Marcia Franklin, of Idaho Public Television, interviews Esther Emery about living off grid, and her new book What Falls From the Sky. .
Esther Emery: A Life Reconnected | Idaho Public Television Interview
Double Stack a Pressure Canner (Video)
Melanie from Road to the Farm shows us how to double stack a pressure canner for the most efficiency. How to Double Stack a Pressure Canner Video Transcript: I am getting ready to go out of town for a couple days. I’m leaving a couple kids with daddy and taking a kid or two with […]
Why We Homestead | 7 Tree Farm
So I was laying in bed this morning, listening to the increasingly indignant squawking coming from the barn, and I had a thought. I should really get up and let the chickens out was my thought. But I ignored that thought, as I immediately had another thought. That pregnancy book ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ really didn’t prepare […]
Virginia HB2030 Hearing
CALLING ALL VIRGINIA FARMERS AND HOMESTEADERS! On January 23, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. the House Sub-Agricultural Committee met about House Bill 2030. Here’s an excerpt on HB 2030: “Exempts a producer of food, including milk, products made from milk, and poultry, from regulations of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services so long as the […]
Homesteaders of America Interview | Alderman Farms & Amy Fewell
Learn about the Homesteaders of America organization, conference, The Homestead Fund, and more, in this interview hosted by Alderman Farms with HOA Founder, Amy Fewell.
How to Hatch Chicken Eggs in an Incubator
Learning how to hatch chicken eggs is a fascinating activity for you and your family. If you don’t have a broody hen willing to set on a clutch of fertile eggs, you will need to turn to hatching the fertilized eggs in an incubator. The entire process takes only 21 days for chickens. After a few […]
Dairy Regulations with Katie Millhorn
Dairy Regulations with Katie Millhorn of Rawsome Dairy
The Basics of Raising Chickens
Before deciding to bring home those extremely cute, newly hatched chicks, take a look at what is involved in raising chickens. Certainly, raising chickens is an enjoyable hobby with the delicious fresh eggs as a reward. But do you know the needs of the day old hatched chicks? Can you even have chickens in your neighborhood […]
Making Kombucha at Alderman Farms
Spicy Eggs with Bacon & Kale
Spicy Eggs with Bacon & Kale is a favorite breakfast dish. It’s delicious, easy, healthy, and a satisfying farm-to-table meal you can grow. Eggs. If you have a homestead, you most likely have eggs. Even urban backyard chicken keepers will have eggs coming out of their ears most Summers. So when we have all of […]