…two Subarus turned gravel in their new driveway, with the first of two truck-bed trailers full of live cargo from the desert southwest. The farm name “Wish We Had Acres” was “stitched” on the side of the modern day covered wagon. Under the hinged plywood, sat a nursing mom with her two babes, and a pregnant Daisy; our virgin State Fairground goat purchase, first Nigerian Dwarf, and the beginning of our dairy goat lineage. A second...

And the Winner is…?! For the winner: Please contact Dr. Dave Hamilton within ten business days at  Carolinas Natural Health (704.708.4404). We will notify you directly by email as well. We will repeat the drawing if prize is unclaimed  by February 5, 2015. Everyone is invited to a free 15 minute consultation with Dr. Dave. Please don’t be a stranger! Visit us at Atherton Mill and Market for refills on herbal medicine, more of our...

Among the several definitions for “urban homesteading” are the practice of urban agriculture or sustainable living techniques. These sorts of things have been around for centuries but interest in them has grown exponentially of late. People are raising chickens in their urban backyards and cultivating herb and other gardens on high rise roofs and balconies. So what’s going on? How do you start and how much work does it take to keep it...