In spite of the fact that yesterday’s show went two hours I realized at the end that many things I wanted to include didn’t get included. For instance we didn’t cover breeding, incubating, brooding, slaughter and cooking. Today I am … Continue reading →
I think perhaps the hottest thing in the modern homesteading trend right now is keeping chickens for both meat and eggs. It isn’t hard to understand why! The chicken and mankind go back thousands of years as allies. I figure … Continue reading →
Homesteading is a dream for a lot of people, a some day idea. Generally it is usually this way. I need a job, so I need to be close to work, so we can’t afford a huge place close enough, … Continue reading →
Time for a simple old school style TSP that is basically a chat with Jack. Today we take a look a what 2014 has in store for life at the TSP homestead. The first year here was mostly an infrastructure … Continue reading →
Time for a four parter, as I said I am making it up to you guys for lost time during recent travel and I suspect at least one show will not happen next week as well with the workshop and … Continue reading →
I have had a lot of info on the show about fodder systems, including DIY and commercial systems. The cost has run from a few hundred to many thousands of dollars. I wanted to start feeding fodder to my birds … Continue reading →
I am going to continue with some fun stuff that is informative and not so deep into the world of politics, economics, etc. Today I am going to line out the planned projects for our 3 acre property and what … Continue reading →
Ben developed Whole Systems Design, LLC as a land-based response to biological and cultural extinction and the increasing separation between people and elemental things. Life as a designer, builder, ecologist, tree-tender, and backcountry traveler continually informs Ben’s integrative approach to … Continue reading →
One of my favorite people on planet earth, Marjory Wildcraft of Growing Your Groceries and Back Yard Food production joins us once again on TSP. Today Marjory joins us to discuss how we can get best utilization of our livestock … Continue reading →
Our 6 Egyptian Fayoumi roosters had gone absolutely mental on us. They were terrorizing the flock and making all the pullets a nervous wreck. We simply had too many roosters on the roost, which is what we get for buying … Continue reading →