Mike Fitzgerald

This spring was the start of a shift in model around our homestead. Instead of buying the same generic meat chicken breed that grows fast, stays docile, and never really looks particularly healthy, I went in a totally different direction after researching everything there was to know about dual...

What if I told you that out there in the world exists a bird that is so low to the ground that it often goes under the radar of the vast majority of homesteaders? It’s the same bird that allows folks in both rural and urban settings to explore several aspects of self-sufficiency while still often...

Homesteading is whatever you decide to make of it, much like anything in life. But the more I talk with friends, family, and total strangers, the more I realize there are plenty of stigmas out there about homesteading. One person assumed I’m a hippy (only partially true). Another close family member...

A couple years ago, I was searching for some ducklings to add to my flock and came across a breed called Cayuga ducks. They’re big and black with an iridescent green tint to their plumage, and they lay unique charcoal-colored eggs. They were quite a bit more expensive than the other ducklings I’d...