Download Podcast Here On today’s podcast mon and I talk about the three best animals to start homesteading with. It doesn’t matter if you are on acreage, in suburbia on a decent sized lot or you have a postage stamp for yard you can raise one or allo f these animals. 1. Chickens – the […]
Podcast 113 – 5 Types of Animal Forage
In today’s podcast, Monica and I talk about 5 plants to grow for animal forage. Two main reasons to grow animal forage are to reduce reliance on the feed store (which saves you money) and it produces healthier animals. 1. White Dutch Clover – Trifolium repens – This is an easy plant to begin with. […]
Podcast 112 – 4 Reasons to Grow Hops
In today’s podcast we cover 4 reasons to grow hops. Click here to listen online Here’s a great book if you want to get into growing hops. The Hop Grower’s Handbook: The Essential Guide for Sustainable, Small-Scale Production for Home and Market 1. They provide excellent shade at the hottest time of the year. Once […]
Craving a Chocolate Treat?
This is a recipe I have loved since I was a kid. My mom used to make it and I’ve made it over the years (although its been too long)! I’m sharing it with you because I am the kind of person that likes to eat healthy most of the time, but when I […]
Saving money & time
As we entered this year we re-evaluated our farm plan and priority list from last year. We had to make one adjustment because we (meaning Monica) wanted to add a medicinal and culinary guild to our front yard which is almost completed. We set out a budget, proposed time line, and a materials list. Because […]
Podcast Episode 111 – Permaculture Herbs and Guilds
In today’s podcast Monica and I discuss our Medicinal Guild Project as well as our thoughts on Permaculture and the Modern Medical Industry. We encourage everyone to join our TPH community membership for valuable and exclusive content that includes a regular VLOG, courses, PDF downloads, member forum and more. Join Here. Permaculture is a methodology […]
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JOIN NOW What are the benefits of joining TPH Community? Exclusive Videos in the form of an active Vlog. We cover subjects from politics to planting to home defense to animal husbandry and everything in between. Access to our online courses and future courses as they become available. So far we are uploading these three […]
Going the Extra Mile to Raise Healthy Animals
In today’s Vlog (I post a few times a week on our community pages) I talk about how we intentionally raise our animals to be healthier and produce nutrient dense meat and eggs. In this video I use rabbits as an example but the principle applies to all our animals – hogs, chickens, goats, etc. […]
Planning Earthworks
When you have a homestead, the work is never really done. We run our homestead using permaculture principles which requires earth works. Different times of year and different weather allow us to see how everything is functioning. This year we finally had the opportunity to evaluate the work we did last year, particularly regarding water. […]
NW Preparedness Expo
Join us at The Northwest Preparedness Expo in 2016 and learn why it is important to be prepared… and what preparedness means! Geared for both the questioning newcomer as well as the experienced, this one day event will cover the 5 S’s of preparedness: Safety, Sustenance, Shelter, Skills and Supplies. Browse the vendors and find […]