Abiding Pastures FarmFeb 1, 20204 minCan you raise enough meat on a homestead to be sustainable?We are able to be sustainable on our farm with meat. Because we concentrate on larger animals for our meat, sustainability is possible. B...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 30, 20203 minThe Daily Journal, January 29, 2020Duck Egg Today was cold, but beautiful. We only had one duck egg this morning which was disappointing to all of us. We have been battling...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20203 minOff-Grid Yogurt MakingOne of our favorite breakfasts is a good, old-fashioned yogurt. And I make up our yogurt in 5 gallon batches. Yes, we eat that much yogur...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20202 minSimple Cheese MakingMy two favorite books for cheesemaking are The Art of Natural Cheesemaking by David Asher, and Mastering Basic Cheesemaking: The Fun and ...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20203 minCan you really save money canning?You would not consider us wealthy by many people’s standards. We have always been somewhat careful with how we spent our money. Early in ...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20201 minHow We Built Our SmokehouseWe built our smokehouse from trees we cut and had milled on our property. It will hold 18 hams plus middlings, bacon, fatback. At Thanksg...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20202 minPig HarvestWe harvest the pigs for ourselves on the farm. We made the decision to sell the excess pork which our customers can pick up from the butc...
Abiding Pastures FarmJan 28, 20202 minWhy Raise Pigs?Our first venture with pigs was feeder pigs. We were amazed at how easy they were to raise and how much meat they gave us. We decided to ...
