YFM Blog

rr   I love enjoying the bounty of fresh, seasonal vegetables and fruits New England has to offer. One of the best is fresh-from-the-garden asparagus! You'll never return to store-bought...

We are energy collectors and consumers. This helps our body and immune system work properly.Yup, you heard it right, our bodies are batteries, and we are negatively charged. Just as...

My passion and purpose continues to be anchors for our farming practices. Today 3 new Scottish Highland calves were born. New life, greening pastures, and warmer weather fuels the passion...

Happy Earth Week! Friday, April 22nd is Earth Day, a day to celebrate, enjoy, and give back to our planet. Project Learning Tree is a great resource for outdoor and...

You Can Farm by Joel Salatin is packed with the most vital information about starting your own farm. We are living in a time now when learning to grow your...

One of the best things about spring in New England is the bounty of food, flowers, and sunshine coming soon....but not quite yet. But even before the spring veggies are...

Did you know there's a great set of challenging trails right here in Warner? The little-known Mink Hills are a great hike. They are part of the Chandler Reservation Trail...

Apples are one of my favorite foods year-round. Dehydrating them is a great way to put up a lot of them for long-term use.They are a great treat when rehydrated...

Compost - the solution to many questions. Is your soil too acidic? Add compost. Is your soil too sandy? Add compost. Is your soil too clayey? Add compost. Lacking organic...

This is one of my favorite biohacking techniques of them all! So what the heck is it? Simple, just raise the head of your bed up above the foot, anywhere...

There are so many great books out there on gardening and starting a homestead but The Rooted Life by Justin Rhodes is by far my favorite. Whether you have an...

Kombucha is one of the healthiest drinks you can consume. It's a great replacement for soda as it has a yummy carbonation without all those bad ingredients and sugars. Kombucha...

The Oura Ring is one of my favorite biohacking tools! A valuable device for tracking and monitoring several health factors, the Oura Ring is top notch. After over 3 years...

It is usually about this time of year that gardening comes to mind - dreaming of greens, growing things, and ripe tomatoes amid the winter lull. Seed-purchasing time was my...

Baby Chick season is almost here! I ordered my 16 Lavender Orpington's yesterday! This breed is friendly and very cold hardy. I am so excited to start keeping chickens as...

Fun Facts about Honey Bees! There are three types of bees in the hive: Queen, Worker and Drone. Honey bees have five eyes, and four wings that are latched into...

After a little time away from the farm, I am back with a better focus and goals for the upcoming seasons. In small business, it's a fine balance of accurately...

Mini Trampoline (Rebounder)Rebounding give you an increased G-force (gravitational load), which benefits your whole body by strengthening the musculoskeletal systems.The benefits of rebounding include, providing lots of feel good hormones,...

Diego arrived on a cold and snowy NH morning. But a snowy day on the farm didn't stop the birth of this little Scottish highland calf! Because he was soaking...

On our homestead located not far from Yankee Farmers we decided it was time to build a hen house (in the summer of 2016). It was a family project and...