Who is this workshop for? Those interested in learning how to humanely, cleanly and efficiently process poultry. And those who are looking for a small business opportunity. We started out processing our own poultry and in an effort to help us pay for the equipment we started taking on a few other people’s birds. In […]
the Prepared Homestead
Energy Efficiency with a Power Meter
Move toward more energy efficiency using a power meter In this video I cover two main points that are helpful toward energy efficiency using a power meter: 1. A power meter helps determine which appliances draw power all the time regardless of use. For example, most tvs draw power 24/7/365. Unplug these appliances when not […]
Culinary and Medicinal Garden Snowpocalypse!
Snow-Covered Herb Garden In the foreground is our culinary and medicinal garden. In the background is the food forest on terrace. We are excited about adding many different medicinal herbs this year to our established garden: yarrow, chaste tree, calendula and plantain just to name a few. In the food forest we will adding more […]
