For beginning homesteaders (or even those more established), raising meat rabbits it the perfect first step to take toward raising your own livestock. As natural herbivores, rabbits eat low on the ...

Amanda Corey shows off two rabbits during a Vermont Wild Kitchen workshop held in Franklin County on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Food insecurity here has been rising. And according to the nonprofit Hunger ...

Learn about the best meat rabbit breeds, including how to raise meat rabbits quickly, nurture the kits, and what the right size will be. The primary characteristics of a good meat rabbit breed are ...

The following excerpt is from Nichki Carangelo’s new book Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat: An All-Natural, Humane, and Profitable Approach to Production on a Small Scale (Chelsea Green Publishing, ...

Right next to her plentiful vegetable and herb garden in the side yard of her Spokane home, “Terri” (just the first name, please) raises baby bunnies. She nurtures and cares for the adorable little ...

For Shire Farms in Windsor, rabbits didn’t start out as a commercial livestock possibility, but the animal quickly turned into a runaway – or in this case – a hop-away success. As Grace Asbenson tells ...

Pigs, sheep, cows, and other large livestock aren’t suitable for the city and are typically outlawed by local laws. Goats are the largest animal we recommend if you don’t have at least an acre or two.

For those looking to build a more self-sufficient life on a small plot of land, finding an efficient and sustainable meat source is often a top priority. While chickens and goats are popular choices, ...