Weeds or Feed?
One thing about all this hot sunny weather….the weeds shoot up like rockets on the Fourth of July. Sometimes I Continue Reading
Fodder
Fake It ’till You Make It
Perhaps it is just a sign that I am getting older, but this year the weather seemed to leap right Continue Reading
Feeding Livestock on the Urban Homestead
One of the biggest considerations when keeping livestock in an urban setting is feeding them. There just isn’t enough land Continue Reading
Weeds for Feed – Dandelion (Fodder Plants #6)
(Taraxacum officinale) Nearly everyone is familiar with the green rosette and friendly yellow flowers of the dandelion, but not everyone Continue Reading
Weeds for Feed – Chicory (Fodder Plants #5)
(Cichorium intybus) Like a number of the fodder plants I am discussing in this series, chicory is considered a “weed” Continue Reading
Weeds for Feed – Comfrey (Fodder Plants #4)
(Symphytum officinale) If you can only grow one Fodder plant for your small livestock, I would recommend comfrey. A long Continue Reading
Weeds for Feed – Jerusalem Artichoke (Fodder Plants #3)
(Helianthus tuberosus) The third fodder plant in this series isn’t actually a perennial, but it acts like one as it Continue Reading
Weeds for Feed – Willow (Fodder Plants #2)
(Salix sp.) The second perennial fodder plant in this series is willow. Willow is a common plant and has the Continue Reading
Weeds for Feed – Mulberry (Fodder Plants #1)
(Morus rubra) While hydroponic Fodder is a great way to provide healthy green feed for your animals all year, there Continue Reading
What is Fodder?
Let’s start with a dry wheat kernel. Being a seed, it is simply a storage container and life support system Continue Reading