Episode 63For the Love of Goats It’s not uncommon for someone to contact me about a goat problem that they have, and to resist doing anything “unnatural,” such as providing a commercial mineral for their goats. What most people don’t … Read More
Episode 17Sustainability Book Chat You might think that someone who write a book about bugs would have been a bona fide bug lover forever. But author Jessica Walliser admits up front that she used to think nothing of spraying pesticides … Read More
Episode 62For the Love of Goats If a herd has more than one breed of goat, odds are good that they also have some experimental goats, which are crosses of other purebred standard-sized goats. Bucks are determined creatures, and unplanned … Read More
by Tammy Gallagher The Incredible Silkie Chicken! Just one glance and the average person is smitten with the Silkie chicken’s beautiful and unique appearance. There really is nothing quite as mesmerizing as a flock of snow white fuzzy Silkie chickens … Read More
Episode 61For the Love of Goats If you are interested in a medium-sized goat for milking, you should consider the Toggenburg, which is always a shade of brown, somewhere between tan and dark chocolate. The Toggenburg goat’s butterfat average is … Read More
Episode 16Sustainability Book Chat If you have ever thought about raising rabbits for meat, either for your own dinner table or as a business, today’s episode will get you at least a step or two closer to that goal. Eric … Read More
Episode 60For the Love of Goats If you are looking for a larger dairy goat that produces a lot of milk and has fairly low butterfat, then the Sable goat might be the one for you, especially if you like … Read More
Episode 15Sustainability Book Chat Whether you can’t quite find the exact tools you need for your farm or you think you can improve on what’s available or you simply like to build your own, Josh Volk’s latest book, Build Your … Read More
Episode 59For the Love of Goats Today’s episode started as a discussion of Nubian goats with Joanne Danielson who has been raising them for 40 years. However, because of Jo’s experience as a professional cheesemaker, it quickly turned into a … Read More
Episode 14Sustainability Book Chat During the drought of 2012 when everything in our garden was dying after months without rain, I really started to think about hydroponics and aquaponic growing systems. In today’s show, author and farmer Tyler Baras is … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader is about creating a more sustainable life, but what exactly does that mean? It means making choices that will make you healthier...
