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Livestock & Critters

Category: Livestock & Critters

Choosing The Best Milk

Choosing The Best Milk

Got Raw Milk? Questions to Ask Your Farmer | I love raw milk and I personally believe it's one of the most nourishing foods. But I'm aware not everyone shares my enthusiasm. Like most things, intentionality and being an informed consumer plays a key role. Raw milk, unlike many foods, is remarkably safe to consume due to its highly probiotic nature. But, if it's produced, stored, or transported in unsafe or unclean ways, it may become unsafe to ingest. Here are a few questions you should ask to help you choose your raw milk source. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Got Raw Milk? Questions to Ask Your Farmer

You've Gotta Be Kidding! Helpful Tips and Kidding Kit | Kidding season is almost upon us and we couldn't be more excited! Baby goats are simply the best -- I can't wait to meet the kids that I've already felt kicking around in their momma's bellies. I will be sharing how we support the does through their pregnancies, what we keep in our kidding kit, and the tools we use to give the babies the best welcome into the world! I'll also share what a typical kidding looks like and some resources to help you, just in case things don't go textbook-perfect. | GNOWFGLINS.com

You’ve Gotta Be Kidding! Helpful Tips and Kidding Kit

KYF #063: Wild Nutrient-Dense Protein with Alderspring Ranch | Wild nutrient-dense protein. It's what Glenn Alzinga and his family raise on pristine, highly mineralized range-land at Alderspring Ranch in May, Idaho. In today's podcast, I visit with Glenn about his ranch, his family (he and his wife have 7 daughters), the concept of "wild" protein, resources for anyone else who wants to produce pastured meat, and much more! Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/63

Wild Nutrient-Dense Protein with Alderspring Ranch (KYF063)

Raw Cat Feeding (Plus Cat Food Recipe) | I don't believe in spending exorbitant amounts of money to keep an ailing animal alive, but I do believe in humane treatment and loving care as much as possible. When our cat Ezra’s kidneys were ailing, I researched good diets that could help her. Over the recent years I had not given much attention to the type of diet a cat should eat: rather than Friskies, a diet fitted to the feline nature. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Raw Cat Feeding (Plus Cat Food Recipe)

How To Homestead Without 100 Acres & A Cow | 'I really want to homestead, but we're waiting until we can afford to buy an acreage.' I hear that comment a lot, and here's my response: 'If you have a home, you have a homestead.' Today I will share ways you can start homesteading wherever you are, regardless of where you live or the resources you have (or don't have). | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How to Homestead Without 100 Acres & A Cow

Local Food 101: Chickens and Eggs | How can you know if a particular food source is a wise and healthy choice? You start by talking to the farmer who produces it, asking questions that pertain to the type of food you're buying. In this post, we'll discuss chickens and eggs (and other poultry as well). Use these questions when approaching your local farmer or source. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Local Food 101: Chickens and Eggs

The Privilege of Home Dairying and Culturing | Learning to culture my own homemade dairy foods has been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. The flavors are beyond delicious, the health benefits greater than anything you can buy at a regular store, and the experience of learning the skills profoundly revealing. | GNOWFGLINS.com

All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Milking a Cow

KYF #066: Inspiring Pioneer Roots | Melissa Norris grew up living simply and using old-fashioned skills, and noticed as a grown up that most people didn't know how to preserve or raise their own food. And so, she's on a mission to help people bring pioneering skills in the modern world. Get to know Melissa through the links and information below, and of course through this podcast. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/66

Inspiring Pioneer Roots with Melissa Norris (KYF066)

KYF #067: The Urban Farm with Greg Peterson | For the last 25 years, Greg Peterson has been urban farming on 1/3 acre city lot in Phoenix, Arizona. His home, The Urban Farm, is a showcase of beautiful and productive permaculture -- a chicken run, gardens, 85 fruit trees including apple and citrus hedges, and much more! Get to know Greg and The Urban Farm in today's podcast. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/67

The Urban Farm with Greg Peterson (KYF067)

Local Food 101: Beef | How can you know if a particular food source is a wise and healthy choice? You start by talking to the farmer who produces it, asking questions that pertain to the type of food you're buying. In this post, we'll discuss beef. Use these questions when approaching your local farmer or source. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Local Food 101: Beef

KYF #069: Blue Yurt Farms | Living in a blue yurt on 22 acres in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, they share their homestead with sheep, geese, chickens, pigs and dogs Loki and Eva. Who are they? Mike and Erin from Blue Yurt Farms. And today, you get to meet Erin. She talks about their yurt living experience and advice, as well as homesteading lessons and all about fermented chicken feed. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/69

Blue Yurt Farms with Erin Kelly (KYF069)

Eating Locally CSA Farm Tour | We're heading down home... to your farms! Urban, suburban, or rural -- whatever you're growing and doing, we want to see it. Today you get to visit the Romans from Indiana. From their two farms, they specialize in heirloom veggies of all kinds and share with others via their CSA. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Eating Locally CSA Farm Tour

Should We Get Goats or a Cow?

Should We Get Goats or a Cow?

The Privilege of Home Dairying and Culturing | Learning to culture my own homemade dairy foods has been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. The flavors are beyond delicious, the health benefits greater than anything you can buy at a regular store, and the experience of learning the skills profoundly revealing. | GNOWFGLINS.com

The Privilege of Home Dairying and Culturing

KYF #071: Homesteading with Jill Winger | It all began with a pile of horse manure... Jill Winger needed to do something with it! So she and her family started creating their homestead -- where the manure could be put to good use with other processes like gardening and raising other animals. You're going to love hearing about her Wyoming homesteading life. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/71

Homesteading with Jill Winger (KYF071)

Thumbs Up! The Urban Farm Handbook

Thumbs Up! The Urban Farm Handbook

Caring for Young Chicks | Spring and summer are the perfect seasons to start thinking about chicks. Why not expand your homestead flock with some new little babies? Chickens are some of the easiest farm animals to raise, and even if you don't live in the country, some cities will allow homeowners to keep a small backyard flock. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Caring for Young Chicks