On today’s podcast episode I have a conversation with Steve Dinicol, a homesteader on 133 acres in British Columbia Canada. Steve and his wife work full time jobs and still manage to operate and expand their homestead although expand too quickly at times as Steve will confess.

Steve and I discuss:

What led him down the homesteading path

Raising cattle

Raising sheep

Raising chickens for eggs and meat

Animal processing

Deer hunting

Gardening in a northern climate

Foraging for mushrooms

His newly planted fruit tree orchard and berry bushes

Perennial vegetables

Future plans for their homestead like bees, goats, rabbits, and chicken expansion

Advice for beginner homesteaders

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Resources and Links from today’s episode:

Anyone Can Build a Tub-Style Mechanical Chicken Plucker – Paperback by Herrick Kimball

Article I mentioned – WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO KILL A CHICKEN?