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Feeding Rabbits on the Homestead

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Like all pets, rabbits need a balanced diet in order to thrive. Because 20% of a rabbit’s entire body weight is occupied by its digestive system, diet is especially important to a bunny's health. Many of the pellet foods that are provided in the US market contain everything that your rabbit will need nutrition-wise. They are also the simplest option – even though some of them are high in calories compared to what a rabbit would eat out in the wild. They can be kind of pricey though. If you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Homestead Tagged With: bunnies, Buns, costs, feed, Fiber, Fodder, garden, Grass, hay, Homestead, Lettuce, Manure, meat, non gmo, Pellets, pet, produce, Rabbit, sprouting, Vegetables, veggies, Weeds, wheat berries

Garden Tasks for March

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Spring is almost here. Let's get busy! March Garden Chores: Dig runner bean and celery trenches and fill with manure, kitchen waste, and garden waste Spread compost/manure on garden beds Mulch fruit trees Feed fruit trees (organic blood, fish, bone, and seaweed mixture) Protect apricots, cherries, peaches, and nectarines from frost if they begin to blossom Use a winter wash on fruit trees to control insect pests and fungal diseases Plant bare root fruit trees and bushes Plant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Apple, Compost, disease, garden, Manure, march, Pear, scab, Trees

Urban Homesteading – Raising Rabbits

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More and more urban homesteaders are getting curious about raising rabbits. It is often times the ultimate goal to become more self sufficient and rabbits can help with that. In fact they may be one of the easiest and best ways to help you further your self sufficient homestead goals. How so? Why rabbits? Well there are a few reasons why someone might choose to introduce rabbits to the homestead...besides the cute factor. I have a few rabbits myself... giant chinchilla rabbits and red new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Homestead Tagged With: food, garden, Homestead, Homesteading, Manure, meat, nitrogen, Pets, rabbits, self sufficient, wool

Fall/Winter Garden Prep & Chores

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The weather is getting quite nippy and the nights are getting darker. Life is moving a little bit slower, and things are winding down in your summer garden. But perhaps you don’t want to give up gardening just yet. Heck the weather is perfect for outdoor enjoyment right? Well you CAN keep growing well into winter. If this interests you check out my article on extending the growing season into fall and winter. It has lots of great tips and info on what kind of plants do well in cold weather. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, The Homestead Tagged With: annuals, Chores, Compost, disease, fall, garden, Manure, Mulch, overwinter, Pests, prep, Weeds, winter

Avoiding E-Coli

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Since E-coli is being talked about so much in the press lately I thought I would share an article that my friend Susanne of Healthy Menu Mailer wrote about the topic of E-coli and keeping yourself safe. Vegetables – Health Food Or Killers With the recent outbreak of e-coli traced back to bagged spinach of all things, the FDA now suggests consumers thoroughly wash all bagged produce (including salad) before consuming it to avoid the extreme diarrhea e-coli bacterial can cause. The e-coli … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy Eating Tagged With: Bloody Stool, Diarrhea, E Coli, E Coli Bacteria, Extreme Cases, Fresh Produce, Fruits And Vegetables, Fruits Vegetables, Ground Beef, Health Food, Healthy Menu, Internal Temperature, Intestines, Kidney Failure, Manure, Menu Mailer, Natural Fertilizer, Raw Meat, Spinach, Vegetables And Fruits

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Meet Tiffany

My name is Tiffany and I am the blogger behind Naturemoms. I live on an urban homestead in Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy! Read More…

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