Hobby Farms Magazine - May-June 2024
Hobby Farms Magazine - May-June 2024
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Hobby Farms May-June 2024 Issues
Spot & Treat
Parasites happen, but proper management keeps things under control.
3 mins
Parasite PATROL
Keep your worm treatments effective with these three valuable tools.
3 mins
HEALTHY GOAT, Happy FARMER
Goats may be hearty, but they still need their keeper's care in order to live long and be healthy.
8 mins
Notes ON NUTRITION
Dairy and meat goats have specific feed needs, and they're not the same.
3 mins
milking how to
Goat milk is liquid gold, but you have to get milking right to get it.
2 mins
BREEDING BASICS
The traditional goat breeding season in the U.S. is between late August and the early part of January, according to Angela McKenzie-Jakes, extension animal science specialist at Florida A&M University.
2 mins
GIVE ME Shelter
When Kathryn Spann started raising dairy goats in 2008, she thought wooden sheds built on skids would be the ideal housing for her herd. The shelters could be attached to a tractor and moved, ensuring the herd had a safe space to escape the elements and allowing Spann to practice pasture rotation without building individual shelters in each pasture.
6 mins
Natural FIBERS
When visitors drive up to our Northern California foothill farm, they immediately notice the fluffy, long-horned beasties dotted all over our pastures. If they have never met us before, these visitors will always tell us how they love seeing our beautiful \"sheep\" and ask what we do with their wool.
7 mins
Choosing a DAIRY GOAT
A number of considerations will determine your ideal dairy goat breed.
3 mins
CHOOSING A Meat Goat
Once you've mastered the basics, keeping goats for meat is pretty easy.
4 mins
WHY KEEP Goats?
My love affair with goats began because of one simple thing: goat cheese. It was love at first bite when I first tried the creamy, tangy spread in college. For almost two decades, it was an infrequent treat because of the high price tag of a dollar an ounce. (That was back in the 1990s!) When my family decided to move to the country to grow our own food organically in 2002, I knew I had to have a couple of goats so that goat cheese could become part of my regular diet.
8 mins
Meet Li Schmidt
At Cultural Roots Nursery, in Winters, California, Li Schmidt grows more than 100 Asian-heritage vegetables, herbs, fruit and trees on 1⁄4 acre.
2 mins
A DUCK FOR ALL Seasons
Care for ducks throughout the year with this seasonal guide.
7 mins
Turkeys for the Home Table
Raise your own birds for a tastier and healthier holiday meal.
6 mins
FLERD is the Word
Explore the benefits and barriers of multispecies pasturing.
7 mins
raise STRONGER CHICKENS
Look around your kitchen, and you'll likely find some natural poultry supplements.
7 mins
Winter's Last Stand
Early warm weather followed by a late frost can easily ruin an orchard harvest.
2 mins
FOWL FACTS
Let's explore some random poultry facts ... from a possible bird brain!
9 mins
Pumpkins & Gourds
Tyler Swafford’s enthusiasm for raising pumpkins and gourds is contagious. The lifelong farmer, himself the descendent of a lifelong farmer, makes his home on Dayton Mountain overlooking Tennessee’s Sequatchie Valley.
6 mins
Climate-Resilient Crops
Farmers operating large commercial outfits and smaller, hobby growers alike are facing new challenges season after season.
6 mins
WHEN THE Queen Abdicates
Without a queen to rule, your hive can't survive.
7 mins
Creating STOCK
Breed and raising your own replacement layers for a small-scale egg operation.
9 mins
Cut & Dried
DRYING YOUR HERB HARVEST OFFERS AN EASY WAY TO PRESERVE ITS FLAVOR AND USEFULNESS FOR PROJECTS AND RECIPES YEAR-ROUND.
2 mins
FARM to TUB
GROW HEALING HERBS FOR HANDMADE BATH ESSENTIALS.
6 mins
Sage
GROW THIS LOW-MAINTENANCE PERENNIAL.
3 mins
A Spoonful of Syrup
MAKE ELDERBERRY SYRUP AT HOME TO HELP NAVIGATE COLD-AND-FLU SEASON.
2 mins
Teas to Please
MAKE DELICIOUS, REFRESHING, HOT HERBAL BEVERAGES.
6 mins
HERB-INFUSED LIP BALM
CREATE A SOOTHING AND GENTLE PRODUCT PERFECT FOR HEALING DRY, CHAPPED LIPS.
2 mins
Going Viral
WHEN YOU'RE FEELING BLUE, TURN TO HERBS FOR RELIEF BEFORE YOU HIT THE PHARMACY AISLE.
4 mins
TONIC INFUSION
HERE'S AN EASY AND REFRESHING WAY TO INCORPORATE THE POWER OF HERBS INTO YOUR DAILY LIFE.
2 mins
Hobby Farms Magazine Description:
Publisher: EG Media Investments LLC
Category: Gardening
Language: English
Frequency: Bi-Monthly
Whether for sustainability or profitability, Hobby Farms celebrates the challenges and accomplishments of creating and maintaining a successful low-acreage farm, garden or orchard.
Hobby Farms magazine helps readers realize their farming goals with expert articles on subjects such as livestock husbandry, sustainable agriculture, equipment purchasing, irrigation, pest control, new technologies, and more. Hobby Farms also addresses core information for newcomers and advanced how-to information for seasoned farmers.
With well-executed articles and photos, Hobby Farms embraces the growing population segment returning to farm life in search of self-sustainability.
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