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Guernsey
The Guernsey is primarily a dairy breed, one of the favorite choices of self-sustaining family farms and direct marketers of grassfed dairy products.
Challenging the Paradigm
Sometimes we forget why we do things the way we do. The bad thing about this kind of rut is that we are less able to adapt to change.
Starting a Garden or Orchard: Workload
How much time and effort will be required to maintain your garden or orchard? This question has countless answers.
The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hot Spots
Kansas is home to a vast array of beautiful and fascinating birds—470 species, in fact. If you want to learn more about some of those birds, this guide is a great place to start. The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hot Spots by Bob Gress and Pete Janzen describes 295 of the species you areContinue reading “The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hot Spots”
Galloway
This popular homestead breed makes an excellent low-input grassfed beef solution for cold climates.
How Does No-Till Farming Work?
Not only does no-till farming reduce wind-caused soil erosion, it also reduces evaporation of soil moisture to some degree.
Starting a Garden or Orchard: Water
A garden can guzzle more water than you would think possible! Add fruit trees, and you will find that raising plants places a huge demand on your water resources.
Peopling the Plains
If you have a serious interest in the history of Kansas, particularly its settlement, here’s a book you’ll probably refer to again and again.
English Longhorn
One of the first specialized beef breeds in the world, the English Longhorn is now extremely rare.