Here atHobby Farms , we do our best to help out folks test to make their way out there — whether that ’s keeping a few laying hens and a lettuce patch in the suburban area ; subsisting off the land in an off - storage-battery grid setup ; or selling homegrown organic summertime mash at the local farmers food market . We ’re here to tell stories of people like you , and share peak and expertise for doing things efficiently , sustainably and agreeably .
Of course , we ’re proud to offer this information in the pages of our benchmark magazines , Hobby FarmsandChickens , not to mention our fleet of full - color annual publishing such asHobby Farm HomeandHealing Herbs .
We ’re always live here at hobbyfarms.com with exclusive articles from our squad of experienced contributor . And in late geezerhood we ’ve expanded into podcasting with the launching ofHobby Farms Presents : get skilful , a podcast with and about hobby farmers , small - scale growers and sustainable Fannie Farmer .
But did you know that , in addition to all this , Hobby Farmsoffers an ever - originate collection of video recording article on a wide variety of farming - related topicsright hereandover on YouTube ? We do !
We perfectly encourage you to retard out all of the video recording contentHobby Farmsprovides our reader . And to get you started , here are five of our favorite telecasting stories from the past year that you may have missed !
Clipping Chicken Wings
you could clip the flight of steps plumage on your chickens ’ wing to trammel birds ’ mobility and power to get into trouble around the farm . It ’s easy , painless and helpful . Bevin Cohen put together the television above to show us how it ’s done .
What the Hay Is Up with Hay Prices?
Quality forage got harder to chance this year , while hay prices soared through the roof . Josh and Rachel Porter of Porter Valley Ranch looked into what was going on and delivered bakshis for feeding farm animal all winter long .
A Fall Tree-Planting Tutorial
Fall is the perfect prison term to plant trees , and the outgrowth is fairly unproblematic . In this picture Russell Graves provides a few Spanish pointer for putting new trees into the ground in the autumn months .
Sew a Feed Bag Shopping Tote
From chicken feed to skirt germ , the empty plastic bags append up — but they do n’t have to terminate up in the landfill . Longtime contributor Susan Brackney shows how to make your own fun and sustainable provender - bag holdall .
Support Winter Wellness with Herbs
It ’s important to maintain health on the homestead twelvemonth - rhythm and especially during winter . Bevin Cohen demonstrate us how to utilize herbaceous plant and activities in the colder months to stay in crest - top shape !
