Did you know that you can milk sheep? Dairy sheep produce a wonderful rich creamy milk that is naturally homogenized, easy to digest and packed full of protein and nutrients. They are triple purpose animals that can provide your family with milk, meat and fiber. When we purchased our original Katahdin Sheep the breeder mentioned…
How To Rejuvenation Prune Overgrown Shrubs
In a previous blog post on pruning Hydrangea paniculata, we mentioned that if a deciduous shrub has been sheared or otherwise pruned inappropriately for many years it can become an eyesore that does not bloom well. We briefly alluded to the topic of rejuvenation pruning as a solution to this problem, and that is what…
Incorporating Geese Into Your Homestead
Have you considered raising geese on your homestead? Probably not. Geese don’t get much attention and when they do get attention, it’s almost always negative. Geese are usually villainized because of a bad experience with their foul tempered Canada cousin. However, don’t write off domestic geese because they might be some of the most useful,…
Exploring The Diversity Of The Sweet Potato
The lowly sweet potato doesn’t get much attention. It is something many people only think about for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. White or ‘Irish’ potatoes are much more common. There are a dozen or more varieties of them taking up a whole shelf at most grocery stores while sweet potatoes are relegated to 1…
Foot Rot: What You Need To Know To Keep Your Flock Healthy
Do you have sheep grazing on its knees? One or a whole group that is suddenly lame or limping? Do they keep going lame every time it rains, and then improve when it dries up? If so, there is a good chance you are dealing with foot rot. This is particularly likely to be true…
How To Prune A Hydrangea Paniculata
Do you need help knowing how to prune a Hydrangea paniculata? Hydrangea paniculata is an extremely common landscape plant, and for good reason. It has beautiful summer blooms that remain on the plant all winter giving it an extended season of interest. It is also sun loving, cold hardy and extremely easy to grow. As…
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