Eau de Soil = The Sweet Smell of Success

To get started out in raising ostrich a farmer requires to have some land. The size of the land depends on the amount and size of the livestock you want to raise. The nice thing about raising ostrich is that they don’t require that much acreage like cattle which require large grazing land. Just raising a pair of ostrich for breeding requires about 1/3 of an acre of land. If you want a bird that breeds more regularly then get yourself a pair of ostrich. They also breed earlier than c

Introduction to growing sweet potatoes in the backyard The botanical name of sweet potato is Ipomoea batatas. Growing sweet potatoes in the backyard are easy and fun, and this is a great way to enjoy super-sweet tubers that tastes so much better than those you’ll find at the local supermarket. If you’re wondering how to grow sweet potatoes in your home vegetable garden, here we have all the information and advice you need to get started. A step by step guide to growing sweet potatoes i

Goats stink. Specifically, bucks stink. Fortunately, they don’t stink all the time, but when it’s breeding season, grab your gas mask because it’s bad…really bad! It’s currently breeding season for my Kinder goats, so “buck stink” is in the air. Meet Spock, my Kinder buck. Spock was born in March of 2019, so he’s a young boy, but he is filling out and becoming a fine looking buck. He arrived on the farm in May 2019, did his one-and-only-job very

This is the third in our series on soil health principles as presented by Buz Kloot, film maker and Research Associate Professor at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. We’re interested in principles because they provide the foundation for the decisions we make on a daily basis about how we manage our grazing and cropping operations. If you’ve missed any of the series, you can catch up here: