Meet Our Newest
Lou isn’t working out for us. We were unable to obtain his pedigree and, to be honest, I’ve really been questioning whether he’s actually an American Blue or not. He doesn’t have the correct fur...
View ArticleFeeding the Critters
On our Facebook page I asked people what burning questions they had for us. One of the questions was what we feed our animals and what we spent per month on their feed. It’s a good question, especially...
View ArticleAnimals Made Me a Better Gardener
Back before petrochemical fertilizer cocktails, farmers weren’t monocroppers. They ran a closed system and part of that system included animals. The animals ate the crop waste and silage. They helped...
View ArticleSlowing it Down
The #1 advice that I can give to people who want to get into urban farming is to take it slow. Too many people try to take everything on at once. In less than a year they’ve got the giant garden, 40...
View ArticleVanilla Extract and Breeding Rabbits
You’re probably wondering what vanilla extract has to do with rabbits. I’ll get to that later. First I want to discuss how we breed our rabbits here. We’ve developed a technique that has worked rather...
View ArticleUpcoming Events
We’ve got some great events coming up that you should try to check out if you’re in the area. This Saturday, May 12th, Tom and I will be at Loma Vista Farm in Vallejo teaching a small livestock health...
View ArticleA Bit of a Blue Weekend
But definitely not in a bad way. I have to admit, I am totally drawn to blue animals. American Blue rabbits. Blue Slate Turkeys. Blue Copper Marans chickens. This weekend we got two more blue animals....
View ArticleShelter in Place
Yesterday there was an explosion followed by a fire at a local refinery. Fortunately for us the plume of smoke decided to travel in the exact opposite direction of where we live. We couldn’t even see...
View ArticleAll About Poop – Using Manure in the Garden
This afternoon while I was prepping a new bed for garlic it dawned on me that I should probably pay attention to which manure and bedding I add to it. Being a root vegetable I didn’t want to add high...
View ArticleWhat the Fodder?
Have you seen the new biggest craze in livestock feed? It takes just about a week to grow and increases your feed by up to 6x* by weight. It’s highly nutritious and provides 20% protein by dry weight....
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6 Ways that Starting to Raise Meat Rabbits Will Make You More Self-Sufficient
Tiffany S. is what some might call a meat rabbit guru and she’s certain that no matter how cute and fuzzy they are, when it comes down to it, you will be able to do what’s necessary to put food on the...
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