Skip to content
logo
  • General Homesteading
    • Homeschooling
  • Gardening
    • Permaculture
    • Beans and Legumes
    • Canning
  • Bees
  • Livestock
    • Chickens
    • Ducks
    • Quail
    • Rabbits
    • Turkeys
    • Goats
    • Sheep
    • Cattle
    • Pigs
  • Pets
  • Off Grid Living
    • Foraging
    • Preparedness
  • Cooking and Food
    • Pasta
    • Breads
    • Recipes
    • Soups and Stews
    • Sourdough
    • Breakfasts
    • Desserts
    • Kitchen Tips and Tricks
    • Drinks and Beverages
    • Side Dishes
  • Natural Living
    • Health
    • Essential Oils
    • Herbs
  • DIY
    • knitting/crocheting

How Much Sun Does Spinach Need to Grow?

Leave a Comment / Gardening / By Tom Marlowe

A nutritional powerhouse, spinach is one of the most popular and important vegetables grown today, and one with global significance. This is a great crop that almost anyone can grow, even on a small scale, so long as you give it the right amount of light. Among the leafy vegetables, spinach has a reputation as …

How Much Sun Does Spinach Need to Grow? Read More »

carpet

6 Ways to Clean Vomit Out of Carpet

Leave a Comment / Homesteading / By Tom Marlowe

It’s happened to all of us – you’re enjoying a nice dinner party at your house, when suddenly someone throws up all over your carpet. Or maybe your pet has an accident and throws up right in the middle of the floor. And let’s not forget the havoc that a sick kid can wreak on …

6 Ways to Clean Vomit Out of Carpet Read More »

How to Grow Beautiful Calla Lilies

Leave a Comment / Gardening / By Rebekah Pierce

When most people think of calla lilies, they think of the elegant blooms that are often used in bouquets or as centerpieces. But what many people don’t know is that you can actually grow these beauties yourself right in your own backyard! Calla lilies are relatively easy to grow and with a little bit of …

How to Grow Beautiful Calla Lilies Read More »

pig in mud

Can Pigs Eat Tomatoes? Is it Safe?

Leave a Comment / Pigs / By Tom Marlowe

Pigs can eat all sorts of foods, including produce. Pretty much everything that you and I can eat pigs can eat also when it comes to vegetables. But there are a few that might give owners pause. Take tomatoes for instance. Tomatoes are juicy and nutritious, but they have a reputation for being a bit …

Can Pigs Eat Tomatoes? Is it Safe? Read More »

pig in mud

Can Pigs Eat Celery? Is It Safe?

Leave a Comment / Pigs / By Tom Marlowe

Celery is often derided as a nothing vegetable, one that contains water and not much else nutritionally. But, perhaps surprisingly, celery is actually pretty nutritious and contains a good assortment of vitamins and minerals. This begs the question if it can be a good supplement in the diets of our animals. How about our pigs? …

Can Pigs Eat Celery? Is It Safe? Read More »

pig in mud

Can Pigs Eat Cheese and Dairy? Is it Safe?

Leave a Comment / Pigs / By Tom Marlowe

Pigs are mammals, and that means that females raise young on milk. But after a piglet weans, most owners probably don’t think about giving their pigs any more dairy products in their diet. Maybe our pigs are missing out on a convenient and important source of nutrients because of this. So what’s the story? Can …

Can Pigs Eat Cheese and Dairy? Is it Safe? Read More »

goats fighting over a carrot

Can Goats Eat Carrots? Is It Safe?

Leave a Comment / Goats / By Di-Anne Seebregts

There are few things cuter than the antics of goats. They love to goof around climbing trees, jumping on each other, or just hopping about playfully. But cuter still is when they find a tasty treat to eat that gets the lips wobbling. They only eat fresh food and love anything sweet and tasty. So, …

Can Goats Eat Carrots? Is It Safe? Read More »

pig in mud

Can Pigs Eat Sweet Potatoes and Peelings? Is it Safe?

Leave a Comment / Pigs / By Tom Marlowe

Pigs can be challenging animals to raise. They grow quickly, have high-calorie requirements, and still require a varied, balanced diet if they are going to thrive. Sometimes it keeping them in food means you need to improvise with what you have on hand, but nobody wants to feed their pigs something that could hurt them. …

Can Pigs Eat Sweet Potatoes and Peelings? Is it Safe? Read More »

growing sprouts collage

How to Plant and Grow Sprouts

Leave a Comment / Gardening / By Amanda Furbeck

As a kid, I remember standing in the kitchen, watching my dad piling a heap of tangled green sprouts onto his sandwich, telling me how nutritious they were, and how I should eat some, too. At the time, I wasn’t convinced, but now I know better. Sprouts are a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals, easy …

How to Plant and Grow Sprouts Read More »

alpine goat eating an apple

Can Goats Eat Apples?

Leave a Comment / Goats / By Di-Anne Seebregts

Do not be fooled by goats’ willingness to consume anything and everything in reach. There are things that are not good for their health. So, can goats eat apples? Yes, goats can eat apples. But the apples need to be sliced into small pieces that are easy to chew and digest and should only be …

Can Goats Eat Apples? Read More »

Posts navigation
1 2 … 86 Next Page →

Search the Blog:

Useful Links

Privacy Policy and Privacy Notice

Terms of Use

Disclaimers

Connect With Us!

Facebook

Pinterest

Twitter

Contact and About

About Me

Contact Me

Amazon Disclaimer

The Homesteading Hippy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2020 TheHomesteadingHippy.com. All rights reserved.