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The New Pioneer
Summer 2019The New Pioneer is your guide to everything the land has to offer. Every issue is packed with useful how-to information for back-to-the-landers, plus spotlight pieces on couples and families that have actually “been there, and done that” with success! The New Pioneer is also chock full of expert advice on must-have tools and homestead gear, planting and farming, strategies for achieving energy independence and buying rural land, do-it-yourself projects and how to get the most out of living the rural life.
IN THIS ISSUE
summer daydreams
We kick off TNP’s “Raise and Grow Paradise” issue with features about two exotic creatures that show you just what can be done practicing today’s new approach to raising animals for profit. It’s called “gentle farming.” When done properly, it benefits man, the animals and the environment. To learn more, read about the Gardiners and their Suri alpacas, which give them six income streams and are an integral part of their permaculture practices. Using similar techniques, a non-profit group in Alaska is domesticating the mighty musk ox to revive the species and give natives a way to earn a living.For many of you having farm animals is still a dream but you can take part in the nationwide, backyard chicken craze. It’s easy to have fresh eggs and meat…
the new pioneer
Editorial Director NINO BOSAZ, Editor-In-Chief NANCY TAPPAN*, Art Director TRACY BURG, Editorial Assistant RICHARD ORTEGA, Copy Editor AMELIA WILHELM*, Digital Manager MATTHEW HOGAN, Senior Production Director SHASHIKA BALDWIN, Premedia Manager MICHAEL TOPPIN, Premedia FRANCO NGUYEN, Main Cover Photo DIANA NOONAN*, Advertising Sales JIM COEN, Independent Account Representatives SCOTT BUCHMAYR, AMOS CROWLEY, SCOTT CHEREK, Senior Director, Marketing & Operations CARRIE ROEDER, Digital Sales Development & Marketing Director BROCK NORMAN, Circulation Consultant SCOTT HILL/ProCirc, President/CEO CHARLES W. ALLEN, VP/Group Publisher NICHOLAS S. SEIFERT, Chief Financial Officer MARY LEE VANDERKOOI, Executive VP Sales, Marketing & Digital Content TRACEY ALTMAN, ATHLON MEDIA GROUP…
about our authors
Cody Assman writes for outdoor magazines all across the country. His interests include bowhunting, trapping, horses, primitive camping, living history and western history. Recently he published his first book The Wild Adventures of Old Bill Williams and will soon publish Journey of a Mountain Man. Check out Cody’s books and his creations at his website frontierlife.net. Marti Attoun is a freelance writer in Joplin, Missouri. She has written hundreds of articles for newspapers and national publications, including American Profile, Ladies’ Home Journal, Reader’s Digest and Family Circle. Dave Boyt has a degree in forest management and manages a family tree farm. He is a certified logger, and has been running band saw mills for 13 years. He is a contributor to Sawmill & Woodlot Management magazine, and a technical…
awesome alpacas
Alpacas are easy on the land, unlike cattle and horses, one of the reasons the Gardiners wanted to raise them. The fiber from Suri alpacas is lighter and silkier than that on the more popular Huacayas. “She fell in love with the finetextured, soft fleece that’s hypoallergenic, anti-microbial and flame retardant.” Roving a grassy pasture and guarded by big white dogs, fleecy alpacas of many colors graze safely in the winter sunlight. This charming, elegant herd of South American camels descend from ancestors who originated in North America about 30 million years ago. The alpacas of today come from Peru, Chile and Bolivia, where they still provide an economic foundation for the traditional economy. Arriving in the USA only about 30 years ago, they have provided…
pick your ’paca
Stacie with an alpaca hide and the socks and gloves made from alpaca fiber that she and the Gardiners sell. Alpacas have been domesticated for thousands of years, and fiber is considered to be their primary product. Compared to llamas, another South American native camel, alpacas are smaller, about 3 feet tall at their shoulders. They typically weigh between 100 and 200 pounds compared to the heftier llama that can get up to 450 pounds.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2012 agricultural census (the most current available), there are more than 141,000 alpacas in the U.S., with Ohio, Washington, Oregon and Colorado noted as the top alpaca production states. Alpaca registries, however, cite unverified numbers as high as 250,000 in this country.Of the two breeds, the Huacaya…
hemp for animals
Dried hemp flowers are used in making oils and creams to ease pain from inflammation and many common ailments. Hemp is traditional livestock fodder, i.e. a crop grown for the purpose of feeding livestock. It is “feed” when fed to animals as seed to add oils and protein to their diet. As fresh “fodder,” the whole plant provides superior nutrition, providing fresh enzymes, chlorophylls and many other nutrients. All livestock will choose fresh food when given the chance. Alpacas also eat dried hemp leaves (hay) with enthusiasm.Whether as fodder or as feed, hemp contains the rich profile of cannabinoids that nourish the mammalian endocannabinoid system. When meat animals eat hemp, their cannabinoid needs are met, and they stay healthy more easily. Their meat is a rich source of…
