Articles · Topic
Articles about Livestock
61 articles across 3 sections
Section
Self-Reliance
Animal Husbandry
A decision framework for keeping animals at household scale. What it actually requires before you buy anything, how to read your property, and how to choose which animal fits your household first.
Livestock for Small Properties
Raising goats, sheep, rabbits, and bees on small acreage. Space requirements, feed costs, realistic output, zoning, and common myths about small-scale livestock.
Biogas Digesters
Anaerobic digestion at property scale, and why hydrogen sulfide disables the sense of smell at the concentration where it becomes immediately dangerous. The feedstock threshold, gas conditioning as permanent infrastructure, digestate, and the confined space pattern that kills rescuers.
Rural Acreage and Self-Reliance: What Land Actually Makes Possible
Five acres to a working farm, food production, well water, wood heat, and energy options available on rural land, plus EMS response times, infrastructure costs, and self-maintenance requirements.
Small-Scale Agriculture
Raising animals for eggs, milk, meat, and soil fertility. Backyard poultry, rabbits, goats, sheep, and bees, from a suburban coop to a small pasture.
Section
Preparedness
Alabama Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Alabama land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for AL landowners.
Alaska Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Alaska land guide: water rights (state permit system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for AK landowners.
Arizona Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Arizona land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for AZ landowners.
Arkansas Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Arkansas land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for AR landowners.
California Land and Self-Reliance Guide
California land guide: water rights (hybrid system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for CA landowners.
Colorado Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Colorado land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for CO landowners.
Connecticut Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Connecticut land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for CT landowners.
Delaware Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Delaware land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for DE landowners.
District of Columbia Land and Self-Reliance Guide
District of Columbia land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for DC landowners.
Florida Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Florida land guide: water rights (state permit system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for FL landowners.
Georgia Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Georgia land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for GA landowners.
Hawaii Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Hawaii land guide: water rights (state permit system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for HI landowners.
Idaho Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Idaho land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for ID landowners.
Illinois Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Illinois land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for IL landowners.
Indiana Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Indiana land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for IN landowners.
Iowa Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Iowa land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for IA landowners.
Kansas Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Kansas land guide: water rights (hybrid system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for KS landowners.
Kentucky Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Kentucky land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for KY landowners.
Louisiana Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Louisiana land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for LA landowners.
Maine Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Maine land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for ME landowners.
Maryland Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Maryland land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for MD landowners.
Massachusetts Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Massachusetts land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for MA landowners.
Michigan Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Michigan land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for MI landowners.
Minnesota Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Minnesota land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for MN landowners.
Mississippi Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Mississippi land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for MS landowners.
Missouri Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Missouri land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for MO landowners.
Montana Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Montana land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for MT landowners.
Nebraska Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Nebraska land guide: water rights (hybrid system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for NE landowners.
Nevada Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Nevada land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for NV landowners.
New Hampshire Land and Self-Reliance Guide
New Hampshire land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for NH landowners.
New Jersey Land and Self-Reliance Guide
New Jersey land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for NJ landowners.
New Mexico Land and Self-Reliance Guide
New Mexico land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for NM landowners.
New York Land and Self-Reliance Guide
New York land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for NY landowners.
North Carolina Land and Self-Reliance Guide
North Carolina land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for NC landowners.
North Dakota Land and Self-Reliance Guide
North Dakota land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for ND landowners.
Ohio Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Ohio land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for OH landowners.
Oklahoma Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Oklahoma land guide: water rights (hybrid system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for OK landowners.
Oregon Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Oregon land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for OR landowners.
Pennsylvania Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Pennsylvania land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for PA landowners.
Rhode Island Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Rhode Island land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for RI landowners.
South Carolina Land and Self-Reliance Guide
South Carolina land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for SC landowners.
South Dakota Land and Self-Reliance Guide
South Dakota land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for SD landowners.
Tennessee Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Tennessee land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for TN landowners.
Texas Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Texas land guide: water rights (hybrid system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for TX landowners.
Utah Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Utah land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for UT landowners.
Vermont Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Vermont land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for VT landowners.
Virginia Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Virginia land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for VA landowners.
Washington Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Washington land guide: water rights (hybrid system), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for WA landowners.
West Virginia Land and Self-Reliance Guide
West Virginia land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for WV landowners.
Wisconsin Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Wisconsin land guide: water rights (riparian rights), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for WI landowners.
Wyoming Land and Self-Reliance Guide
Wyoming land guide: water rights (prior appropriation), rainwater collection law, cottage food rules, right-to-farm protections, livestock zoning, and growing conditions for WY landowners.
Section
Gear and Buying Guides
Fences for Pasture and Garden
Gail Damerow
Land & Homesteading Books
The best books for land-based self-reliance, from the suburban quarter-acre to the rural homestead. Buy a copy, or find it at your local library.
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
Gail Damerow
The Backyard Homestead
How much food you can grow on a quarter-acre lot, and how to preserve everything you harvest. New York Times Book Review. Why we recommend it, what to verify for food safety, and how to buy or borrow
The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It
John Seymour