The town of Berwick, Maine is on the boarder of New Hampshire. We are fairly rural, but not far from the shores of Maine's beautiful...

How to Prepare Spring Fiddleheads

We have already begun the nitty gritty - the research - meeting with the town and asking what steps were required. We have also begun the pr

Short Horns, Jerseys, Herefords and more breeds were on display this weekend at the Spring Meadows Farm 4-H field day.

It's not all baby goats, sunshine, and flowers. While most of this homestead life is beautiful, it is also work.

The goats came to us as a surprise - we had actually been pretty anti-goat for a long time (they can get sick easily, they can ruin gardens.

From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo

We are down to one hog left on the homestead. This past Saturday, we rounded up the remaining females (with a BIG help from our local cowboy

Winter feels a lot longer when you become a gardener and keeper of livestock. The sunshine months are when everything glitters...

The majority of practicing husbandry boils down to how good you can build a fence.

Do chickens get cold? This question sparks a lot of debate. Here's our take: Chickens are not like house pets - they don't have the

We harvested our first duck for Christmas dinner.

And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, &quot

We are very proud to have our eggs featured in their dishes, and to be considered part of their collection of quality local farms.

The hog saga continues..

Burt is a young roo, from another local farm that only wished to keep a single rooster for his flock of 12 hens.  This handsome fella is an

We have more cucumbers than we know what to do with.  Went a little overboard this planting season... oops.  I have been drinking cucumber w

It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store.  While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is

American Guinea Hogs (AGH) make excellent homestead hogs, as the smaller size makes them easier to manage.  AGH's like to pasture and gr

This way of life, is not for everyone.  There is nothing wrong with doing life differently, either.  If you feel like dabbling in a bit of t