OPEN THE HATCH

PURCHASING YOUR SPRING CHICKS FROM A HATCHERY IS MORE THAN JUST CLICK AND WAIT

Holey Cow!

Bovines have an amazing ability to turn relatively undigestable grass, hay and other roughage into nutrients and energy

POWER YOUR SOIL WITH Probiotics

HEALTHIER SOIL MAKES FOR HEALTHIER PLANTS AND PEOPLE

A Perfect PORKER

The woolly, low-maintenance Mangalitsa pig provides succulent meat for a small farm.

GOAT HOOF TRIM

Sooner or later, you'll need to trim your goats' hooves.

Equipment Fires

About three years ago, the day before the predicted first frost of the season, Bledsoe County farmer and retired agriculture teacher Bobby Loyd was baling late-fall hay with plans to wrap it for silage.

Is Metal Ever Trash?

Our neighbor told my wife and me how she stopped her fourth-grader as she was pulling a bottle cap out of their kitchen trash can, saying, “Honey, put that back.

Downright Squirrelly

WE ALL WANT our gardens to attract wildlife. In theory. But when it comes down to it we’re rather specific about which are welcome and how we expect them to behave (same as with family and friends). Meanwhile, wildlife has its own agenda and, apparently, little regard for ours. It’s perfectly natural that sometimes the peace unravels.

LANDSCAPE ART

In the Brandywine Valley, a comprehensive approach to preservation

WINNING PLANTS

PHS Gold Medal Plants

PART OF THE FAMILY: Ericaceae

DISCOVER NORTH AMERICA'S UNEXPECTED MEMBERS OF THE HEATH FAMILY

Potent Porter weeds

TRY THEIR TWISTING TENDRILS OF JEWEL-TONED BLOOMS IN THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND BEYOND

FOUND IN TRANSLATION

A mid-century American landscape interprets eighth-century Chinese garden design to lasting effect

FIVE-LOBED MAPLE

Likely extinct in the wild, its unique beauty keeps it circulating in the garden trade

A TROPICAL TREAT

A chance visit to Allerton Garden offered insight on Hawai'i's horticultural history

A GARDEN REBORN

A SEATTLE GARDENER FINDS WAYS TO HONOR HER PROPERTY'S HORTICULTURAL HISTORY WHILE EXPRESSING HER OWN CREATIVE SPIRIT

MAKE THE SWITCH

NATIVE GRASSES OFFER THE PERFECT ALTERNATIVE TO INVASIVE EXOTICS

Natural FIBERS

These goat breeds provide beautiful, luxurious fiber

Great-Tasting GOAT MILK

These tips for milking backyard goats will keep your homegrown milk safe and delicious

MAKE YOUR OWN Chevre

In a dip, crumbled on a salad or spread on homemade toast, nothing beats creamy chévre

milking how to

Goat milk is liquid gold, but you have to get milking right to get it

CHOOSING A Meat Goat

Once you've mastered the basics, keeping goats for meat is pretty easy

WHY KEEP Goats?

From practical to playful, there are numerous reasons for raising these small livestock animals

Notes ON NUTRITION

Dairy and meat goats have specific feed needs, and they're not the same

GIVE ME Shelter

Creating the right housing for your herd can keep them healthy and safe

Choosing a DAIRY GOAT

A number of considerations will determine your ideal dairy goat breed

KEEP YOUR Rumens RIGHT

Ruminant health is all about maintaining rumen health

Spot & Treat

Parasites happen, but proper management keeps things under control

GOAT MILK Soap

This recipe for goat milk soap will leave your skin feeling soft and luxurious

HEALTHY GOAT, Happy FARMER

Goats may be hearty, but they still need their keeper's care in order to live long and be healthy