06/04/2016 Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer If I could give you all a gift it would be a piglet. Unless you … Read More 49
05/10/2016 Should You Raise Your Own Meat? I know that raising your own meat is not an option for many people. If you live in a neighborhood, or have … Read More 175
03/11/2016 How and Why to Use Rotational Grazing Rotational Grazing Rotational Grazing is not just for cows. Rotational Grazing is the practice of dividing the land into smaller pastures and … Read More 183
02/09/2016 Keeping Pigs in Winter I’ve decided that pigs are indestructible. At least, the 4 that lived through “Snowmageddon” we had here in Kentucky are…. I am learning … Read More 50
02/04/2016 Can You Eat a Potbelly Pig? Please don’t get mad at me for suggesting that you should eat your potbelly pig. I am not suggesting that at all. … Read More 83
01/21/2016 How do you Keep Coyotes Away? I love getting questions from you! If you ever have a question about our homestead, our life, or how we do things … Read More 55
01/12/2016 Farm Fresh For Life – Top Posts from 2015 Top Posts in 2015 It seems that many of my favorite blogs are doing some sort of “top posts for 2015” lists. … Read More 44
11/15/2015 The Problem with Potbelly Piglets The problem with potbelly piglets. ARRRRRRRRG! Would anyone like to hear me rant, complain, and throw a fit about my potbelly piglets? … Read More 49
11/10/2015 How to Move Pigs I hate moving pigs. Moving pigs means you are relocating them from where they are to someplace else. This always usually happens when … Read More 59
10/24/2015 Growing Your Own Pork – When is the best time to Raise Pigs? Raising Pigs – It’s time to get some piglets for the winter season! I’ve been raising pigs for a few years. You … Read More 51
10/06/2015 Potbelly Piglets – Waking the Dead Piglets. Our sow (mama, potbelly pig) had 10 tiny, weensy, screaming, baby, micro-mini, potbelly piglets 10 days ago. Since then: It rained … Read More 43
10/02/2015 Farm Chores – How Long do They Take? Farm Chores – How much time do they take? I homeschool my 4 children. I do lots of laundry. I cook lots … Read More 74
09/29/2015 Newborn Potbelly Piglets!!!!! The first 4 Days…. We have Potbelly Piglets! They are so stinking cute. I’m going to tell you everything! This is the first time we have … Read More 82
09/16/2015 Fall on the Farm – Animals & Baby Animals Baby Animals. When someone says, “baby animals” I automatically think spring. Well, we are having a baby animal-fest this year for some reason…… … Read More 43
09/09/2015 Raising Pigs – The Real Story Why don’t you have pigs? Maybe you already do. If so, congratulations. Maybe it’s against your HOA. If so, sorry. Maybe you … Read More 55