5 Questions to Ask Before You Bring Chickens Home
If you want to raise backyard chickens, you need to ask a lot of questions. But the most famous query — “Why did the chicken cross the road?” — isn’t…
Easy Animals to Raise on the Small Farm
If you are curious about where to start with raising small farm animals on a hobby farm or homestead, here are a few suggestions. There are a number of breeds…
How to Raise and Care for Baby Goats
If you’re a farmer or just want to raise goats, sooner or later you may have baby goats to care for, particularly if you’re raising them for milking. Providing a…
How to Know If a Goat Is Sick
If you’re new to raising goats, you might wonder how you will know if one of your goats is sick. While some signs of illness are self-explanatory, here’s a handy…
How Long Do Chickens Live?
The average chicken will live for anywhere from three to seven years. Why such a wide range? Mostly because there are so many different kinds of chickens living under a…
Natural Pest Control for the Berry Patch – Mother Earth News
Learn how to get rid of sow bugs from a gardener who found them damaging her strawberries and used natural pest control methods to get them away from her fruits.…
How to Use Neem Oil on Plants to Prevent Garden Pests – Mother Earth News
Learn how to use neem oil on plants, a natural steroid causing insects to lose their appetite and interest in laying eggs. This article is part of our Organic Pest…
Best Organic Pest Control – Mother Earth News
Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes…
Organic Slug Control – Mother Earth News
Deter invasive slugs with these organic slug control methods. Gardeners in this Southeast Alaska village have come up with creative and natural slug repellent techniques — and, in the author’s…
A Glossary of Natural Garden Pest Control Solutions – Mother Earth News
An abundance of buzzing, hopping, fluttering and crawling insects is a trademark of any healthy organic garden. This diversity means insects that might feed on your crops are likely to…