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09/05/2025

I just found a pile of August magazines that didn't get mailed out. Sorry bout that, and it'll get them to the post office Saturday morning.

How much forage can you grow on an acre? It varies but in West Michigan we can expect between 2 and 4-1/2 tons of hay pe...
09/04/2025

How much forage can you grow on an acre?
It varies but in West Michigan we can expect between 2 and 4-1/2 tons of hay per acre. That's roughly 5 to 10 average sized round ales of feed. And fresh fodder goes further. We've been grazing our sheep since May without buying feed and there is still plenty of forage left on our 1 acre property. This plot has been mowed twice and gazed twice this year, and still looks this this lush.

08/30/2025

All the mailings are sent out for the month!

If you haven't a subscription, the July issue of Grow Your Life is available for purchase at northernhomesteading.etsy.c...
08/04/2025

If you haven't a subscription, the July issue of Grow Your Life is available for purchase at northernhomesteading.etsy.com

08/01/2025

The July issue of Grow Your Life magazine is all wrapped up; printed and mailed to subscribers. It'll be available for individual purchase on the Etsy store over the weekend.

07/30/2025

Is food becoming less nutritious? There's a well-known study from 1999 that showed a 49 year downward trend of the nutritional profile of an apple dropping by 38 percent. At an orchard conference last month, I learned that apples have 1/3 nutritional profile as compared to 1950. This is directly attributed to modern commercial practice of quantity over quality and similar results are found in all fruits and vegetables. Food like that makes people sick.

Subscriptions will be mailed for July, but we're not taking extra orders right now. Something came up. My son Ezekiel wa...
07/22/2025

Subscriptions will be mailed for July, but we're not taking extra orders right now. Something came up. My son Ezekiel was born.

This is 3 days worth of sheep feed. It's so much better for them when fresh like this instead of dried.
07/21/2025

This is 3 days worth of sheep feed. It's so much better for them when fresh like this instead of dried.

My 7-year-old daughter found this while tending her pigs today. It's part of an almost 8 year breeding project to select...
07/10/2025

My 7-year-old daughter found this while tending her pigs today. It's part of an almost 8 year breeding project to select a quality,disease-resistant, small-sized hog that thrives on a forrage diet. This litter has genetics from Hungaria, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Southern U.S. all wound into one.

This is Symphytum officinale, common comfrey. I take it medicinally for carpal tunnel and back pain. My doctor told me i...
06/27/2025

This is Symphytum officinale, common comfrey. I take it medicinally for carpal tunnel and back pain. My doctor told me it's too dangerous because a report in the 80s concluded that it may have a side effect. I nearly died from taking Aspirin, and had several of the serious side effects listed on the label. Comfrey has done me well for years. Yet, my doctor says it's not safe and regularly recommends Aspirin to his patients. What's up with that?

06/27/2025

Orders are all caught up! I'd like to send a free issue to those who were waiting to buy the June printing of Grow Your Life. Comment below so I know who gets one.

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