For thousands of years, humans have been domesticating goats. But don’t get it twisted. This review isn’t about history or something like it. At fromscratchmag.com, while we always strive to provide our readers with the best, dependable and reliable information, we also reconcile facts with recommendations on the best animal products for the money. And […]
By Carol J. Alexander I love getting seed catalogs in the mail. Perusing seed catalogs on a cold winter night while a fire burns on the hearth beats reading the newest, best-selling novel any day. But dreaming of dirt running through my fingers is not the only reason I enjoy them so much. I also […]
There’s something magical about drying clothes on a clothesline. It’s an act of symbiosis between nature and a human. A person takes their clothes and uses the sun and wind to dry them. No electricity, no machines. One of the best things about buying a home, for me and my family, was the chance to […]
So, you’re thinking about getting a clothesline, either building one or, even better, buying one, like we did. But you might be a little on the fence about the whole thing. So, we thought about it and decided to give you the top five reasons to have a clothesline. We’re not saying you should throw […]
In the past, when we still kept goats, I’d often chop down brush for the little beasties to nibble on for fodder. It wasn’t something we did often, but I did it, especially during the winter months, to give the goats a little bit of greenery to eat on after they’d devoured the easier to […]
Much of homesteading is about every day transformations. For some, this means turning a suburban lot into a vibrant vegetable garden, for others it could be spinning wool into yarn, watching chicks grow into laying hens, or letting go of processed foods and choosing to eat locally grown. Living in an urban apartment, I don’t […]