We love the homesteading lifestyle and wouldn’t trade it for the world. We also love helping others who want to learn how to homestead achieve their dream lifestyle. We have written many articles for Mother Earth News and blog posts on our website that help people learn just that, and we wanted to make it easy to find the best ones all in one place. So here they are!
We also plan to offer workshops at our farm in 2024. If you are interested in attending a workshop to learn more about homesteading or the specifics of management of our different livestock, please email us at willowcreekfarm12@gmail.com.
Our Articles Published by Mother Earth News
I have written many articles for Mother Earth News. They cover topics about raising dairy sheep, raising wool sheep, chickens on the homestead, and homesteading in general. You can see the full list of them by clicking here.
Educational Blog Posts
General Homesteading Topics
- Efficient Use of a Small-Acreage Homestead
- The Best Tip We Can Give You For Buying Livestock
- Flies on the Homestead
- Homesteading with Kids – Part 1 – Babies and Toddlers
- Homesteading With Kids – Part 2 – Ages 7-11
- Homesteading with Kids – part 3 – Ages 12 and Up
Sheep
- How to Feed Sheep Through Pregnancy
- Using Nylon Breeding Harnesses for Sheep
- Putting Together a Lambing/Kidding Supply Kit
- Keeping Rams on the Homestead
- DIY Sheep and Goat Hay Feeding Rack
- Sheep and Goat Hay Feeder Built Into the Fence – Part 1
- Sheep and Goat Hay Feeder Built Into the Fence – Part 2
- DIY Easy Lamb Creep Feeder Idea 1
- DIY Easy Lamb Creep Feeder Idea 2
- How to Dock a Lamb’s Tail Using and Elastrator Band
Milk Sheep
- Using Dansha Farms Milk Machine to Milk Sheep – Part 1
- Using Dansha Farms Milk Machine to Milk Sheep – Part 2
Wool Sheep – Fiber Sheep
- What is a “Break” in the Fleece?
- Jacketing Wool Sheep
- How to Process Wool By Hand: Sheep to Spinning Wheel
- How to Process Wool By Hand: Washing
- How to Process Wool by Hand: Picking
- How to Process Wool By Hand: Carding with a Drum Carder
Dairy Cows – Jersey Cow
- Using a Weaning Nose Ring to Wean a Calf
- Grafting a Calf to a Cow – Getting a Cow to Accept an Adopted Calf – Part 1
- Grafting a Calf to a Cow – Getting a Cow to Accept an Adopted Calf – Part 2
Chickens
- Managing Chickens Series: Introduction
- Managing Chickens Series: Housing
- Managing Chickens Series: Housing Part 2
- Managing Chickens Series: Feeding and Watering
- Managing Chickens Series: Integrating Chickens
- Managing Chickens Series: Breeding
- Managing Chickens Series: In the Bitter Cold
- Managing Broody Hens to Hatch and Raise Chicks
- Putting Your Chickens to Work Making Compost
- Chick Growth Pictures: Hatch-16 weeks
Ducks – Muscovy Ducks
Meat Rabbits
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits Series
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits: Housing
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits: Feeding and Watering
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits: Buying Breeding Stock
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits: Breeding
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits: Pregnancy and Kindling
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits: Birth to Weaning
- Getting Started with Meat Rabbits: Weaning and Growing Out
- Baby Rabbit Growth Time-Lapse Photos: Birth-8 Weeks
Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGD) – Anatolian Shepherds
- Training Our Livestock Guardian Dog – Part 1
- Training Our Livestock Guardian Dog to Guard Chickens
- Training Our Livestock Guardian Dog – Part 2
Gardening at High Altitude
- High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Introduction
- High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming the Terrain
- High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming Soil Challenges
- High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming Wildlife Challenges
- High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming Climate Challenges
Willow Creek Farm 