As we've been building our suburban homestead, I've often wondered if our half-acre is enough land to qualify as a homestead - or if we could have built a homestead on even less...

As I've been researching alpacas for our backyard homestead, I wondered if fighting would be a problem. So I sat down to research how, when, and who they fight - and what I can do to prevent or help...

The first time my chickens were outside in the rain, I have to admit I panicked a little bit - and I wondered if I should take an umbrella outside to escort them back to the coop. Are chickens okay...

Freeze drying foods can be a lot of fun - but it's also totally normal to wonder if what you're hoping will freeze-dry will actually do so. Which foods can you freeze dry - and which...

Raspberry bushes are amazingly resilient and produce some of my favorite fruits. Even so, I wondered what kinds of protection my raspberry plants need during the winter months - if any at...

Fruit trees are a great addition to any garden. However, when they're dying it's hard to watch all that effort go down the drain - especially if you don't know offhand what's causing them to die....