If you have ever stored potatoes for any length of time you have probably experienced the potato itself beginning to sprout. A sprouted potato doesn’t taste the same at...
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Can You Freeze Chicken Eggs? Yes! Freezing extra chicken eggs is a fantastic way to preserve those extra eggs your backyard flock gives you, when you have too many to give away, sell, or use for...
In a nutshell, you can keep both quail and chickens in the same backyard, but you probably ought to keep them separated. On our own homestead, we allow our chickens to free range the entire property,...
An Update About our Saskatraz Bees. They’re Doing Incredible!
I have had a lot of interest from readers and friends about our experience with Saskatraz bees. I wrote an article here about my experience with this new race of bee after we had raised them for one...
How to Know if Expired Eggs are Still Good. Use the Egg Float Test
Have you ever been midway through a recipe and reached to use the eggs in your refrigerator only to notice that the date on the box has expired and wondered if the eggs were still okay to use? Where...
Hummingbird Hacks. How to Attract Hummingbirds and Other Pollinators to Your Yard
Use these easy tips to attract more hummingbirds and other pollinators to your backyard. Every gardener or homesteader knows the value of having good pollinators visit your plants. Pollination is...