I advocate side hustling a lot. In doing so, I would hate to be misunderstood regarding my perspective on a traditional W2 job. Your job is awesome and I’m willing to bet you don’t thank your boss enough. The Purpose of Gratitude Wherever you focus your mind, that’s where you’ll Read more…
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Winter can be a real hard time for some people, but what I’ve found most is that the thought of winter is harder than winter itself. But still, here are some of the many things that I have come to LOVE about winter in New Hampshire. Time Slows Down By Read more…
There’s a lot changing in our society with drugs these days, but I’m not sure it’s all for the right reasons. Here’s my current position on drugs, and I welcome you to challenge it. What are drugs? First, let’s think about what drugs are before we dive into how to Read more…
It’s too easy in the modern era we live in to become consumed by all the calamities occurring around the globe. Global climate change is melting the ice caps and causing the sea to rise. Elephants being slaughtered for their tusks in Africa. People around the world who are hungry, Read more…
In your mind’s eye, look through the window into a high school classroom. A college lecture hall. A mandatory business training. Speaking only for myself, I see people; falling asleep, doodling, watching the clock, passing notes under the table or taking notes voraciously because they’re going to be tested on Read more…
Look at this: It’s disgusting. You know what’s going to happen next, right? Pests. Raccoons. Foxes. Squirrels. Rats. Mayhem. You know what I see? Food. Not for me, yet. For my chickens. They’re going to turn it into food I much prefer; eggs and meat. And if they can’t eat Read more…
The sisters in a Three Sisters garden are: corn, beans and squash. They provide critical support for one another, like you’d expect out of three sisters from a strong family. The corn grows tall and provides support for the beans. The beans climb the corn and transfer nitrogen from the Read more…
The director opened the double doors, then went up front to make an announcement. Under my breath, I said “Forward, march.” We split ways and met again at the front, one on either side of the casket. Taps played, we saluted. Then my partner reached over the dead man’s body Read more…
I see these all over the place. People selling eggs on the side of the road reading ‘Eggs’ with everything from a cooler to a little hut. I truly respect the people who are growing an abundance of food and trying to make a few bucks to offset the cost Read more…
This will all change, so it’s important to note, this article is written in June, 2018. Two potentially HUGE things are happening simultaneously. Americans (and probably most people in developed countries) are taking a second look at how their food is being produced. Like, maybe we lost some quality in Read more…
While seizing the opportunity to turn some compost in the rain it occurred to me that it was a perfect analogy to life. Sometimes life gets hard. Real hard. It happens. When it does, confront the challenge. Turn the compost over and over and in due time it will turn into Read more…
Chickens can be the model for sustainability on the backyard farm and homestead. In addition to providing food and labor, they can make more chickens. Using chickens to make chickens, once figured out, is far superior than incubating and hatching chicks. Not only will Mamma do all the work for Read more…
The spring of 2018 marks the finest looking soil with the easiest spring garden cleanup we’ve had after five years growing annuals in this garden. It would be naive to suggest that anyone can know everything about all the factors at play, but I believe these five things had the Read more…
Another in the Series on How To Raise Chickens, this time on the most under utilized energy source on the back yard farm. Chickens. Conventional methods of raising chickens provide highly restrained outside space due to the destructive nature of scratching. Here at New Hampshire Man, we turn that problem Read more…
Another in the series on How To Raise Chickens. After lots of hard work and planning, your chickens will provide an abundance of eggs. In this article I’ll cover the how to collect, wash, eat and share the wonderful bounty. Patience is a Virtue If you’ve been following along in Read more…
Another in the ‘How To Raise Chickens’ Series is how to feed chickens. This article will cover what type of feed to provide at each stage of a chicken’s life, and then get into how to supplement commercial feed to reduce the overall cost. You Pay for Protein The first Read more…
Another in the series of How to Raise Chickens, this time a cursory review of chicken coops. There are a lot of chicken coop options out there, so only you can decide what is best for your property, but as long as a few basic needs are met you can Read more…
Growing food is a lot harder than most people think. If you’re going to take the time and energy to learn how to grow your own food, think about growing storage crops that you can enjoy all year long. The trick is to find plants that are easy to grow, Read more…
Another post in the How to Raise Chickens series, because including chickens in your lifestyle can add value in every domain. Whether you buy chicks locally, or through the mail, once they arrive you go into brooding phase. There is no ‘right’ way to do it, but there sure are Read more…