Tag: Self-sufficient

  • Why We Added Quail to Our Homestead

    Originally we were going to add thirty turkeys to our backyard homestead, but after hours of searching we couldn’t find any. Well, we could find older toms, but we want to raise turkeys so we don’t have to buy more later. Can’t do that without at least one hen. So we started looking into quail. […]

  • Start Small With Your Homestead

    The last thing you want to do is to start off with a lot on your homestead. This isn’t going to do anything except overwhelm you and you will fail. Set small manageable goals. Do you have a garden? If not, that’s a great place to start! We started by going mostly off-grid. About 80% […]