As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Whether you are just getting started with chickens or have had them for awhile, Harvey Ussery’s The Small-Scale Poultry Flock provides an informative and entertaining read. I originally purchased the book … Read More
Because I’ve been at this homesteading thing since 2002, it gets a little tough sometimes to remember how things were in the early days. Of course, I will never forget my biggest bloopers and real tragedies, but I don’t always remember … Read More
Quick show of hands, who here has ever made their own cheese before? No? Never fear, cheesemaking is much easier than you think! If you think about the distinctions between cow, goat, and sheep milk, and you look at all the different types of … Read More
Tis the season for goat pictures to show up on social media, and we are not talking about cute kid pictures. We are talking about pictures of goat’s back ends! They are posted on people’s personal walls, on farm pages, … Read More
More than ten years ago when my goats had severe fertility problems, and my bucks all died before the age of three, an experienced breeder suggested that we might have a problem with copper deficiency. My teenage daughter did a … Read More
The mystery of the cheesemaking world has been exposed. In her newest book, Mastering Basic Cheesemaking, artisan cheesemaker Gianaclis Caldwell demystifies and simplifies the whole process. This book is my new #1 recommendation for anyone who wants to learn to … Read More
What do you do if you are concerned about food additives in prepared foods, but you don’t have a ton of time to spend making things from scratch? Making your own salad dressing is actually one of the easiest ways … Read More
It’s green bean season! And I’m sharing my three favorite green bean recipes. Green Beans with Butter and Garlic Cook in a small amount of water, and when they’re crisp-tender, drain off the water, and add a couple tablespoons of … Read More
Seed saving is a practice as old as humankind. George Washington supposedly thought it was “disreputable” for farmers to buy seeds every year. If you want to save seeds from one year to the next, you need to grow open-pollinated … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Today we are chatting with Victoria Miller, author of Craft Distilling: Making Liquor Legally at Home. Thrifty Homesteader: Why did you decide to write a book about distilling? Victoria Miller: At first it … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader was created in 2012 after the publication of my second book, Ecothrifty. The name was coined by one of my followers because I said that I didn’t want anyone to think that they had to be rich to homestead or live a greener life....
