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How to get pigs to grow their own pasture | Permaculture in action. Free Range Homestead Ep. 53
Using pigs on rotation, managed with lightweight portable electric fence, has been the cornerstone of turning our abandoned block from a worn out fire hazard, to a rich rolling pasture. We are amazed at the transformation those pigs have worked on the prop...
Goodbye Grass, Hello Food! | Building our favourite Spring garden – Free Range Homestead Ep. 52
Our favourite way to welcome Spring on the Ramshackle Ranch, is to build a new productive garden where there was once just a bunch of weeds, surrounded by the songs of birds. That sounds pretty good on its own, but this time, we experiment with some free m...
From Pig to Pork | How we dealt with our biggest harvest yet – Free Range Homestead Ep 51
Raising a bunch of pigs is one of the best things we've done on the farm. They clear degraded land, are easy to care for and like tummy scratches. That means it can be a difficult day when it comes time to harvest them for food and we have a look at the pr...
How to remove hair from a Pig – Easier and cleaner than skinning | A Free Range How-To #1
In this episode we show our favourite way to remove the hair from a pig that requires minimal equipment or people to help. Some people skin their harvested pig in the mistaken belief that de-hairing is more difficult, but this introduces two major drawbac...
We found beef better than Wagyu | A sustainable farm story. Free Range Homestead Ep 50
A big part of what makes us happy, is to share the success stories we come across in the Regenerative Agriculture community of Western Australia. Another huge aspect to our lives is eating the best quality food we can get our hands on. In this video, those...
We thought we’d slow down over Winter 😂 – Free Range Homestead Ep 49
Join us for frosty adventures on the Ramshackle Ranch this week as we tackle things we just didn't have time to do over the busy Autumn months. We also welcome some new additions to the homestead so make sure you stay tuned to the end! #homestead #preservi...
More Water for Our Farm – Free Range Homestead Ep 48
Join us this week as we finish the last of our Autumn chores before the winter rains set in, grading the road and building a diversion drain to our dam. We also find some free food for ourselves and the livestock off the property and Troy introduces you to...
Watch this before getting Dairy Goats: A Beginner’s Guide to Maximizing Your Herd’s Potential
We cover the lessons learnt since getting our fantastic Saanen dairy goats. They give us abundant milk and have become part of the family. If you would like to have dairy goats of your own, this episode is for you! A list of all topics covered is contained...
In Joel Salatin’s Footsteps: How this Couple are Regenerative Farming in Australia.
In the alternative farming scene, it's unlikely for anyone to have not heard of Joel Salatin or have been influenced by his larger than life personality. Here in our cozy corner of South-Western Australia, we were fortunate enough to meet another two farme...
The 3 Busiest Months Growing Your Own Food – Free Range Homestead Ep 45
Join us this week on the #homestead as we harvest our Summer crops and plant out our winter gardens. Pascale also gets busy in the kitchen #preserving the bounty. #gardening 00:00 Harvesting our Summer crops 03:12 Preserving corn 04:00 Planting garlic 0...
Big Results in our No Dig Garden | Swine v Spuds – Free Range Homestead Episode 44
Pascale takes you on an early winter garden tour of the incredibly productive #nodig bed we renovated at the start of Autumn. Troy secures another free waste food source for our pigs and moves the young piglets on to new pasture. #gardening #foodsecurity ...
7 Simple and Delicious Ways You Can Use Truffles – Free Range Homestead Ep 43
We're back at Millgrove Truffles this year for an early season #truffle harvest and massive truffle cook up. Join Pascale as she shares with you 7 different truffle dishes, as well as, some other useful tips to make the most out of your #blacktruffles #t...
Pine Forest Foraging | Weaning our Piglets – Free Range Homestead Ep 42
Join us this week as we forage for #wildmushrooms in the pine forest and take them home to #preserve by the fire. It's also time for us to separate the 10 week old #piglets from their mothers. Chapters 00:00 Let's go hunt for mushrooms 09:01 Processing a...
How to Raise a Year’s Supply of Chicken – Free Range Homestead Ep 41
This is the story of how we embarked on a journey to raise a year's worth of chicken over a 3 month period at our #homestead . Inspired by our friends and #pasturedpoultry farmers Jeff and Michelle at @southamptonhomestead8747 we decide to raise and proc...