Hot water happens when you're under a water boil advisory, you've got to make baby formula, or you're baking. Only, now you have to cool it off. Can you refrigerate boiled...

Bell peppers are delicious, and they're one of my favorite vegetables. However, not everyone in my family feels that way. So it's nice to have a way to store them, via freeze-drying them, that...

Bringing home baby chicks is a lot of fun, but depending on your brooder it's normal to wonder if your baby chicks are going to need some entertainment or something to do. Do baby chickens need toys...

While alpacas aren't as large as other livestock, there's still a commonly-asked question about how safe they are to add to a backyard homestead. Are alpacas safe or are they...

Coyotes can be a real problem for livestock and pets. Growing up in Arizona, we lost many pets to coyotes and other predators. And since coyotes are here in Utah, too, as I'm researching alpacas for...

Meal planning and grocery shopping don't usually make me think about gender equality issues in chickens, but recently I got asked a thought-provoking question that did just that. It was this: why...