is for: "those people who want to keep cattle on a small scale, be it for household dairy or recreational purposes (or both).” It is written with the homesteader in mind. Does that sound like you? We’ve had beef cattle before, but until I read this book, I didn’t see any way I could ever keep a milk cow. Not enough space, not enough time, not enough knowledge. But author Sue Weaver has changed my mind. I now know that a cow does not take a lot of space or time. And with this book at my side, I’d have just about all the knowledge I’d need. As the author points out in the preface, most everything written about cattle is about managing herds of cattle, not the individual milk cow or steer for riding or field work. The Backyard Cow: An Introductory Guide to Keeping a Productive Family Cow By Sue Weaver The Backyard Cow An Easy and Fun Read is like a treasure hunt with both large chunks and wee tidbits of information. The main text itself is very interesting, thoroughly … [Read more...]
Country Gardens are Not Just for Vegetables
Country gardens are not just for vegetables. Just in time for our first snowfall, I got our vegetable patch put to bed for the winter. As I was working I realized that, that in spite of the colorful veggies and herbs, I had really missed having a flower bed that year. Along with food production, beautiful scenery is an important part of rural living too. We didn’t have flower beds around our house yet, but I’d intended to plant a rainbow-colored band of flowers around our country gardens. Somehow time got away from me, and with my focus on growing fruits and vegetables, I just never planted the flowers. You are going to need a great pruning shears So that winter as I prepared my seed orders for spring, colorful flowers were at the top of my list. Not only do I love their outdoor display, but to me, one thing that says “country kitchen” is a large pitcher stuffed with multi-colored fresh flowers. Another plus is that colorful flowers attract industrious bees, … [Read more...]
Restoring an Old Abandoned Rural Backyard
Restoring an Old Abandoned Rural Backyard. Several months ago, we had to relocate due to a job. In this economy, you kind of have to do that. The job we relocated for was a blessing but it took us several months to find the right home. The one we found is incredible. Out at the end of a rural backyard road, it has about twenty fruit trees, a grape arbor, blackberries, tons of foraging, and acres of woods. Except one little problem - it's been there for about thirty years. OK technically that's not a problem necessarily, but there is a barrier I'm running in to. When you have a relatively new property, there's tons of potential. You can plant things where you want to, clear out what you want to, leave the woods alone where you want to, find the perfect spot for this or that, and so on. Oftentimes when people decide they want the rural lifestyle, they end up with a place they can do whatever they want with. However, sometimes it doesn't happen that way. When you move to … [Read more...]
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