Life on a homestead can be rewarding, yet challenging. You find yourself having to search for alternative and low-cost ways to live self-sufficiently. However, once you're able to find a solution, you feel a sense of well-deserved accomplishment. You don't have to rely upon another source for your day to day needs.
A part of your independence comes from owning livestock. They require plenty of attention and care just as your crops do. Feeding them can get expensive so why not look for a way to make their food using your own land? You're likely growing food for yourself so with a little extra effort, you can feed your livestock as well and add to your sustainability. It's cost-effective and much more convenient than having to purchase the food from a retailer.
Continue on to the next page to learn which vegetable can be grown and used as part of your livestock's new food!
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And then you can massacre your livestock *in* your garden what for to fertilize the plants and such. #cirlceoflife
I don’t know about massacre. However, humanely harvest, or ethically euthanize. Maybe those words would be less inflammatory
One of our goals for next production season will be allotting acreage to plant for the goats – solflowers, radishes, beets.