Purdue Extension will offer the Southwest Indiana Homesteading Conference to help current, beginning, and prospective small farmers in the Tri-State area improve and diversify their farm operations.

Their small size and good nature make them attractive dairy goats; and they require less space and feed than ordinary goats and are suitable for smaller farms in urban and suburban settings.

According to a database kept by the Indiana Department of Agriculture, Johnson County is home to 64 Hoosier Homestead farms.

She covers small farming and homesteading. Arcuri Ware has extensive experience raising chickens, growing and harvesting produce, beekeeping, and canning and preserving foods. A writer based in ...

Homesteading isn’t just about owning a farm—it’s about learning skills ... Even if you don’t have a yard, you can still start ...

Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...

Homesteading — a lifestyle of small-scale agriculture, food preservation, producing minimal waste, and self-sufficiency — ...