Mar 18, 20192 minCountry CandlesUsing the rendered lard that we had from butchering our pork hogs this year, I decided to make my own candles.
Mar 9, 20192 minLard Have MercyWith the return of pork from our homestead pigs, we were also given quite a few bags of pig fat. Now, what does one do with bag fulls of fat
Feb 24, 20192 minThis Little Piggy Went to MarketWe are down to one hog left on the homestead. This past Saturday, we rounded up the remaining females (with a BIG help from our local cowboy
Aug 16, 20184 minHogs on the HomesteadAmerican Guinea Hogs (AGH) make excellent homestead hogs, as the smaller size makes them easier to manage. AGH's like to pasture and gr