Homesteader's Resources
Evolved Farming is building out a section of Farm and Homesteading Resources we find valuable to farmers or homesteader of of products and services we actually use by our sister farm, Squibwych Farms.
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Direct-to-Consumer Sales
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Farmish.com
Farmish - Direct-to-Consumer Farm Product listings
We love the idea of created by Farming; direct to consumer listing of the products you grow on your farm. We wanted to meet these folks at the 2022 HOA Conference, but they closed up their booth before we did. :-(
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Vendors
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Used on Farm
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Welcome to Farmish!
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Here’s what you can expect:
An easy to use app to sell your homegrown food, supplies, plants, trees, and more.
A passionate community building local food sustainability, coming together to connect and support each other.
A simple way to search, find, and connect with local food producers to feed your family-from the backyard gardener to local cattle farmers.
A platform to generate an income for your family in a way that supports your lifestyle. No brand or website? No problem. We’ll connect customers to what you are growing, producing, and want to sell-all on your terms.
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Livestock: Quail
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HatchingTime
Quail Cage - 2 Section
We were excited to make this purchase while at Homesteaders of America Conference 2022. We spent time with the founder, Yağız Aksu, who spent quite a while with us discussing hatchingtime, quail raising and his home city of Krakow, Poland. These are good people and we use this two quote cage system at Squibwych Farms.
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This quail breeding pen is recommended for small scale users including homesteaders, teachers, breeders, hobbyist, and small farmers. Power-washable breeding cage holds 10 - 14 quail. A rust-proof plastic laying cage makes quail breeding easy and sanitary. Feed loss is reduced with smart grill feeder, water is clean due to algae-free hoses, and waste is efficiently removed from the unit by deep manure tray. Collect eggs in the roll-out trays below and enjoy manure-free eggs every time. The unit features rust-proof flooring (vs galvanized wire), an injury-free design, and an improved door locking system.
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Raw Dairy and Herd Sharing
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Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
State-by-State Review of Raw Milk Laws
Is herd sharing legal in your state? This resource will tell you.
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Legal Support
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Used on Farm
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The map above indicates the most permissive category for obtaining raw milk in each state. Please see the chart below for a more detailed look at how raw milk can legally be obtained in your state. See the glossary below the chart. Due mainly to the federal ban on raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce, the laws are different state to state.
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Legal Guidance
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Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
This is a service that we use at Squibwych Farms to help us navigate legal matters related to poultry farming and heard sharing.
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Legal Support
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Used on Farm
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Used on Farm
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Porta-Coop
Portable Poultry Coop System
Although we are not using this product at Squibwych Farms, these good folks reside from the same community area, Brinkhaven, Ohio, where our Co-Founder, Melinda Stahl's family has a family farm. These are good Ohio folks who we life.
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Vendors
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Researched
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"A mobile coop on wheels perfect for pasture raised animals."
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K-12 Education
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Homemade Revelation
Homestead Science Homeschool Curriculum
We spent about 20 minutes with Kody Hanner at 2022's Homesteaders of America Conference getting to know she and her vision while we thumbed through her K-8 Homesteading books series and we loved it all!
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Training | Education
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Build Your Own Homestead
Little Learner’s Homestead Science
Build Your Own Homestead – Little Learners Homestead Science
is the first of the Homestead Science series. This curriculum is an interactive homeschool curriculum that will introduce your child to small scale farming. This one of a kind homestead curriculum is designed for pre-school through to 3rd or 4th grade depending on your child and whether this will be used as a full curriculum or supplemental to another curriculum.
Build Your Own Homestead is designed to give your child a better understanding of where their food comes from. This allows them to take ownership in providing food for the family whether that’s understanding what they are choosing at the grocery store, helping you tend to the garden, or gathering eggs from your chickens.
Homesteading is a science on multiple different levels. Agriculture, animal science, food science, experimentation, and social science are used everyday on the homestead.
Homestead Science is also great option for afterschool activities, summer learning, and co-ops!
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Direct-to-Consumer Sales
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Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
State-by-State* Review of On-Farm Poultry Processing Laws
A great resource to quickly learn your state's laws regarding poultry processing and sale.
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Legal Support
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Used on Farm
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In 1968, Congress passed Public Law 90-492, amending the Poultry Products Inspection Act. The amendments created exemptions allowing for the sale of uninspected poultry that is slaughtered and processed on a farm, meaning an inspector does not have to be present when the slaughtering and processing is taking place. The exemptions are codified in 9 CFR 381.10.