellphones, and cable....

Natural "Lawn Mowers"?  I have talked to you before regarding questions I've had and I appreciate the time you have taken to answer them.
Now I have a new question! We have ...