The normal homesteading routine around here is that I get up with my husband between 4-4:30 in the morning, pack his lunch, tend to...

I saw a post recently where someone (who oddly enough raised and sold chickens) was making fun of those who wanted to raise chickens...

With 2022 drawing to a close, we will be taking a break from blogs, newsletters, etc until after the end of the year. This is the time we...

The Buckeye Chicken is one of the many on the list of heritage breed chickens recognized by the Livestock Conservancy as in need of...

(And other animals!) Fall is a great time for treats on the Homestead. There is apparently something about dead leaves that goats, sheep...

Aka: Not all food is created equal We did a little experiment a few weeks ago around butter. After all, butter is butter, right? Does the...

This is the time of year when the cry of lonely goat-ladies fills the air every three weeks and their tails begin a-wagging. Our boys...

Here on the Homestead we've raised a number of chicken breeds and Standard Cochins are by far our favorites. While not all of them have...

I recently posted on one of my homestead Facebook groups that my basil has all been killed off by an unexpected frost, so I'd fed it to...

In a past life - before I decided to raise goats full time - I worked in behavioral health. While I sincerely hope to never return to...

After a few months of dry weather, most of the last week has returned to rain and wind. The pasture is still drying out several days...

Yesterday was a sad day. We lost two of our boys here on the farm - one unexpectedly. No matter how expected though, loosing an animal is...

It's always strange, when the fields are still green and the days are still warm to start thinking about winter. It's easy to ignore that...

Apologies once again for the delay in weeks. While my time management has improved greatly, there is little I can do about internet...

Growing up in Maine and having moved a number of times, there seems to have been a fondness - at least at one point in time - for...

(About Your Bio-Security) I can't speak for other parts of the country, but here in northern New England the Avian Flu - also known as...

Sorry folks, event prep for this weekend means no blog today! We invite you to come see all the critters at the Maine Renaissance Faire...

Seriously. As cliched as if may be, it's true. We could love our heritage breeds all day long, but without people buying, selling,...

In that past, we have written and spoken on the subject of goat horns, and our belief that goats should be allowed to live their lives...

We got through a lot of milk here at Saffron and Honey. While we aren't yet milking our goats, we frequently pick up a gallon or two of...