Advice & Field Notes
Practical notes from a large family learning, building, and raising animals on a working homestead in Midcoast Maine.
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Farm Field Notes
Real lessons, decisions, and observations from the day-to-day work of His Homestead.
Animals & Husbandry
Animal care, breeding, placement, and livestock management from a mixed-species homestead.
Food & Harvest
Butchering, processing, preserving, cooking, and making fuller use of the harvest.
Homestead Projects
Barns, fencing, greenhouse work, water, power, connectivity, and the systems behind the work.
Maine Seasons
Seasonal preparation and rural life through a Midcoast Maine year.
Faith & Stewardship
Family work, gratitude, responsibility, and caring for what God has entrusted to us.
Reviews & Gear
Honest notes on tools, books, feed, and supplies we have used or carefully evaluated.
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Before You Buy a Livestock Guardian Dog: Questions to Ask Your Homestead
A practical set of questions about livestock, fencing, neighbors, training, and expectations before bringing home a guardian dog.
Why We Keep Sold and Placed Animals on the Website
Sold and placed profiles help visitors understand our history while keeping current availability honest and easy to read.
What We Ask the Processor to Save From a Mangalitsa Hog
Our practical whole-animal processor list for saving the meat, fat, bones, and useful parts of a Mangalitsa hog for a large family.